HARARE – Zimbabwe’s governing Zanu PF party is expected to reclaim the parliamentary seat in an easy by-election in Guruve South in Mashonaland Central. The constituency votes on April 23. Zanu PF is fielding Patrick Dutiro, who will square off with the National Constitutional Assembly’s Simbarashe Mutsvene. The mainstream MDC is boycotting all elections until…
TRIPOLI – One of two rival governments in Libya has announced that it is stepping down, a justice ministry statement has said. The announcement comes less than a week after the arrival in Tripoli of a UN-backed national unity government. The Tripoli-based administration said it was standing down to prevent further bloodshed. Since 2014 Libya…
HARARE – It appears the local match-fixing investigation involving Zimbabwean players and officials is already losing steam after the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) dropped charges against two players. Bloemfontein Celtic duo of goalkeeper Patrick Tignyemb and midfielder Lantshene Phalane have had their cases dropped by the PSL Disciplinary Committee. “The case against Bloemfontein…
HARARE – Despite the problems engulfing the Mighty Warriors camp over unpaid bonuses, coach Shadreck Mlauzi is confident the ladies will dispatch Zambia in today’s African Women Cup of Nations final qualifier. Zimbabwe take on their northern neighbours at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon in the first leg qualifier with the return leg set for Lusaka…
HARARE – Tributes continue to pour for former Zimbabwe cricket umpire Ian Robinson who succumbed to lung cancer on Sunday. The Robinson family will conduct a private cremation this week and a public memorial will be held at the Highlands Presbyterian Church, in Harare next Wednesday. Sports and Recreation Commission director-general Charles Nhemachena described the…
HARARE – Affirmative Action Group (AAG) president Chamu Chiwanza has defended Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) benefactor Wicknell Chivayo for withdrawing his sponsorship from local football. Chiwanza said it is understandable for Chivayo to pull out as people are not showing appreciation for his efforts. Chivayo, who has made his fortune in the transport and energy…
HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) yesterday piled the pressure on President Robert Mugabe in his escalating quarrel with disaffected war veterans loyal to embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, in the wake of the former freedom fighters defiantly contradicting Mugabe about…
HARARE – The MDC’s planned “mother of all mass demonstrations” against President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF’s failed stewardship of the country and its dying economy, which was initially scheduled to take place in Harare on Thursday this week, has been postponed to April 14. Party spokesperson Obert Gutu confirmed to the Daily News yesterday…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s plan to strictly police Internet access, censoring web users and blocking access to sites deemed sensitive Chinese-style, has been slammed by the opposition and analysts as a fascist move that risks dragging the country back into the Stone Age era. This comes after Mugabe on Saturday said Zimbabwe needed to…
HARARE – Allies of embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa suffered another huge blow after President Robert Mugabe directed the Midlands Zanu PF provincial executive to haul “troublesome” elements in the province to the party’s National Disciplinary Committee (NDC). There had been complaints that since many of Mnangagwa’s top lieutenants were booted out of the party…
