JOHANNESBURG – South Africans are voting in local elections seen as a test for President Jacob Zuma and the ruling African National Congress. The ANC has dominated the political landscape since the first all-race elections in 1994. But Mr Zuma has had to weather scandal, after being ordered to repay taxpayers’ money spent on his…
HARARE – Ballet Bouquet, which was directed by Cape Town City Ballet artistic director Robin van Wyk with help from local dance teacher Carol Henchie, left the audience mesmerised over the weekend at Reps Theatre. The show was a collaboration between Dance Trust of Zimbabwe (DTZ) and the Cape Town City Ballet (CTCB) which featured…
HARARE – Mandragora Circus from Argentina will hold three shows in Bulawayo this month at the invitation of Nhimbe Trust. The circus will first perform at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on August 10 before taking their act to the Zimbabwe Academy of Music in Bulawayo on August 12 and 13. Mandragora Circus’…
HARARE – It is saddening indeed that in this day and age authorities in Zimbabwe are reluctant to accept diversity and offer more radio and television licences. It is rather nauseating that modicum media reforms that the government of Zimbabwe agreed to implement have thus far been implemented half-heartedly with licences being dished out to…
HARARE – As President Robert Mugabe battles to heal the widening rifts in his warring Zanu PF, including his stunning fallout with restless war veterans, the nonagenarian faces a major new headache in the form of a planned massive demonstration in Harare tomorrow by pro-democracy activists, toyi-toying against the imminent introduction of bond notes. This…
HARARE – Former Vice President and now Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader Joice Mujuru led a high-profile cast of liberation struggle stalwarts and civic society leaders yesterday as she unexpectedly pitched up at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts to show solidarity with war veterans’ spokesperson Douglas Mahiya. The dramatic day saw gathered war veterans weeping in…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe continued with his crackdown against the leadership of the war veterans when police arrested Victor Matemadanda and Francis Nhando yesterday, on the day their spokesperson Douglas Mahiya was freed on bail. Matemadanda was arrested during lunch time as he made his way out of the Harare Magistrates’ Courts where he…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said it is “well on track” to unveil the bond notes in October, despite public resistance. Last week, central bank deputy governor Kupukile Mlambo told the Daily News that despite the public’s concerns, the RBZ was geared to introduce the notes. “October is still the introduction date… the…
HARARE – Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the harassment of journalists, in recent weeks, by President Robert Mugabe’s government and his party Zanu PF. This comes as journalists have become victims of physical attacks and intimidation, as the political situation in Zimbabwe worsens. Among the victims was Daily News senior writer…
HARARE – United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Harry Thomas said President Robert Mugabe’s claims that the West is meddling in local politics are not true, adding that America has actually increased aid to the southern African nation. Mugabe has accused foreign embassies of backing the protests against him that rocked Harare recently. The American envoy,…
