HARARE – On Friday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa visited opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai who has been battling colon cancer since 2016. Mnangagwa’s statesmanship shone through his unprecedented visit to the ailing Tsvangirai. As noted by one analyst in our sister daily, the fact that he was with his deputy also shows that retired general Constantino Chiwenga…
HARARE – An ally of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has warned that the MDC Alliance could suffer a humiliating defeat at this year’s polls if its torchbearer does not regain fitness before the harmonised elections due by end of July. Outspoken MDC legislator Eddie Cross told the Daily News this week that concerns over Tsvangirai’s…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa visited MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who is battling colon cancer, at his residence in Highlands yesterday where they held private discussions for close to an hour. Tsvangirai made public his health condition last year and ever since he has been in-and-out of hospital — a development that has triggered divisive…
HARARE – Former Cabinet ministers Walter Mzembi and Samuel Undenge were arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday on charges of abuse of office. Mzembi was the Foreign Affairs minister before the fall of ex-president Robert Mugabe while Undenge was in charge of the Energy and Power Development portfolio. [Adz] At the time of…
HARARE – A policeman accused of torching former police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri’s house before exchanging fire with soldiers was on Thursday remanded in custody to January 16. Hardlife Maukazuva, 27, made his first appearance at the Harare Magistrates’ Court in December, facing charges of unlawful entry into Chihuri’s property in aggravating circumstances, malicious damage to…
HARARE – Former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo has applied to the magistrates court to have his bail conditions relaxed to allow him to attend to his farm in Rafingora, Mashonaland West. He made the application through his lawyers — Lovemore Madhuku and Tungamirai Muganhiri — before Harare magistrate, Josephine Sande, who reserved judgment on the…
HARARE – Government must decommission bond notes because they are fuelling a thriving black market, a senior MDC official has said. MDC secretary for Economic Affairs Tapiwa Mashakada said the solution lies in coming up with strategies to destroy the black market. [Adz] He said the problem of pricing does not even require the Competition…
HARARE – It is not in dispute that a sizeable number of Zimbabweans have not been accessing public and private health facilities because of the costs involved resulting in a situation whereby a number of people have actually died in silence from treatable diseases, while others have sought alternatives such as consulting prophets and traditional…
HARARE – The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) should sail along with the new government by awarding community radios licences to deserving operators. For democracy to flourish and to augment calls by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to democratise the nation, we need to give the ordinary person a voice and this can only happen through the…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi is determined to make the most of digital platforms in his bid to beat piracy that is ravaging the local music industry. The music legend released the title track of his 66th studio album titled Hany’ga — Concern on iTunes on December 29 last year and will make…
