HARARE – Following the recent political developments in Zimbabwe, one involuntarily enters into deep thinking and speculation on what will become of the beloved country a year down the line. There is every reason to explore both extremes, in as much as one would want to remain highly optimistic of the bright days ahead. The…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading commercial bank, CBZ Bank has launched a promotion to reward its clients for evolving and adopting the use of mobile transactions using CBZ Touch mobile application — the country’s first fully integrated financial services mobile application. The promotion is open to all clients registered on the CBZ Touch Mobile application and…
HARARE – Baba Harare, who quit music star Jah Prayzah’s Third Generation Band a year ago, says he remains a good friend to his former boss. The talented former Sigma Boyz guitarist told the Daily News that he went solo with the blessings of the Watora Mari hit-maker. Baba Harare “We had a good working…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)’s deputy commissioner-general (DCG) Innocent Matibiri has had his powers clipped. Matibiri, who is former president Robert Mugabe’s nephew, has been moved from the powerful post of being in charge of operations to human resources. Zimbabwe Republic Police Following his reassignment, Levy Sibanda who was in charge of human resources,…
HARARE – Former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo was denied bail yesterday with Harare provincial magistrate, Elisha Singano, ruling that the embattled politician was a flight risk. Chombo is facing charges of criminal abuse of office, contravening the Prevention of Corruption Act and fraud. In denying him bail, Singano said there was a possibility that the…
HARARE – The country’s opposition, led by former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC, has stepped up its demand for next year’s elections to be monitored by the United Nations (UN), following the announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa during his inauguration speech last Friday that the polls will be going ahead as planned. Their demands are…
HARARE – Gokwe Nembudziya MP and renowned President Emmerson Mnangagwa key ally during his persecution by the Generation 40 (G40) faction — Justice Mayor Wadyajena — has slammed Zanu PF officials and opportunists who are stampeding each other to get the new leader’s attention. This comes as Mnangagwa is yet to announce his eagerly-awaited Cabinet…
HARARE – Health stakeholders have been saddened by the untimely death of former Health minister and health advisor to the President and Cabinet Timothy Stamps who succumbed to lung infection on Sunday. Those who spoke to the Daily News said Stamps, who died at 81, had played a crucial role in promoting public health in…
BULAWAYO – Veteran politician — Callistus Ndlovu who was booted out from the provincial executive for undermining the authority of former first lady Grace Mugabe in 2014 — has bounced back to assume his Bulawayo chairmanship post following a recent shake-up in Zanu PF. This follows the stunning sacking of Mugabe and his wife from…
HARARE – Parliamentary committee on Public Accounts yesterday humbled and embarrassed officials from the Higher Education ministry led by their permanent secretary, Francis Gudyanga, after they came ill-prepared for a hearing. As a result the committee’s sitting has been deferred to December 4. The ministry failed to articulate issues surrounding a damning audit report by…
