PRETORIA – Former finance minister Trevor Manuel lashed out at President Jacob Zuma, saying he is corrupt and incapable of governing South Africa. Manuel also took a swing at current ministers, saying government fails to deal with corruption because competent leadership has “been replaced by incompetence”. “You look around the world today and it seems…
HARARE – Gramma Records, one of the country’s oldest music recording and music distribution companies together with its sister firms – Zimbabwe Music Company (ZMC), Ngaavongwe Records and Records and Tape Promotions – which have been on the market since last year have failed to get buyers. The record company which boasts of an extensive…
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump has been party to an eye-watering 4,000 lawsuits over the last 30 years, US media say. And now the mogul turned commander-in-chief has attracted one more, after seven people sued him for blocking them on Twitter. Mr Trump is an avid user of the social media forum, which he…
HARARE – Over 35 schools from throughout Zimbabwe took part in the two-day Let Them Annual Schools Arts Festival which ended in the Harare Showgrounds on Saturdayevening. The festival, founded by advertising executive and artiste manager Chido Musasiwa seven years ago, witnessed performances of the highest quality in arts disciplines such as music, theatre, beat…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe looks certain to ambush his rivals, currently in sixes and sevens over coalition talks, through an early proclamation of poll dates in order to catch them napping, the Daily News can report. With the opposition parties haggling over who should lead their mooted grand coalition, Mugabe and his Zanu PF…
HARARE – The case in which a Mutare-based entrepreneur wants the State Liabilities Act to be struck off the statutes has taken an interesting turn with the State, arguing that the businessman could cause the arrest of Home Affairs inister Ignatius Chombo if he is found to be in contempt of court. This comes after…
HARARE – Former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa has announced he will be bringing the curtain down on his long political career once a substantive leadership has been elected for his Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) opposition party. Mutasa was sacked from both government and Zanu PF in 2014 together with other party stalwarts — who…
HARARE – A suspected MDC supporter has been charged with the murder of a policeman who died in Harare during violence which broke out near the party’s Harvest House headquarters. Barnabas Mwanaka, 35, of Glen View appeared in court yesterday where he was remanded in custody to July 24 by Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande. He…
HARARE – Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa says the five percent health levy introduced by government on all air time purchases will improve ordinary citizen’s access to drugs and better health care. Government began deducting a five percent health levy on all airtime purchases this March which it said would help fund purchases…
BULAWAYO – Deputy chairperson of a rebel war veterans’ faction, George Mlala, yesterday claimed that a plot to burn his offices in the central business district by his opponents was foiled at the weekend. Mlala, together with his boss Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandiitawepi Chimene, have been leading calls for War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube’s…
