ZANU PF bigwigs are meeting in Harare today at what could turn out to be an explosive politburo gathering, amid worsening factional fights in the ruling party, the Daily News reports. This comes after some youth league leaders further rocked the already fizzing atmosphere within the former liberation movement on Monday — when they accused…
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, has warned illegal gold miners and robbers who are terrorising Zimbabweans using machetes that the government will henceforth deal with them decisively, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has been challenged to deploy the full might of the country’s military to protect communities where machete-wielding gangs are running…
ZIMBABWE has quietly lifted a ban on imports of genetically modified maize for the first time in 12 years as the southern African nation begins to take action to avert what could be its worst famine. While genetically modified maize imports from South Africa are being allowed, the grain is carefully quarantined and is milled…
THE Department of Veterinary Services says it has contained the anthrax outbreak that was threatening the country’s national cattle head. The outbreak, which was reported over a month ago, killed 177 cattle. Cases of the disease have been recorded in Bikita, Zvimba, Mahusekwa, Makonde and Marondera, among other areas nationwide. The department’s chief director, Josphat…
GOVERNMENT has ordered Shabanie Mashaba Mines to stop evicting former mine workers, the Daily News can report. The 78 families which had been targeted for eviction have been occupying the company houses for the past 20 years before the mine properties were sold to Great Zimbabwe University. The occupants included miners who have reached retirement…
FORMER Primary and Secondary Education minister Lazarus Dokora’s wife of three years, Mercy Hanyani, has dragged the politician to the High Court seeking a share of the property they acquired during their marriage. Through her lawyers Gutsa and Chimhoga Attorneys, Hanyani told the court that she had been customarily married to the former minister…
SUNGURA maestro Alick Macheso, says his duet with Freeman, Ngaibake was popular because it had clean lyrics. The song has so far clinched several accolades and become one of the most popular songs in showbiz circles. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of Selmor Mtukudzi’s album launch at the Harare Showgrounds on Friday,…
ZIMBABWE’S second largest cotton firm, Southern Cotton Company (SCC) is optimistic of higher yields this year as the recent rains are expected revive plants that had started to show signs of moisture stress. Although cotton is naturally a drought tolerant crop, most cotton farmers feared huge losses as their fields were adversely affected by the…
LOCAL comedians continue to explore issues that affect people on a daily basis, bringing humour to their followers as amplified by The People’s Bus, a programme spearheaded by comedians under the Bustop TV flagship and shared on their social media platforms. This comes as a reminder to many of the once popular and yesteryear comic…
A NEW report has revealed shocking drops in Zimbabwe’s power output, pointing to a far worse economic crisis ahead. The report by analysts at Econometer Global Capital showed electricity generation almost becoming grounded across Zimbabwe’s power plants, with Kariba’s 1 050-megawatt (MW) hydro facility likely to be the hardest hit due to a prolonged drought…
