CAIRO – The Islamist former President of Egypt, Mohammed Morsi, has been sentenced to life in prison at the end of an espionage trial. He was one of a number of defendants accused of passing documents to Qatar. Morsi’s lawyer told AFP that he had been acquitted of spying in this case, but convicted of…
HARARE – There are growing indications that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his erstwhile lieutenant Tendai Biti may be willing to work together again for the good of Zimbabwe, as the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections beckon. Sources within Biti’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) told the Daily News yesterday that leading lights within the MDC off-shoot…
HARARE – Despite its recent propaganda to the contrary, President Robert Mugabe’s government admitted yesterday that it was so broke that it could not manage to pay all civil servants their June salaries. The embarrassing admission was contained in a Treasury circular that announced that the government would once again stagger the pay of civil…
HARARE – Pressure is mounting on Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa — who has seemingly gone AWOL — to step up and resolve the intensifying tiff between doctors and medical aid societies. This comes as over a million citizens are set to be affected by doctors’ decision to reject health insurance cards from…
HARARE – War veterans aligned to embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa have insisted that they are “equal partners” in Zanu PF politics, adding that they are not ordinary soldiers but “militarised politicians”. In an interview with the Daily News, Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association secretary-general Victor Matemadanda said it was folly for anyone to…
HARARE – A Dynamos football fan injured in the accident which claimed the lives of eight others is battling to settle hospital bills after surviving Saturday’s horror crash. This is despite numerous calls of assistance made by National Football Association president Phillip Chiyangwa, CAPS President Farai Jere and Dynamos president Kenni Mubaiwa. However, nothing has…
HARARE – German-based Zimbabwean hip-hop pioneer Metaphysics will be at Pariah State in Avondale tonight. Metaphysics will entertain club goers with rapper, actor, songwriter and music manager, Carlprit. Born Herbert Schwamborn, Metaphysics is a Zimbabwean-born film and music producer. He is most famous for being a member of the multi-platinum selling German band Söhne Mannheims…
HARARE – Afro-jazz artistes Jah Prayzah and Sam Dondo are set to share the stage at Ice and Fire Pamuzinda in the capital on Sunday. The concert will also feature talented upcoming artiste Mbeu and Mhodzi Tribe. But before the Pamuzinda concert, the Jerusarema singer will showcase at Dandaro Inn tomorrow together with Talking Guitars….
HARARE – Lobola writer and producer Joe Njagu is among the 1 000 fellows headed to America for the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The fellows are coming from 49 countries from Sub-Saharan Africa. They will visit 40 academic and leadership institutes across the USA. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders,…
HARARE – Normalcy finally returned to the CAPS United camp with players training yesterday ahead of Sunday’s Castle Lager Premiership match against Mutare City Rovers at Sakubva Stadium. The Makepekepe camp was rocked by a two-day industrial action which finally ended yesterday after the intervention of club president Farai Jere and his board, who launched…
