HARARE – In a call that is set to send temperatures soaring higher within the warring Zanu PF, vocal supporter of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Energy Mutodi, has called on the ruling party to hold an extra-ordinary congress to install President Robert Mugabe’s successor. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, as Zanu PF’s deadly tribal,…
HARARE – Former vice president and now leader of the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) party Joice Mujuru will hold a crucial rally with war veterans at Masvingo’s Mucheke Stadium next week, ahead of the crunch Bikita West by-election in the province. ZPF insiders, who spoke to the Daily News yesterday, said Mujuru was also trying to…
HARARE – Vendors operating in Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) have been given a 48-hour ultimatum to cease operations as Harare City Council (HCC) moves to ban hawking. The ban — formulated by a joint taskforce of ministries of Health, Local Government, Environment and Small to Medium Enterprises — is targeted at curbing the spread…
HARARE – Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has said Mbare residents who are claiming $57 000 in compensation following damage to their property by flooding may not get anything. The affected residents have dragged the Harare City Council to court over the matter. Manyenyeni confirmed to the Daily News that there had been several claims from Mbare…
MUTARE – A cop has been ordered to pay $4 960 after he impounded a vehicle for alleged traffic offences before crashing it in a high-speed chase. Rusape magistrate Shingi Mutiro awarded the compensation to motorist Simba Chikaka. Titus Matava, a constable at Rusape Police Station impounded Chikaka’s vehicle at a roadblock allegedly over a traffic…
HARARE – About 482 people were arrested for wildlife poaching in 2016, a sharp increase from 378 nabbed in the previous year. According to Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks), among those arrested were 443 Zimbabweans, 31 Zambians, seven Mozambicans and one South African. Out of those apprehended, 57 were sentenced to the mandatory…
HARARE – The First Family’s holiday break in the Far East has already been branded a PR disaster after the couple allegedly salted away millions for the annual jamboree after scaling back financial perks for public sector employees, and as First Lady Grace Mugabe is under fire for purchasing a $1,3m diamond ring through a…
HARARE – As calls from Zimbabweans, including opposition supporters, war veterans and even some in Zanu PF for President Robert Mugabe to step down get almost deafening, it is becoming increasingly desirable for the nonagenarian to listen to the voice of reason — for the sake of his young family. With the rift between the…
HARARE – One of the biggest events in Zimbabwe — the Harare International Carnival — could not happen last year and rightly so because it could have been suicidal on the part of the organisers. With the country on the edge and mass protests occurring at every turn, it was wise for the Zimbabwe Tourism…
BULAWAYO – A Bulawayo court has awarded damages to a teenager as compensation for lost virginity in a ruling which shines the spotlight on unfulfilled marriage promises. Magistrate Sheunesu Matove yesterday ruled in favour of Nataly Madziwa who was seeking $8 000 as compensation for having lost her virginity to 41-year-old Joel Moyo, whom she…
