PHILADELPHIA – US First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday told the Democratic convention in Philadelphia that Hillary Clinton was the one candidate ready to be president, as she poured scorn on Donald Trump’s behaviour and temperament. “In this election, there is only one person who I trust with that responsibility, only one person who I…
JOHANNESBURG – The department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has confirmed one person died in flooding in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday evening. Cogta MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube extended condolences on behalf of Premier Willies Mchunu and government to the family that lost a relative in the inclement weather. [GoogleAd]
HARARE – It is no longer really a subject for intelligent discussion in Zimbabwe to say that the centre is no longer holding in President Robert Mugabe’s warring Zanu PF — an inevitable endgame stage that the Daily News predicted three years ago. And as the tragicomedy continues to unfold, it is sad to note…
HARARE – Some Zanu PF insiders and former party bigwigs say it could now be “only a matter of time” before President Robert Mugabe bites the dust, after restless war veterans became the latest key constituency in the country to call for his immediate departure. The disaffected insiders who spoke to the Daily News yesterday…
HARARE – Former Vice President and now Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader, Joice Mujuru, has made sensational claims that President Robert Mugabe began plotting her expulsion from Zanu PF and the government in 2006 — a mere two years after the nonagenarian had elevated her to the party’s presidium. Addressing thousands of her supporters who…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has given illegal settlers a short notice to leave the land they occupy before it moves in to demolish the illegal houses. In an interview with the Daily News HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said all new land invasions are not being considered for regularisation. Between September and December 2015,…
HARARE – Aasa Resource Group, formerly Mwana Africa, has registered a record loss of $9,6 million in the full year to March 2016 compared to a $7 million profit last year as revenue was dragged lower by weaker selling prices for gold and nickel. The group’s executive chairman, Yat Hoi Ning, said revenue in the…
BERLIN – A Syrian migrant set off an explosion at a bar in southern Germany that killed himself and wounded a dozen others late Sunday, authorities said, the third attack in a week. The 27-year-old had intended to target a nearby music festival in the city of Ansbach, news agency DPA quoted regional interior minister…
FLORIDA – At least two people are dead following a Florida nightclub shooting where a ‘teen night’ was being held, according to reports. The Fort Myers Police Department confirmed at least 17 people were shot, including two fatally, according to WBBH. Police responded to Club Blu Bar and Grill around 01:00. The suspect left the…
CAPE TOWN – After a blisteringly cold weekend, forecasts of snow for parts of SA continue into the new week, as sections of the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal are being described as ‘Tibet’. The South African Weather Service issued a warning to expect heavy rainfall for the south and central coast of KwaZulu-Natal, as well as…
