HARARE – The worsening economic situation in the country which has seen prominent groups making major losses at shows, has badly affected dance groups. Most dance groups are hired at various nightclubs, bars, private functions and even weddings where they said they are paid an average of $60 per showcase or even less. A survey by…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is likely to experience food shortages before year end on the back of hard currency shortages, an international think-tank has cautioned. In its Country Risk Report for the fourth quarter, Fitch Group member, BMI said the central bank’s decision to more than double the size of its bond note holdings would also…
EDITOR — It made sad reading when MDC deputy president Thokozani Khupe this week appealed to ordinary Zimbabweans to pray for her boss Morgan Tsvangirai who is currently sidelined by illness. It is even sad that his illness seems to getting more serious with the 2018 elections around the corner. Tsvangirai last year stunned the…
HARARE – Ailing MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was on Wednesday airlifted to South Africa for urgent medical attention as his failing health begins to cause panic in his 18-year-old opposition party. The Daily News can report that Tsvangirai boarded the South African Airways flight on Wednesday afternoon, in the company of his wife, Elizabeth. MDC…
HARARE – Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi says he has no regrets about his decision to lobby for the role of World Health Organisation (WHO) goodwill envoy for President Robert Mugabe and shall not be deterred from marketing the veteran leader by angry hecklers. In an exclusive interview with the Daily News yesterday, Mzembi denied…
HARARE – A Harare motorist who reportedly caused the death of CBZ Holding’s chief governance and compliance officer, Walter Ngonidzashe Zure, after ramming into him during his routine morning jog, appeared in court yesterday. Farai Nhende, 34, of Munro, Cranbone appeared before Harare magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura charged with culpable homicide. He is a holder of…
HARARE – Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) general Constantino Chiwenga has declared ahead of next year’s synchronised polls that the military will not allow whites and disloyal citizens to ascend to the seat of power. Chiwenga was quoted by a Masvingo provincial newspaper saying “we will never allow sell-outs or whites to take…
HARARE – Authorities are warning Zimbabweans about a series of armed robberies in Beitbridge and Zvishavane. According to a community alert, police have responded to several robberies in the two areas. The surge in robberies comes as the economy is collapsing as evidenced by the critical shortages of cash and shooting up of prices of…
HARARE – The succession issue has cost Zimbabwe a lot in the past few years within and without the ruling Zanu PF. There is no denying the fact that President Robert Mugabe — at the helm of the country since independence from the British in 1980 — is now frail and in the twilight of…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Election Commission (Zec) should take seriously concerns of intimidation and violence as reported by civic organisations monitoring the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process. Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn), Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), Election Resource Centre (ERC), Heal Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) are concerned by the early signs of political…
