December 2016

HARARE – It’s one of State’s oldest towns, but with a growing population and a location right off the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe that’s attractive to major corporations. The border town in the province of Matabeleland South is looking to change the way it does business. It may become a city. The…

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s National Assembly has unanimously ratified an agreement for the ratification of the African Legal Support Facility, hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), to help government in the negotiation of complex commercial transactions  so-called mega deals.  Finance and Economic Development minister Patrick Chinamasa won support for the ratification in the Upper House…

HARARE – MPs and peers have paid tribute to Mwenezi East Zanu PF MP Joshua Moyo, who died in his constituency on Thursday last week. Moyo died at Masvingo General Hospital where he was undergoing treatment. Parliament, which was in recess, was recalled on December 23 to remember Moyo, who was described as “perfect” by…

HARARE – Harare’s oldest suburb of Mbare has been hit by an outbreak of the deadly typhoid fever which is suspected to have claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl amid fears that it could spread to other suburbs due to intensifying rains. City of Harare spokesperson Michael Chideme said they recorded at least 39…

HARARE – Zimbabwe is launching an audacious effort to try to reduce cancer deaths and improve early detection of the disease. Government was mulling offering medical resources in the national budget for the cure. This emerged after Manicaland senator Anthony Chimhini asked government to urgently seek to prevent and control cancer. The Senator said there…

HARARE – Ziscosteel — once Africa’s largest steelworks — has retrenched its workers at its Redcliff plant in Kwekwe. Workers, who have gone for extended periods without salaries, said they had been served with a notice by the company indicating its retrenching almost all employees. The layoffs follow the collapse of a deal with India’s…

HARARE – Government has come under fire for dragging its feet on securing employment for over 4 000 nurses stranded after completing their training, with the deputy Health minister saying government was concluding a trade pact with three countries that covet Zimbabwe’s health workers. This comes as the health system is facing significant job cuts…

HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has once again indicated that he will not be working with his former top aide, Tendai Biti, and other so-called “briefcase” political parties in a grand opposition alliance ahead of the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections. This comes as MDC insiders confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that the former…

HARARE – Social media went crazy over the past few days after the mature Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister, Cain Mathema, wed his young bride last week. A member of President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu PF, Mathema — who turns 70 on January 25 next year — last Thursday exchanged vows with Diana Bathabetsoe Nare,…