By Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THERE has been universal condemnation of power utility Zesa’s move to switch off and force many of the country’s big companies to pay for their electricity needs in hard currency. This is being implemented despite load-shedding in the country continuing to make life miserable for both ordinary consumers and…
By Brandon Josphat THE United Kingdom’s House of Lords has called upon its government to investigate allegations surrounding media reports of corruption and money laundering levelled against Zimbabwe’s Ambassadorat-Large Uebert Mudzanire, better known as Prophet Uebert Angel. This comes after a global television network, Al Jazeera, aired four episodes of a documentary, Gold Mafia, on…
By Yvonne Ncube A 32-YEAR-OLD man from Nketa suburb, Bulawayo, has appeared in court facing charges of raping his 25-year-old pregnant girlfriend. This emerged yesterday when Zenzo Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Col – let Ncube, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge. The State alleges that on December 25 last year, the…
AFTER the brief distraction of a rare midweek Cup game in the form of the Independence Cup pitting Highlanders and Dynamos on Tuesday, the focus returns to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League which enters match day six this weekend. One of the biggest sub-plots of round six of the local top flight will obviously…
Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw TOP Zimdancehall musician Freeman is set to perform in Germany for the first time in his career, which now spans over a decade. Freeman, also known as the HKD boss, will share the stage on Saturday with fellow Zimbabwean artistes who include Nutty O and ExQ at the Retschy Ring 7B in…
GOVERNMENT and its workers are meeting in the capital today to deliberate on salaries and conditions of service amid a spike in prices of goods and services. The meeting came after civil servants had last week threatened to storm government offices to force talks, alleging the employer was taking too long to look into their…
THE Women Affairs ministry says it has embarked on a process to review the country’s national gender policy in order for it to meet the demands of the ever changing political and socioeconomic developments. Among other things, the existing gender policy is meant to address gender justice, equality, integration and inclusiveness in Zimbabwe. Speaking during…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE long-mooted dialogue between the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition remains the best way to extricate the country from its decades-long myriad challenges. So says respected former Zanu PF and State vice president, Joice Mujuru, who is also encouraging President Emmerson Mnangagwa to continue working hard to unite Zimbabweans. Speaking…
By Ketty Nyoni FEMALE politicians are crying foul over the rampant sexual exploitation of young women in politics. Speaking in Harare yesterday during a workshop on women’s political participation, female politicians said this was one of the major factors hindering women’s full participation in politics. The ongoing workshop is being hosted by Gender and Media…
By Yvonne Ncube THREE Bulawayo men have been hauled before the courts on allegations of stealing fuel from a booster of a local telecommunications service provider, Econet Zimbabwe, before severely assaulting a security guard at the site. Bernard Phiri, Themba Moyo and Meluleki Moyo yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Collet Ncube. They were not…
