HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC and former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) say President Robert Mugabe’s governing Zanu PF party is desperately working to scuttle any prospects of a grand opposition coalition ahead of the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections. The parties also told the Daily News yesterday that they had…
HARARE – The introduction of bond notes will not solve the economic problems that Zimbabwe is faced with as the governing party is suffering a crisis of legitimacy, the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) led by Joice Mujuru has said. In a policy paper titled ZPF Position on the RBZ’s (Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe) Response to…
SANDTON – It is only natural that when Arnold Schwarzenegger moves he turns heads but when 10 000 other strongmen and athletes from across the world descend on one city, even street hustlers are bound to take a vacation. Such is the euphoria that has gripped Sandton City as the Hollywood star got the ball…
HARARE – For 10 years Highlanders has suffered dearly at the hands of Dynamos in the league but yesterday an 18-year-old by the name of Prince Dube rewrote that history. The teenager, who is in his debut season in the Castle Lager Premiership, scored the opening goal with a beautiful shot that beat Dynamos goalkeeper…
HARARE – As widely expected Old Georgians (OGs) have won the right to represent Zimbabwe at this year’s Saru Gold Cup in South Africa after defeating Old Hararians (OH) 39-20 in the final qualifier here yesterday. OH missing several key players due to injuries and work commitments did well to minimise the damage in the…
HARARE – Hordes of rowdy Zanu PF supporters stormed the Highlands, Harare home of former vice president and Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader, Joice Mujuru, on Friday night — only dispersing after anti-riot police intervened. The Zanu PF activists, some of whom were positively identified by Mujuru’s aides, had apparently “carried over their thuggish fervour”…
HARARE – While Zimbabweans are struggling to access their cash trapped in banks, President Robert Mugabe on Friday sneaked to Papua New Guinea for the 8th Summit of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States — something the MDC said in a statement is the clearest sign that the nonagenarian is a “selfish leader”….
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya yesterday dismissed rumours about the return of the discredited Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) following vicious rumours that were making the rounds in the market. Early this month, Mangudya announced the RBZ was set to print bond notes under a $200 million Afrexim Bank-backed bond in the…
MUNICH – The German airline, Lufthansa, has announced that it will suspend flights to Venezuela from 18 June due to economic difficulties in the country. The company also said currency controls in Venezuela made it impossible for airlines to convert their earnings into dollars and send the money abroad. Venezuela’s economy has been hit hard…
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will retaliate against the placement of U.S. missiles in nearby countries such as Romania, according to Russia’s state-run news agency TASS. The United States launched a ground-based missile defense system earlier this month in Romania. The system is meant to defend Europe against rogue states like Iran…
