JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s AFRICA’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has offered its support to the MDC Alliance ahead of next week‘s harmonised elections. DA president Mmusi Maimane said while he was still to meet MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa, he has spoken to several of his lieutenants and offered his support….
HARARE – Increased government spending is seen exerting more pressure on inflation, thus pushing prices of basic commodities beyond the reach of the majority poor. Last week, the ruling Zanu PF government announced a raft of monetary rewards for its employees to take effect from this month. These include payment of a 17,5 percent special…
HARARE – Traditional music ensemble Maungira eNharira, fronted by Nyamasvisva, produced an exceptional performance on Saturday at Red Café in the capital. The event attracted an appreciative crowd of mixed race. Nyamasvisva, whose real name is Wilfred Tichaona Mafrika, performed some of his hit songs that include Mawungira, Chinamanenji, Ndodyiwa Nemakava and Hurongwa. The highlight…
HARARE – After several years of closure, a children’s leisure park, at the heart of Harare — Greenwood Park — has finally reopened. The Daily News made a stopover at the park which was a hive of activity with children on school trips and others who did not want to miss out on the action…
HARARE – Dancehall artistes Tocky Vibes and Killer T’s hit songs Hondo and Ndamuda left crowds mesmerised at a recent voter education campaign. Dancing queen Wasu and her group syndicate, are some of the artists that entertained the crowd and left them clamouring for more. Electoral watchdog, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn), has expressed…
HARARE – On April 21, 2008, Florence Machinga lost everything. A mob of hundreds of people showed up at her house, demanded to see her — and, when she didn’t materialise, burned it down. “They destroyed everything,” she says. “Cattle were slaughtered, the chickens were slaughtered.” She was hiding in the bush — she’d been…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales have reached a record high of 237,1 million kg with a week to go before the selling season ends, official data showed on Friday, raising hopes the second biggest export could help ease the country’s severe dollar shortage. Growing demand from China, the world’s biggest smoking nation, and funding from…
HARARE – China Railways Limited (China Railways) top officials arrived in Zimbabwe on Thursday to finalise a $2,5 billion railway deal with Zimbabwe. The delegation is led by vice president and senior engineer Shao Gang. Local partners for the project — Global Power Bridge International — are led by Knowledge Kadzura. The parties are expected…
HARARE – Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has resumed the construction of weir dams ahead of the dry season. According to Zinwa, the programme which is under Command Water Harvesting is set to improve water security in rural communities. The weirs and small dams will allow for the storage of water during summer for use…
HARARE – Participation by residents in local governance issues in Kwekwe, Midlands such as involvement at critical events like full council meetings is very low due to lack of knowledge. These sentiments came out recently when Centre for Community Development in Zimbabwe (CCDZ) in an effort to enhance residents’ participation in demanding effective service delivery,…
