HARARE – Flashy “businessman” Wicknell Chivayo who is under attack for failing to provide justification of payment and use of the money he received for a government project, has remained defiant, flaunting a box of money, pictured, on Instagram. Among other things, Chivayo is being accused of diverting part of the $5 million he got…
HARARE – Gallery Delta, which last year got about $30 900 from donors and sponsors after sending out an SOS to its partners, has once again appealed for funding, as the arts industry continues to struggle under the obtaining harsh economic conditions. The management sent out a note thanking donors and sponsors who had contributed…
HARARE – Hordes of illegal artisanal miners have invaded former first lady Grace Mugabe’s farm in Mazowe which also houses her orphanage, the Daily News can report. Grace swiftly confronted the invaders yesterday, before proceeding to make a police report after they had told her she was no longer in power and could do nothing…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor, Robert Mugabe, are laying the ground for talks to thaw frosty relations between them, the Daily News can exclusively reveal. The first face-to-face meeting between the erstwhile comrades since the soft coup that ousted Mugabe last November is likely to be held mid next month. Relations between…
HARARE – Two rival camps of the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa and Thokozani Khupe have clashed over ownership of the party name and symbols. MDC acting chairperson Morgen Komichi, told the Daily News yesterday that they will drag Khupe to court if she continues using the name MDC-T. “MDC-T is our name and is…
HARARE – Labour and Social Welfare minister Petronella Kagonye has pulled a shocker by dismissing National Social Security Authority (Nssa) board chairperson, Robin Vela, with only three months left before the expiry of the term of office for the current board members. In a terse letter to Vela dated March 27, Kagonye said she had…
HARARE – A State rights body has uncharacteristically slammed local leaders for seeking emergency medical treatment in foreign hospitals in a damning statement expressing concern over the impasse between the government and doctors who have been on strike since March 1. This comes after government dismally failed in its attempts to coerce striking doctors to…
HARARE – The manner in which Nelson Chamisa secured the MDC presidency is likely to cause considerable damage to the opposition just months before the next general elections, the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) has said. Chamisa, 40, emerged as the new leader of the MDC following Morgan Tsvangirai’s death on February 14 aged 65…
HARARE – In a move that is likely to send shivers down the spines of corrupt school authorities, the headmaster of Nyarumvurwe Primary School here has been suspended over suspected mismanagement and abuse of funds. The suspension is meant to allow for investigations by the Paul Mavima-led ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. His suspension…
HARARE – Three Presidential Guard soldiers reportedly connived with a Harare woman before pouncing on a businessman, subduing him to surrender $21 000. Ekem Zvomuuya, 34, Nabal Prosper Moyo, 24, and Innocent Mutimutema, 25, were charged with robbery when they appeared before Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande yesterday. They are all employed at One Presidential Guard…
