HARARE – Former Home Affairs minister and leader of Zapu, Dumiso Dabengwa, says President Robert Mugabe does not want to retire because he fears possible prosecution for the country’s dark past which is blamed on him and Zanu PF. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday in an exclusive interview yesterday, the revered and softly-spoken…
HARARE – Following a six-week stint behind bars after being denied bail by the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, Remnant Church pastor Phillip Mugadza (PM) became a talking point. He was subsequently granted bail by the High Court, but had to endure another weekend behind bars after a clerk at the court initially refused to accept his…
HARARE – Our Bulawayo reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi spoke to Zapu president and former Home Affairs minister Dumiso Dabengwa. Below are the excerpts of the interview. Q: You had congress late last year where you were re-elected president. What plans do you have taking Zapu forward? A: Since elected as president, the thrust has been to…
HARARE – Our production editor Eddie Zvinonzwa speaks to opposition Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) president Jacob Ngarivhume about Zimbabwe’s political and economic terrain as the 2018 elections beckon. Below are excerpts of the interview. Q: Who is Jacob Ngarivhume? A: I grew up in the village, in Bikita District although originally my Satiya clan is from…
HARARE – Hundreds of households in Mhondoro Ngezi are set to benefit from a low cost solar system that was launched by government last week. The solar product can be used to power lights, irons, refrigerators and solar pumps and is being rolled out by Angaza, Greenlight Planet, Kiva International and Zonful Energy with the…
HARARE – Yesterday, our sister paper the Daily News, carried a story on a burst sewer pipe that runs across the Marimba River near Kambuzuma. This is against the background of a cholera outbreak that has been reported in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces. Two people have since died from the disease. The highly-communicable disease is…
HARARE – “We will not go anywhere, this is where we belong.” This was the message by people who are living with disabilities at a Leonard Chishire home, as court officials threatened to kick them out of the only home they have known for over two decades. On March 10, the Sheriff of the High…
HARARE – Former Finance minister and leader of Mavambo/Kusile Dawn (MKD) Simba Makoni yesterday became the latest prominent politician to throw his weight behind opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai heading the planned coalition alliance which will take on President Robert Mugabe and his warring ruling Zanu PF in the much-awaited 2018 national elections. Makoni is a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s stone-broke government is finding it increasingly difficult to contain disease outbreaks in the country, with health officials reporting 89 000 new cases of malaria and 151 malaria-related deaths in the past two months alone. This comes as the ministry of Health and Child Care has issued a fresh cholera alert in Manicaland…
HARARE – Government has offered MPs and senators residential stands in lieu of their outstanding allowances. Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere (pictured) confirmed the deal in Senate on Thursday, saying the ruling Zanu PF and opposition MDC chief whips had already been advised. This comes as a similar offer has been roundly rejected by civil…
