BULAWAYO – Zapu in conjunction with its former military wing Zipra has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the return of properties that were confiscated by the State soon before the onset of Gukurahundi in the early 1980s. In a letter gleaned by the Southern News dated November 29 and copied to Parliament of Zimbabwe, ministry…
BULAWAYO – Respected lawyer David Coltart, believes no one among the current crop of opposition leaders can fit in the shoes of MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, saying he was the only one with the national appeal and stamina to beat Zanu PF in the next elections. The former Education minister said the state of Tsvangirai’s…
BULAWAYO – Respected lawyer David Coltart has said Zanu PF will drop parliamentary seats in the coming election as the revolutionary party struggles to assert its authority under the new leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. While Coltart appeared optimistic that the ruling party had far much better chances to win the election, mostly due to…
BULAWAYO – A Lukhanyiso Primary School headmaster and school development committee chair are in trouble after they reportedly bought a second hand Yutong 63-seater bus, which has been condemned and denied by parents. The bus reportedly cost $121 000 a figure which parents said was way above its condition which they described as substandard. The…
BULAWAYO – Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD) leader Simba Makoni has been dumped by some of his senior officials who described him as a failed politician. The officials, who have since formed their own party — Democratic Opposition Party (DOP) led by Harry Peter Wilson — said they were left with no option but to form a breakaway…
HARARE – Last month, President Emmerson Mnangagwa directed those who externalised money and assets to make arrangements to return their loot within three months. The three-month window is expiring on February 28 and chances that the moratorium would be extended look slim. Mnangagwa has promised to arrest those who do not take advantage of his…
HARARE – In most of Africa, property in terms of land was almost always held under communal tenure. The reasons were cultural but based economically on the need for open access. When the smaller settler populations were eventually overthrown by diplomacy or force of arms, land rights were in nearly all cases simply abolished in…
HARARE – The foreign currency situation will continue to be dire until the beginning of the tobacco selling season, a senior Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) official has said. William Manhimanzi, the apex bank’s deputy director of financial markets, told tourism operators in Harare last week that the foreign currency crisis will not go away…
HARARE – The revival of Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Ziscosteel) is on course as the firm’s shareholders are set to meet next month to ratify its disposal to Hong Kong-based firm Tian Li. Ziscosteel chairperson Nyasha Makuvise yesterday said the company will hold an extraordinary general meeting on February 8, to discuss “the takeover…
HARARE – Controvesial artiste Last “Tambaoga” Chiangwa, 46, whose land reform jingles Rambai Makashinga and Sendekera clogged Zimbabwean radio and television stations in the run-up to the 2002 elections, is a bitter man. After a rare performance at the City Sports Bar on Monday night, Tambaoga told the Daily News that he “never accrued any…
