HARARE – The Primary and Secondary Education ministry is inviting bids for the construction of 117 schools. Zimbabwe is currently saddled with a deficit of 2 056 schools. Cabinet in August 2015 directed the Primary and Secondary Education ministry to start construction of 100 schools before that year ended but no school has been built…
HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa had to be airlifted to South Africa last week to receive urgent medical assistance following suspected food poisoning. Mnangagwa fell ill in Gwanda, where he was attending President Robert Mugabe’s sixth youth interface meeting. He initially received medical attention at Claybank and Thornhill hospitals, before it was felt he…
HARARE – The Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing recently held a national “Local Government Investment Conference’’ which it conveniently dubbed with a catchy acronym, Logic. According to the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe’s (UCAZ) organising committee for the event, the theme was ‘‘Local Government: Promoting Investment and Industrialisation for Socio-economic Development.’’…
HARARE – Government has launched a fully-fledged investigation to smoke out those behind the suspected poisoning of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is recovering at a private hospital in neighbouring South Africa, the Daily News can report. Mnangagwa was allegedly poisoned in Gwanda, while attending a rally presided over by his boss, President Robert Mugabe,…
HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe, who was expected in the country on Saturday, is alleged to have beaten up a young woman who was co-habiting with one of her flashy two sons Chatunga and Robert Junior in an uptown hotel in South Africa, according to media reports. Grace has admitted having trouble reining in…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has condemned the army and police for the ugly scuffle they had in Harare’s central business district (CBD) recently, saying the incident was “regrettable”. About a fortnight ago, the CBD became a battle ground, as scores of soldiers bashed police officers after they had reportedly punctured their colleague’s vehicle with…
HARARE – Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Mahofa collapsed and died early yesterday morning, splitting opinion in the deeply-divided Zanu PF party almost immediately after the provincial leadership initiated steps to have her buried at the national shrine. Known in Masvingo as “the iron lady” because of her abrasive style, Mahofa collapsed at her house in…
HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa was airlifted to South Africa for emergence treatment yesterday after the 75-year-old politician fell ill suddenly while attending President Robert Mugabe’s sixth youth interface rally held at Pelandaba Stadium in Gwanda, the Daily News can report. The politician – who has the distinction of having survived the gallows on…
HARARE – War veterans — who have previously acted as the anchor pieces in Zanu PF’s mass mobilisation activities — are divided over the Heroes Day commemorations scheduled for today. In the past, Zanu PF’s critics have gone to town, accusing the ruling party of sidelining those with divergent views from the Heroes and Defence…
HARARE – The World Food Programme (WFP) has stopped giving food aid to support the schools feeding programme, as Zimbabwe is no longer in a state of crisis. In an interview with the Daily News, WFP country director Eddie Rowe said their involvement was because of the El Nino-induced drought, which saw the aid agency…
