HARARE – Sungura musician Peter Moyo said he is not bothered by not having a hit song saying all that matters is the number of people who come to his shows. He said there are artistes who have come up with the “so-called” hit songs but fail to stage and attract people at their shows….
HARARE – In a significant development which could signal the beginning of fresh dialogue to normalise politics in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he is open to talks with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, the Daily News can exclusively report. Sign up to receive BREAKING NEWS mobile phone text alerts from the Daily News for…
BEIJING – Hopes this week’s meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the G20 in Argentina will achieve a trade breakthrough are fading with analysts and business leaders expressing disappointment over intensifying tensions in the lead up to the summit. The high-stakes encounter between the two leaders in Buenos…
HARARE – The chair of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has told an inquiry into state capture that corruption has been “a reality for a long time”. State capture refers to business people exerting undue influence on government officials to secure lucrative contracts. ANC chairman Gwede Mantshe, who previously served as the party’s…
HARARE – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and one of his key lieutenants, MDC national vice chairperson Tendai Biti, have called for political dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to end the country’s economic turmoil, which they say is impoverishing Zimbabweans. This comes as the economic crisis is showing no signs of letting up any time soon…
HARARE – The wife of a retired army colonel who was allegedly kidnapped at his home on Sunday, has approached the High Court seeking an order compelling the government to investigate the incident and to establish his whereabouts. Elliot Piki, 58, was allegedly abducted by armed masked men, amid claims that he was due to…
HARARE – A bogus Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative allegedly used former first lady Grace Mugabe’s name before duping five land seekers of close to $2 000, a court heard yesterday. Ngonidzashe Chiweshe allegedly misrepresented to Letwin Maparara, Nyembesi Kachungwe, Simbarashe Kazingizi and Peter Nyamande that Mugabe was subdividing her Mazowe Farm into plots before…
HARARE – MDC president Nelson Chamisa and the party vice chairperson Tendai Biti turned the tables on President Emmerson Mnangagwa after putting up a polished show that many in the opposition say exposes Zanu PF as a violent party. Biti and Chamisa, who stand accused of inciting people to demonstrate after a delay in the…
HARARE – The credibility of some of the commissioners in the Kgalema Motlanthe-led commission of inquiry into the August 1 killings is questionable as they have strong links to Zanu PF, a top MDC official has claimed. Deputy national chairperson of the country’s biggest opposition party Tendai Biti singled out Charity Manyeruke, former Tanzania Defence…
HARARE – Civil servants have rejected government’s offer to pay their bonuses based on basic salaries saying that it was a blatant violation of their rights. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube proposed in his 2019 budget statement to pay government employees’ bonuses before the end of the year—in a departure from previous years when payments were…
