HARARE – CAPS United have been dealt an early blow ahead of Sunday’s Harare derby against bitter rivals Dynamos following the suspension of forward Leonard Tsipa and speedy winger Phineas Bamusi. The two players will miss the clash after picking up yellow cards in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Border Strikers at Dulibadzimu Stadium. [GoogleAd] Tsipa…
HARARE – Following the barbaric violence that was witnessed in Norton at the weekend, and which was widely blamed on President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu PF, there are growing fears that the keenly-anticipated 2018 national elections will be chaotic and bloody, as the “dying” former liberation movement fights to stay in power. Respected University of…
HARARE – Flamboyant businessman, Philip Chiyangwa, has accused the government of mismanaging the country’s economy after it hounded out of Zimbabwe some of the nation’s most high-profile businesspeople. Chiyangwa, who addressed students at an entrepreneurial programme in Harare at the weekend, said among the entrepreneurs who had been frustrated out of the country were telecommunications mogul…
HARARE – As government prepares to introduce bond notes, jittery ordinary Zimbabweans — including a large cross-section of impoverished women —say the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has a herculean task of winning over the doubting public. The RBZ will be introducing $75 million worth of the distrusted bond notes in smaller denominations starting at…
HARARE – Corruption busters, the Zimbabwe Anti – Corruption Commission (Zacc) should be given more powers to investigate various cases of graft involving top government ministers, the MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai has said. In a press statement — MDC spokesperson Obert Gutu said Zacc has thus far acted like a paper tiger, failing abysmally…
HARARE – War veteran, politician and retired military officer, Kudzai Sevious Mbudzi has died aged 54, after a short illness. Mbudzi died on Sunday at West End Clinic where he had been taken ill last week. At the time of his death, the outspoken retired major was a senior official at the fledgling opposition Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Civil servants say government should shelve its plans to introduce the National Health Insurance Scheme since it is struggling to meet its obligations at the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas). In an interview with the Daily News recently, Apex council spokesperson George Mushipe said prevailing conditions are not ripe for the introduction…
HARARE – Since the chaotic land reform programme of 2000 — Zimbabwe has witnessed a massive 58 percent decrease in agricultural production and only the timely intervention of support partners has mitigated the situation, an analysis by the Zimbabwe Value Chain reveals. On the backdrop of worsening economic conditions and food shortages, Zimbabwe yesterday joined…
HARARE – The resurgence of political violence is worrying. It is even frightening considering that the actors at play are Zanu PF whose government is accused of authoring the current economic problems ordinary Zimbabweans are enduring. There are so many things that are so wrong with the increasing violence and chiefly among them are Zanu…
HARARE – Songbird and Afro-jazz singer Clare Nyakujara will, this Friday, entertain revellers at Harare’s Ambassador Hotel where she is raising money towards the girl child. The concert dubbed One Summer Night of Jazz is in support of the girl child in the spirit of last week’s commemorations of International Day of the Girl Child….
