HARARE – War veterans have threatened to boycott the controversial “million-man” march to support President Robert Mugabe against machinations by pro-VP Emmerson Mnangagwa supporters who want the Midlands godfather to take over from the 92-year-old before the 2018 elections. War veterans said the march being planned by the Zanu PF youth league, had no clear…
HARARE – Foreign Affairs minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi has thanked Russia for shielding Zimbabwe from international sanctions over an opposition crackdown that followed President Robert Mugabe’s controversial 2008 poll run-off victory against his opponent, Morgan Tsvangirai, who pulled out citing the absurdity of holding a vote while dozens of opposition members were being killed. Mumbengegwi, speaking…
HARARE – Media practitioners have urged policymakers to urgently align media legislation with the current constitution to promote free journalistic enterprise, journalism safety and professionalism. Zimbabweans approved a new Constitution in 2013 that explicitly provides for citizens’ right to access to information and also promotes the enjoyment of the right to freedom of the press…
HARARE – Chinese diamond mining firm, Jinan Mining Limited (Jinan), has been summoned to appear before Parliament this Thursday to clarify how it handled the controversial community share ownership schemes, a part of the government’s empowerment programme. According to a parliamentary circular, Jinan will appear before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Youth Indigenisation and Economic…
MUTASA – As the country grapples with one of the worst droughts in years, farmers here have found an escape route — beekeeping. Apiculture is fast supplanting all other agricultural activities in the remote and poverty-ravaged Mutasa District after United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and Environment Africa (EA) secured a lucrative European market for…
CAIRO – Egypt’s journalists’ union has demanded the dismissal of the interior minister after two journalists were arrested at its headquarters in Cairo overnight. The union also called for a sit-in to protest against the security forces’ “blatant barbarism and aggression on the dignity of the press”. The interior ministry has denied the union was…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe is sure their win in the Harare derby against Dynamos here yesterday is the beginning of a new chapter between the two teams after ending six years of heartache. In-form striker Dominic Chungwa scored the all-important goal to pile more misery on DeMbare’s Portuguese coach Paulo Jorge Silva,…
BULAWAYO Bulawayo City needed a last-minute equaliser from substitute Emmanuel Mandiranga to deny Highlanders maximum points in a Castle Lager Premiership match here yesterday. The Bulawayo giants can consider themselves unlucky after having held on to Bruce Kangwa’s goal on 60 minutes only to lose concentration at the stroke of full time. Erol Akbay’s side…
HARARE – The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) will not hesitate to deregister non-compliant arts organisations if they do not act in accordance with the council’s requirements. This was said by Nacz officials at a stakeholders’ meeting with arts associations last week in Harare. They also held an arts promoters’ meeting in the same…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Musicians Union (Zimu) founded in November 2014 says it will start financial literacy programmes for its members in a bid to help them view music as a business. Zimu interim president, Edith WeUtonga told the Daily News that plans were currently underway to help artistes. “As Zimu, we have realised that our…
