© IN THE past 18 months we have been struggling as a country to deal with the legacies of 37 years of dictatorial control and maladministration. This has involved correcting our living standards and dealing with historical liabilities. Now that we are nearing the end of this phase, we need to work out how to…
© POLICE have dismissed claims that a 13-year-old drowned in a slime dam in the Chiadzwa diamond mining concession on Sunday, expressing concern over a propensity to link all unfortunate incidents in Chief Marange’s jurisdiction to mining operations. [GoogleAd] Social media had been awash with reports of the teen having drowned in a slime dam,…
© THE United Nations announced on Tuesday that it would be purchasing 240 000 tonnes of grain to feed about 4,1 million Zimbabweans in desperate need of food. This is a welcome development which, however, reminds all and sundry how the country has regressed due to a combination of poor governance and natural causes. [GoogleAd]…
© A CHIPANGAYI mental patient is being sought by police over the robbery of a Grain Marketing Board (GMB) employee. [GoogleAd] Martha Mavanda, 33, of GMB Chipangayi lost her purse, cellphone and clothes after she was ambushed by the mentally-challenged vagrant on Tuesday. Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident. The mental patient…
© Businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi’s 4-year-old child will remain in the the custody of his biological father, with his ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa directed to surrender his travel documents and identity courts, the Children’s Court has ruled. This comes after High Court judge Happious Zhou recused himself from the child custody wrangle after Muteswa cast aspersions…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned senior party officials that they must work for the people and stop doing things for their own benefit. [GoogleAd] Mnangagwa told journalists yesterday that Zanu PF leaders must be driven by the desire to address the people’s concerns. “The party will not tolerate armchair leadership. The culture of the…
© ITALIAN jazz pianist Enrico Zanisi is set to perform at Musica 2019-2020 in a Quartet that will also feature Dudu Manhenga, slated for the Ital- ian Cultural Centre tonight. The second in the series of music events that make up Musica 2019-2020, the concert is aimed at cultivating a sense of being welcoming towards…
© MINES under the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) are still operating way below capacity, while others have ceased operations altogether, the Daily News can report. ZMDC runs around 15 mines that produce gold, emerald, tin, copper and asbestos, among others. [GoogleAd] The Mines ministry confirmed that some of the mines remain unoperational, hence government…
© THE Zimbabwe Twins and Multiple Births Festival, a new event meant to celebrate twins, will be held in Harare this Saturday. The inaugural festival will be held at Longcheng Plaza in Belvedere and is being organised by the Zimbabwe Twins Foundation. “Twins are special and they need to be celebrated. “They are a source…
© PARLIAMENT has established an eight-member privileges com- mittee made up of Zanu PF MPs to investigate a possible case of contempt of the august House by MDC legislators who are accused of disrespecting President Emmerson Mnangagwa. National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda announced yesterday that Parliament’s Standing Rules and Orders Commit- tee (SROC) last week…
