HARARE – A Harare magistrate has dismissed an application for discharge by a South African woman arrested for allegedly ingesting cocaine packs. Isaura Masinga had applied for acquittal arguing cops sifted through her stool on various occasions and failed to find anything justifying continuous prosecution. Harare magistrate Josephine Sande ruled that Masinga ought to explain…
BULAWAYO – Organisers of this year’s Mining, Engineering and Transport (Mine Entra) expo are optimistic that they will have a fruitful three-day gathering. Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) general manager Nomathemba Ndlovu said there was a remarkable improvement on exhibitor turnout as compared to last year. The three-day event will run from tomorrow to Friday…
HARARE – MDC youths, still smarting from last week’s bloody skirmishes with the authorities, have warned their Zanu PF counterparts against perpetrating violence by promising they will respond aggressively to harassment and bloodletting which has been blamed on the former liberation movement supporters by peace-building and rights monitoring groups. This comes as there is resurgence…
HARARE – The public quarrelling between Tourism and Hospitality minister Walter Mzembi and Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive Karikoga Kaseke — over the sponsorship of Harare International Carnival — highlights the endemic culture of domineering and overbearing arrogance by politicians. And in most of the cases, these politicians would be wrong. For starters, why…
HARARE – If there is one thing our leaders are masters of, it is the blame game. They will always craft ways of explaining the cause of a problem, rather than come up with pragmatic, long-term solutions. For a long time, President Robert Mugabe’s government has blamed sanctions, Western forces et al for the myriad…
HARARE – With the 2018 elections fast approaching, this week the Daily News speaks to Rindai Chipfunde-Vava, the Director of Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) on a number of issues around this crucial vote, its preparation and short comings thus far. Zesn was formed in 2000 and it is a coalition of 31 non-governmental organisations…
LUSAKA – A baboon in Zambia has tampered with the cables at a power station in the south of the country leaving 50,000 people without electricity. It caused the blackout on Sunday morning by climbing into the power station and pulling at the lines. The baboon survived the “massive electric shock” that would have killed…
HARARE – Communities in some of the country’s major towns are living in fear of ruling party youths who are operating terror gangs that are extorting money from informal and formal traders while harassing residents they perceive as opposed to Zanu PF, which has started campaigning for next year’s polls. The resurfacing of the terror…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai returned from his routine medical check-up in South Africa yesterday to face debate on whether he, along with his main rival President Robert Mugabe, are fit enough to withstand the rigours of a taxing election campaign that lies ahead. The MDC leader flew into the country a day after Mugabe had…
HARARE – Females will occupy all high-paying jobs at the mooted Women’s Bank, a Cabinet minister has said, adding men will be doing menial jobs at the financial institution. Women Affairs minister Nyasha Chikwinya told the Senate last week that the Women’s Bank will be officially launched by September, nearly a decade after it was…
