HARARE – Socialite Pokello Nare, who allegedly received a Toyota Hilux Vigo bought by her step father, ex-Finance minister Ignatius Chombo using State funds, is putting on a brave face. This is despite the fact that the so-called queen of swagger’s marriage to Ghanaian Elikem Kumordzie is also reportedly on the rocks. The two married…
HARARE – Popular South African socialite Zodwa Wabantu will arrive in the country this afternoon where she will finally showcase at Harare’s Private Lounge tonight for the first time after failing twice to perform in the capital city. Zodwa, who abruptly called off her three-city tour of Zimbabwe early this month because of her fear…
HARARE – Harare giants CAPS United face a mammoth task to retain some of their key players amid indications that rival Premier Soccer League (PSL) clubs are ready to pounce. A host of Makepekepe key players will be out of contract at the end of the month and according to football rules, they are allowed…
HARARE – Mashonaland Eagles batsman Cephas Zhuwao finally ended his 10-year wait for a maiden First Class ton when he scored a double hundred in his side’s 167-run win over Mid West Rhinos at Harare Sports Club yesterday. The left-handed batsman known as the “Bad Bully” in local cricket circles for his hard-hitting batting style…
HARARE – Heavily armed soldiers were yesterday dispatched to the home of police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri following a surprise shootout between police officers guarding his home in Greystone Park, Harare. Chihuri was not at home at the time of the incident as he joined other service chiefs at the renaming ceremony of KGVI Barracks by…
HARARE – Internet users suffered nearly six hours of downtime yesterday after service providers suffered a major fibre outage. The country is estimated to have lost millions of United States dollars in revenue, as a result, since most of the communication is now being done through the Internet. Liquid Telecom — a unit of Econet…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa is yet to move into the residential side of State House as it is undergoing renovations, a top government official has said. Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba told the Daily News yesterday that the State House had been deserted and left to degenerate after former President Robert Mugabe decamped to his…
HARARE – Parliamentarians yesterday castigated President Emmerson Mnangagwa for dropping two of his Cabinet ministers barely 48 hours after their appointment. At the weekend, Mnangagwa dropped two men he had originally named to his Cabinet in the face of public opposition: Lazarus Dokora, the very unpopular Primary and Secondary Education minister, whom he had originally…
HARARE – Chitungwiza residents have called on the new Local Government minister July Moyo to urgently dissolve the Madzudzo Pawadyira-led commission. Moyo — who was sworn in on Monday — has been asked to probe the “unsubstantiated” allegations of gross abuse of office and corruption that former minister Saviour Kasukuwere levelled against the town’s dozens…
HARARE – A chairperson of Parliament’s Transport and Infrastructure committee has warned Austrian firm Geiger International to appear in front of his select committee within days or face the prospect of being held to be guilty of contempt of Parliament. Dexter Nduna said the Geiger officials needed to explain themselves to MPs after failing to…
