HARARE – Starting July 5 2017, your favourite daily newspaper — the Daily News — will give its readers in Bulawayo and Mutare regions exclusive and comprehensive coverage of news in these respective areas. The Wednesday edition of the Daily News will carry unique and exciting news from Zimbabwe’s second largest city and surrounding areas,…
HARARE – In spite of inking a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai last month, signalling their intention to forge a grand coalition ahead of next year’s polls, National People’s Party (NPP) leader Joice Mujuru is pursuing a parallel initiative whereupon she is seeking to get into bed with the Coalition of…
HARARE – Zanu PF has embarked on a restructuring exercise to prepare for next year’s elections amid reports that party factions battling to influence President Robert Mugabe’s succession are readying themselves for a bruising fight. The term of office for the ruling party’s lower leadership — the cell and the branch — expires at the…
HARARE – Train fares are being slashed by a third, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has said, possibly because of lower-than-expected ridership. The cash fare for a one-way trip from Bulawayo to Harare, Bulawayo to Victoria Falls and Bulawayo to Sango Border Post or vice versa will be cut by 30 percent. The…
HARARE – Some Harare residents have said they have received bills for thousands of dollars more than they actually owe. Harare City Council director of works Phillip Pfukwa acknowledged that there have been some issues but said they were moving to improve billing accuracy, after years of complaints. “We are still doing manual meter reading,”…
HARARE – A woman busted at Harare International Airport hiding 3,8 kg of cocaine in her luggage was jailed for 10 years yesterday. Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube suspended two years on condition of good behaviour and handed a lenient sentence because she was a first time offender. Drug trafficking has a mandatory 15-year sentence. In…
HARARE – A rival section of former freedom fighters opposed to the Christopher Mutsvangwa-led executive, has organised a massive demonstration against War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube for backing calls to have President Robert Mugabe name a successor. The demonstration will be held in Harare this morning at the Zanu PF headquarters. George Mlala, who is…
HARARE – Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) board members faced two hours of angry questioning at the annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday, as they were forced to defend the company against accusations of astronomical compensation for top management. The board for Psmas — Zimbabwe’s largest medical aid society by subscription — awarded themselves at…
HARARE – Three bodyguards of Victory World Church founder Paul Sanyangore appeared in court yesterday for allegedly bashing the cleric’s brother for exposing the self-styled prophet’s allegedly stage-managed miracles. Tatenda Nyika, 23, Prosper Masango, 21, and Prince Kwinjo, 21, appeared before Mbare magistrate Gladys Moyo charged with assault. The trio, which resides in Mbare’s Matapi…
HARARE – Mines minister Walter Chidakwa has threatened to cancel mining licences of two coal miners, Monaf Investment (Monaf) and Appex Petroleum (Appex), due to non-performance. Chidakwa said government was not happy with lack of progress by the two coal miners which received grants seven years ago to mine coal in Lubu, Lasulu and Binga….
