© TENSION has been rising countrywide ever since the country’s largest opposition party, the MDC, threatened to roll out a wave of protests over the rising cost of living, the Daily News can report. MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has been beating war drums over the economic meltdown, with the 41-year-old politician upping the tempo at…
© ZIFA president Felton Kamambo wants the Warriors to go and bring the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) title home when the tournament kicks off in Egypt later next month. Sunday Chidzambwa’s charges bade farewell to the nation on Monday evening during a send-off dinner arranged by the government, where Kamambo challenged the team…
© MOST service stations stopped selling fuel yesterday afternoon, amid rumours that prices were being hiked to reflect the cost of foreign currency on the black market. A social media post, dismissed by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera), sent the rumour mill into overdrive yesterday, alleging the price of petrol had gone up from…
© ONE of my first lectures in graduate school was on how “enlightenment era” Europe imagined and mapped Africa. And some of the first maps were silent about the interior save for pyramids to the north, elephants on coasts and an unknown “darkness” in the centre. All accompanied by myths of demons and subhuman creatures…
EDITOR — President Emmerson Mnangagwa once threatened to fire college and university lecturers who ask for sexual favours from female students in a statement he made on January 9, 2018 when he was addressing college and university officials in Harare. The issue of sexual harassment has been at play for some time now without any fruitful…
© SUNGURA music giant Alick Macheso says his heart bleeds for Orchestra Mberikwazvo talented former dancer Peter Kagomera who has fallen on hard times. [GoogleAd] Macheso said Kagomera likes sniffing glue but he is nonetheless mulling giving him a last chance with his band. Kagomera is a talented dancer who made his name at Macheso’s ensemble…
© LONG-suffering Zimbabweans are fearful that the country’s troubled economy is once again hurtling towards another major crisis akin to the horrific 2008 hyper-inflationary era which decimated both lives and businesses, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] As a measure of the scale of the crisis facing the country — which has heightened calls for…
© LEGISLATORS have demanded that vice presidents Kembo Mohadi and Constantino Chiwenga pitch up in Parliament for the question and answer session. Mutare Central MP Innocent Gonese (MDC) told the National Assembly the two VPs must respect the Constitution. [GoogleAd] “Mr Speaker Sir, I will begin by appreciating what you have indicated that the clerk…
© ZIMBABWE’S trade deficit shrunk by 70 percent during the four months to April 2019 compared to the same period last year, official data shows. [GoogleAd] This came after a considerable decline in imports during the period from $2,56 billion in 2018 to $1,52 billion. Latest data from Zimstats shows that the trade deficit came…
© With over 82,000 Zimbabwean households affected by Cyclone Idai and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnagangwa openly calling for an appeal in humanitarian assistance towards Zimbabwe, the Chinese government extended a hand of goodwill by donating 10,165 metric tonnes of rice. [GoogleAd] The handover ceremony was held at the Grain Marketing Board depot in Aspindale. Chinese vice…
