© EDITOR — The prevailing water shortages in most of Harare’s high density suburbs including Glen View and Budiriro should be addressed as a matter of urgency. [GoogleAd] It is clear that the Harare City Council is neglecting to provide adequate and safe domestic water to residents, a constitutional right. Areas where water supply problems…
© ZIMBABWE’S finest karateka Samson Muripo lost six kilogrammes upon hearing of his father’s death just a day after he left for Russia to compete in the 6th Kyokushin World [GoogleAd] Championship Karate Tournament in Moscow last month. It was a tough time for the award winning karateka as he could not just catch the…
© ZIMBABWE in March became a victim of one of the worst weather-related disasters in Africa — Cyclone Idai — which left about 1 300 people dead and many more missing. [GoogleAd] Idai cumulatively caused roughly US$2,2 billion damage across Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Malawi to rank as the costliest tropical cyclone. Although it dissipated…
© AS TENDAI “Beast” Mtawarira announced his retirement from international rugby after helping South Africa to a record equalling Rugby World Cup title last week, his mother, a devout Christian, says God has been faithful to the closely-knit and sporty-loving Harare family. [GoogleAd] Bertha Mtawarira worships at the Glory Days International Ministries where she found…
© Our staff writer Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with Amarakoon Bandara, pictured, senior economic advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) about the state of the economy and the economic outlook. Find below excerpts of the interview. Q: What is your take on the newly introduced notes? A: Well its…
AS WAS correctly reported by the Daily News earlier this week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, reshuffled his misfiring Cabinet last night — as his government battles to turn around the country’s worsening economic rot. But critics immediately bemoaned the fact that the changes were “cosmetic”, with many under-performing ministers retaining their positions. [GoogleAd] The latest…
BRITISH Labour party MP Katey Hoey has sensationally-claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is destroying the country like his predecessor Robert Mugabe did. Posting on her Twitter ac- count, Hoey said Mnangagwa has failed to run Zimbabwe. “It has been a privilege to chair the All Party Zimbabwe Group in Parliament and speak up for that…
© A ZIMBABWEAN comedian has won the People’s Choice Award in the Steve Harvey Stand Up Spotlight Competition. The official announcement of Learnmore “Long John” Mwanyenyeka’s win was made on November 8 on the official Steve Harvey Twitter account. “Thank you to all who participated in the Steve Harvey Stand Up Spotlight Competition! The People’s…
© THE Chamber of Mines has painted a gloomy picture of the country’s mining sector, saying it is shadowed by high costs of pro- duction, regular power outages, inadequate foreign exchange retentions, unpredictable policies, among a litany of other challeng- es which are affecting competi- tiveness on the global market. [GoogleAd] Mining contributes around 16…
EDITOR — I urge all Zimbabweans to consider non-violent strategies when dealing with issues. Of late the media has been awash with people involved in violent acts to resolve matters. Non-violence is a peaceful way of resolving conflict, it is actually the ‘‘non-use of violence’’. Non-violence involves non-violent non-cooperation, peaceful demonstrations, sit-ins, non-violent direct action…
