© THE controversy surrounding the death and burial — which is officially yet to take place — of the late former president Robert Mugabe has provided perhaps one of the most bizarre and weird stories of death in living memory. [GoogleAd] Mugabe — who no doubt deserved national hero status and, of course, a place…
© ZIMBABWE has missed out on opportunities as a result of the sanctions, political disharmony surrounding its election results, lack of political democracy and intolerance to a multi-party political landscape. [GoogleAd] Like many of its counterparts in similar circumstances, the country has lost decades of precious time, resources and investment. Most if not all sub-Saharan…
© CASH-STRAPPED Harare City Council (HCC) yesterday shut its main water treatment plant after failing to secure foreign currency to import critically-needed chemicals — leaving at least three million people at risk of contracting diseases, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This comes as the council is owed about $1 billion by the government, companies and…
© SOUTH African opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader Julius Malema yesterday hailed former first lady Grace Mugabe for protecting the late ex-president Robert Mugabe’s legacy from “individuals who tormented him” until his death early this month. [GoogleAd] Addressing journalists at Mugabe’s Blue Roof residence after conveying his condolences to Grace and viewing Mugabe’s…
© ASSOCIATED Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), the publishers of the Daily News and the Daily News On Sunday, has described the passing away of the general manager of its printing division, PrintCo — Briton Mutsingo — as a great loss for his family and the company. [GoogleAd] The much-loved Mutsingo died in Harare on Sunday…
© ZIMBABWE Election Support Network (ZESN) observed the recent Zaka East National Assembly and Insiza Rural District Council (RDC) Ward 15 by-elections in line on Saturday with its mandate to assess the extent to which standards of holding democratic elections as espoused by the Constitution, the Electoral Act, and other regional as well as international principles…
© Margaret Zvinavashe, the widow of General Vitalis Zvinavashe — an independence war hero popularly known by his guerrilla name “Fox-Gava” — has been sued by the Oil Seed Association of Zimbabwe (Oil Seed) for US$53 000 in a soya blend inputs deal gone awry. [GoogleAd] Oil Seed Association of Zimbabwe is demanding US$53 274…
© THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has threatened to sue government for failing to uphold the provisions of equal representation. [GoogleAd] Zimbabwe’s Constitution provides a legal framework for the promotion and attainment of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Further, Zimbabwe is a State party to key regional and international human rights instruments. Despite the legal…
© MINISTER of State in Vice President Kembo Mohadi’s office, Davison Marapira, has been dragged to court for failing to deliver 600 bags of cement after receiving payment from a local company and duping the client of R1 million in cash. [GoogleAd] Marapira is cited as a respondent in a matter in which Lyonais Investments (Pvt)…
© Government has failed to provide 35 percent of the money it budgeted for the Energy and Power Development ministry in the 2019 National Budget. [GoogleAd] This comes as State utility Zesa is intensifying power cuts as it struggles with capacity shortages that threaten to stymie President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s efforts to boost investments and economic…
