HARARE – In a statement that has further highlighted the ruling Zanu PF’s deadly tribal, factional and succession wars, powerful First Lady Grace Mugabe revealed on Friday that some party bigwigs are working feverishly to scuttle her high-octane meet-the-people rallies. Addressing hundreds of Zanu PF supporters in Buhera — as the influential first lady made…
HARARE – After praying for much-needed rains for years, the drought-prone Matabeleland region is counting the cost of flash floods which have left a trail of destruction in the area after violent Cyclone Dineo storms swept through southern Africa over the past two days. The storms, which have killed seven people and left about 130…
HARARE – Sometime in 2014, Gideon Gono, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) was within spitting distance of a seat in the Senate, the upper chamber of Parliament, before it was dramatically snatched away. He was the Zanu PF nominee to replace Kumbirai Kangai, who had died not long after the…
HARARE – In the wake of the Supreme Court throwing out a High Court order barring the holding of interviews to replace outgoing Chief Justice (CJ) Godfrey Chidyausiku and lawmakers starting to conduct public hearings on Friday on a proposed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 1) Bill that allows President Robert Mugabe to solely appoint…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s banks posted a startling 42 percent surge in profits that buttressed economists and investors’ belief that “unacceptable charges” and “extortionist fees” were reinvigorating the long-struggling financial sector. The super profits announcement was immediately followed by an announcement by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya in his 2017 monetary policy statement…
HARARE – The Daily News on Sunday’s Bridget Mananavire speaks to former Health minister and opposition MDC shadow Health minister Henry Madzorera about healthcare in Zimbabwe which varies from the most basic primary healthcare, supposed to be offered free by the State, to highly specialised, hi-tech health services available in both the public and private…
HARARE – Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) leader Joice Mujuru is on the backfoot after powerful First Lady Grace Mugabe resumed her high-octane “meet the people” rallies on Friday, which the opposition contends will act as a catalyst for the implosion of the ruling Zanu PF regime. Grace resumed her countrywide “meet the people” rallies in…
HARARE – The current standoff between government and hospital doctors is coming at a huge cost to the suffering patients, who expect to get healthcare service at national referral centres. Doctors went on strike on Wednesday, citing government’s failure to honour its promises to improve their working conditions. In response, government has threatened the striking…
HARARE – Powerful First Lady Grace Mugabe registered her return to the high-octane rally circuit yesterday by letting rip at the ruling Zanu PF’s warring bigwigs, while also bluntly telling those angling to take over from President Robert Mugabe that they did not have “leadership qualities and do not qualify to lead the party”. Addressing…
HARARE – Zanu PF’s plans to amend the Constitution were overwhelmingly rejected yesterday as civil society and members of the public in Harare ganged up against the proposed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No1) Bill. The Bill seeks to restore sweeping powers to President Robert Mugabe to appoint the country’s chief justice and other senior members…
