HARARE – Ex-Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has been temporarily granted his passport to enable him to travel to neighbouring South Africa to seek treatment for an undisclosed ailment. The Zanu-PF political commissar is facing criminal abuse of office charges after he allegedly showed favour to Grace Mugabe’s sister Shuvai Junior Gumbochuma by parcelling out vast…
HARARE – Zanu PF has shelved President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “thank you rallies” across the country as the economic situation continues to deteriorate. Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo told the Daily News that people are still busy in their fields and they will announce Mnangagwa’s rallies programme later. “This is festive and farming season people…
HARARE – The desperate situation Zimbabwe finds itself in today is not new. Zimbabweans are all-too familiar with shortages and sky-rocketing basic commodity prices. The issue is perhaps why people have allowed this curse to continue befalling them. Besides, things did not suddenly get bad overnight. It took years to reach current levels. What is…
HARARE – CAPS United have completed the signing of former Highlanders vice captain Gabriel Nyoni ahead of the 2019 Castle Lager Premiership season. Nyoni’s contract with the Bulawayo giants had expired at the end of last year and he had become one of the most sought-after free agents during this transfer window. The 26-year-old was…
HARARE – Dynamos winger Cleopas Kapupurika has crossed the great divide by joining bitter rivals Highlanders ahead of the 2019 Castle Lager Premiership season that is scheduled to kick-off in March. The 21-year-old winger becomes the latest player to make the transition between the two clubs despite their well-documented rivalry. Most recently striker Roderick Mutuma…
HARARE – Versatile gospel musician Faith Makoni Mufunda has engaged a Jamaican pastor and singer on her forthcoming album. Titled Ambassador, the song is on a reggae tip, with the album set for release between March and April this year. She says she has her unique style and believes her music will put her among…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) swung back into the black in the mid-week session after its top ten index put on a marginal 0,07 percent to close at 140,96 points, following a weak start to the second week of 2019. After opening the new year in losses as three of the benchmark indices…
HARARE – Heavy rains and vandalism of electricity infrastructure is contributing to the ongoing power outages, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has said. This comes after a number of suburbs in the capital have been encountering total blackouts without notice amid fears load shedding was back. Zesa spokesperson Fullard Gwasira said the authority eliminated…
HARARE – MDC youth assembly is set to hold a series of demonstrations next week to protest worsening economic conditions in Zimbabwe. In a statement, the youth assembly said the demonstrations will be held in protest of the back-to-school burden costs, high prices of commodities, a nonperforming and static economy as well as the fuel…
KINSHASA – Felix Tshisekedi has vowed to be the president “of all Congolese” after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) electoral commission declared him the winner of the country’s long-delayed elections. The result, which was announced in the early hours of Thursday, was rejected by rival Martin Fayulu, who was backed by opposition heavyweights and…
