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. Sign up to receive BREAKING NEWS mobile phone text alerts from the Daily News for…
HARARE – The country’s most iconic and influential newspaper, the Daily News — also the flagship title of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) — has launched a new text service which offers Zimbabweans authentic breaking news via their mobile phones. Commenting on the initiative, ANZ editor-in-chief Hama Saburi said the new offering was in response…
HARARE – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday told the Commission of Inquiry probing the deadly August 1 post-election violence in Harare — which left at least six people dead after the military joined police to quell the ugly protests — that his hands are clean and that he had nothing to do with the disturbances….
HARARE – Civic Society Organisations advocating for access to Education under the Every Child in School campaign (ECIS) have accused government of neglecting pupils, in its 2019 Budget, by largely prioritising public service bills. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube revealed that the Education ministry would scoop more than a billion from the $8,2…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) has called for a consolidated Higher Tertiary Education Act that will reduce their problems and put a stop to the repressive laws that infringe the rights of students. Zinasu national president Archbold Madida said students in tertiary institutions are facing a plethora of challenges and they feel…
BULAWAYO – Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza), with the support of 10 other civic society groups, have renewed its bid to fight for free-for-all basic education in the country. The Jeni Williams-led Woza has been campaigning for free basic education since 2005. In the latest development, Woza’s re-launched free-for-all education campaign which runs under the…
HARARE – Three Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) bosses who stand accused of swindling the power utility of $11,8 million in a tender scam yesterday successfully applied for relaxation of bail conditions. Group chief executive Joshua Chifamba, who is jointly charged with Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) managing director Julian Chinembiri and finance…
HARARE – Former South African president Thabo Mbeki will be the guest of honour at the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation inaugural awards meant to celebrate the country’s unsung liberation war heroes and heroines. The event dubbed “Ihawu Awards” is slated for December 7 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). “We have since received confirmation from…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) will be entering into an agreement with advertising agency Gary Thompson and Associates to develop Mount Pleasant Golf Club and surrounding real estates. According to town clerk Hosea Chisango, the golf club, which has a nine hole course had a 99-year lease which came into effect on July 22,…
BULAWAYO – Secessionist movement Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) activists have taken their Gukurahundi advocacy to another level after they unveiled T-shirts labelling themselves dissidents to the government. The T-shirts inscribed “I am the dissident that the Fifth Brigade was looking for” are now common in town as the activists seek to send a bold message…
