HARARE – The continued rise in the cost of living is creating serious challenges for the new government which is now faced with fresh demands from civil servants for massive salary adjustments in line with the increase in the breadline. Unions told the Daily News this week that public workers were being driven to the…
HARARE – Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love went berserk on Tuesday and assaulted his wife Bounty Lisa, alleging she had been impregnated by a city drug dealer. Bounty Lisa, who is nursing injuries on her face and elsewhere on her body, told the Daily News at her father’s home in Kuwadzana 5,Harare,that the Pamamonya Ipapo hit-maker…
HARARE – Organisers of the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) have suspended plans to host the awards early this year as has been communicated previously. Zima awards are meant to be held annually but the prevailing economic environment in the country has affected the event, a development that saw organisers failing to run last year’s edition. …
HARARE – Film and theatre actor Kevin Hanssen has starred in another thriller yet to be released called Mind Games. The film is set for release mid-year and preparations for the launch are already at an advanced stage. [GoogleAd] The-44-year-old actor was crowned Best Actor at last year’s edition of the joint ZIFF /IFF festival held…
HARARE – Protests by former Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) workers have forced the International Air Transport Association (Iata) to indefinitely postpone a scheduled audit of the beleaguered national airline. The protestors were part of the 300 former AirZim employees who lost their jobs in July 2015 following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed employers to get…
HARARE – Health officials in Harare have detected 200 cases of typhoid fever in the first week of January, raising fears that the appalling state of drinking water may fuel the spread of the infectious disease. The Health and Child Care ministry said 200 cases of typhoid had been confirmed, with more expected to emerge….
HARARE – The recently-commissioned $150 million Victoria Falls International Airport has insufficient capacity to meet burgeoning air traffic demands, spurring a problem of congestion and delays. As traffic continues to grow with airlines jostling to introduce direct flights to Victoria Falls, the problem is worsening. This issue has become a major concern of airport authorities…
HARARE – Chief Justice Luke Malaba has condemned the derelict Harare Civil Court premises saying they are not fit for purpose. Malaba said this in his address during the official opening of the 2018 legal year in Harare on Monday. [GoogleAd] The courtyard is composed mainly of prefabricated buildings which are wasting away, having for…
HARARE – Petrol prices are set to rocket in the next few weeks, experts predicted, driven by oil prices that touched the highest level in three-and-a-half years at $63,81 a barrel this week, which is 143 percent above the 2016 all time low of $26,21 a barrel. Diesel drivers could be even worse off, with…
BULAWAYO – Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has been sucked into a scandal which saw a local businessman fleeing Zimbabwe for fear of persecution as the former and his front liners allegedly took over his business entity. Paul Evans, who was the director of Golden Grill Fast Foods, fled the country to South Africa in…
