© MILLIONS of Zimbabweans face the spectre of a famine for the second year in a row after drought hit sub-Saharan Africa’s erstwhile breadbasket — now a basket case — the [GoogleAd] Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said as the United Nations ramped up its aid appeal to more than $331 million. The current El Niño-linked…
© WHEN the magistrate announced her ruling and sentenced him to two years in jail, the usually bold Paddington Japajapa, an MDC activist, felt tears welling in his eyes. Time stood still as he stared blankly in front of a packed courthouse. [GoogleAd] He remembers the name of the magistrate who convicted him, and even…
© FOR many years now, the issue of vote-buying has been contentious in electoral contests across the country although the real problem is the lack of political maturity in the electorate, who let personalities sway them into making political choices ahead of issues that affect them on a daily basis. [GoogleAd] In the run-up to…
© THERE is a famous, instructive and yet simple Shangaan idiom that holds undeniable truths about life: “mintirho ya vulavula”. Loosely translated, it means your work speaks for itself. [GoogleAd] When we evaluate the contribution to humanity of those who have departed, or those among us who are still alive, a contestation arises about how…
© THE ruling Zanu PF party has developed a penchant for excuses to mask its failures, political analysts have said. [GoogleAd] The party, which has been in power for the past 39 years, has been accused of running down the country’s economy, abusing human rights and using every means necessary to remain in power. After…
© THE CURTAINS come down on the first session of the ninth Parliament next week but the session will go down in history as one that has made little impact, dismally failing to address the country’s ginormous political and economic crises. [GoogleAd] During the first session, at least 30 Bills were expected to be tabled….
© TRAGEDY befell the Nyandoro family when the breadwinner — who was head of the household and a teacher by profession — suffered a stroke which left him paralysed. [GoogleAd] After three years living with paralysis, the man passed on, leaving behind five children (three girls and two boys) and a wife. For Getrude Nee Nyandoro-Chimange, who…
© SIBANGILIZWE, the outspoken son of the revered late Father Zimbabwe, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, has slammed the controversial decision to build a special grave for former president Robert Mugabe at the National Heroes Acre. [GoogleAd] Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday in an exclusive interview yesterday — in the wake of the contentious move…
© DOCTORS have defied President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s call to return to work even after the missing acting president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association Peter Magombeyi was found on Thursday. [GoogleAd] The striking doctors, who were only attending to emergency cases in hospitals, last week completely withdrew their services and took to the streets demanding…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re-engagement efforts and Zimbabwe’s “open for business” mantra risk falling off the rails following a report on the ninth edition of the Rand Merchant Bank’s (RMB) Where to Invest in Africa, which has positioned the country among the least attractive nations to invest in. [GoogleAd] Among the top 10 countries are…
