HARARE – Former vice president Joice Mujuru’s National People’s Party (NPP) has all but collapsed after almost all its senior members deserted the party before it has even celebrated its third birthday. Analysts told the Daily News yesterday that what has happened to NPP demonstrates the future political limitations for anyone who was once a…
HARARE – Over 70 000 women in Zimbabwe are involved in unsafe pregnancy terminations each year, re-igniting debate on whether the authorities should legalise abortions. A civic society organisation pushing for safe abortion, Right Here, Right Now Zimbabwe (RHRNZ), has sensationally claimed that 70 000 women — almost the size of the ancient city of…
HARARE – Over 70 000 women in Zimbabwe are involved in unsafe pregnancy terminations each year, re-igniting debate on whether the authorities should legalise abortions. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC will lock horns with Zanu PF in an electoral contest again in the Mutoko North by-election — three months after the July 30 disputed harmonised elections, the Daily News can report. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered that new elections be held for Mutoko North Constituency which fell vacant when…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading mortgage lender, the Central Africa Building Society (CABS) is merging some of its branches in Harare in line with its drive towards digitalisation. In a notice issued last week, the building society said it will be merging its Mabelreign branch with the Westgate branch and Mabvuku with Greendale branch. The merger…
HARARE – Retired Anglican Bishop Sebastian Bakare said medical professionals are being hounded out of the country’s health care service due to crippling drug shortages. “We have a number of highly-trained doctors who are leaving this country because they feel they cannot make a difference because the system is failing to support their efforts to…
HARARE – Former Botswana president Ian Khama has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against entertaining fly by night foreign investors who do not add value to the country’s tottering economy, the Daily News on Sunday can report. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Chishawasha rural community located 25 kilometres north-east of Harare is up in arms with the Zimbabwe and Mozambique Province of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, over a residential stands development project on what they believe to be their ancestral land. The community argues that the development will result in…
HARARE – Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba, has called for the peaceful relocation of informal traders from the Central Business District (CBD) to designated sites so as to foster peaceful co-existence. The mayor made the call on Friday as members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) continue to engage in cat and mouse scuffles with vendors…
HARARE – A suspected elephant poacher was shot dead while two of his colleagues were arrested in Hurungwe after a shoot-out with Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers on Thursday. The deceased, Artwel Siyonda and his two unnamed colleagues were allegedly caught poaching in Hurungwe Park when the incident occurred. ZimParks public relations…
