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Mbuya Nehanda statue ignites debate
ZIMBABWEANS have reacted with mixed feelings to the Mbuya Nehanda statue, which was recently exhibited for President Emmerson Mnangagwa during a tour of Nyati Gallery near Snake Park, where the sculpt...Published: 5 hrs ago | 580 | by Staff reporter
Gideon Gono's stature abused in scam
IT HAS emerged that imposters are abusing the name of former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, Gideon Gono, to scam unsuspecting people.Gono told the Daily News yesterday that a number of peo...Published: 5 hrs ago | 889 | by Staff reporter
Police promote over 5 000 officers
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has promoted over 5 000 officers to various ranks, in one of the biggest changes in recent history.The latest changes were revealed in a radio communication dispat...Published: 5 hrs ago | 485 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala bids to end Zimbabwe's myriad challenges
FIREBRAND opposition grandee, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has joined other MDC bigwigs in calling for dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF, to end the country's myriad challenges.Spe...Published: 5 hrs ago | 318 | by Staff reporter
Government in learner's licence U-turn
THE government has made a U-turn on its earlier decision to extend by six months the validity of provisional driver's licences and defensive driver's certificates which expired from March 30 onwards....Published: 5 hrs ago | 727 | by Staff reporter
Behave or else, Zanu-PF warns
THE ruling Zanu-PF said yesterday that it would deal ruthlessly with senior officials who interfere with its eagerly-awaited District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) elections to be held this weekend....Published: 13 hrs ago | 1274 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala says 'It's time for talks with Mnangagwa'
FIREBRAND opposition grandee, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has joined other MDC bigwigs in calling for dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF, to end the country's myriad challenges....Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 07:03hrs | 7926 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa calls on Zanu-PF to deal ruthlessly with troublemakers
WAR veterans leader and former Cabinet minister, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has called on Zanu-PF leaders to deal ruthlessly with troublemakers whom he accuses of fomenting chaos in the ruling party ahea...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 19:34hrs | 1507 | by Staff reporter
Twitter punishes Newsday, suspends account
The micro-blogging website, Twitter, has suspended the account of Newsday Zimbabwe for reason not yet known. Followers of the account were mystified when the profile...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 09:09hrs | 2134 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF must crack whip on troublemakers'
WAR veterans leader and former Cabinet minister, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has called on Zanu-PF leaders to deal ruthlessly with troublemakers whom he accuses of fomenting chaos in the ruling party ahea...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:36hrs | 2167 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya warns money launderers
THE governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mangudya, says authorities will step up the current crack down on individuals and companies that are moving large but unexplained sums of money...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:35hrs | 2319 | by Staff reporter
Zinara plug revenue leakages
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has moved to combat corruption and plug revenue leakages by introducing a Procurement Management Unit (PMU).Zinara has regularly been in the ...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 18:02hrs | 1246 | by Staff reporter
Obadiah Moyo's PA denied bail
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is also now going after the assets of deceased criminals whose source of wealth cannot be explained.This comes as the anti-graft body is intensif...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 19:14hrs | 1612 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora ready to work with Mnangagwa, Chamisa
INTERIM MDC secretary general Douglas Mwonzora, says he is willing to work with both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his former ally-turned rival, Nelson Chamisa, to help end Zimbabwe's myriad and de...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:22hrs | 12613 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF emerges biggest winner in major scandal
THE ruling Zanu-PF, which thrives on a chokehold grip on airwaves to win elections by hook or crook, has emerged as the biggest winner in the controversial awarding of six new free-to-air licences to ...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 19:28hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aims his guns at Zanu-PF land barons
IT HAS emerged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa blew a gasket on Wednesday after he learnt that some Zanu-PF bigwigs were allegedly land barons who were using the proceeds of their ill-gotten gains t...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 16:00hrs | 2802 | by Staff reporter
'Illegal kombis risking lives'
PASSENGERS and pedestrians are risking their lives everyday due to the running battles between police and pirate commuter omnibus operators in all urban centres across the country.Ever since t...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 15:59hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube reduces taxes
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday gave struggling workers something to cheer about ahead of the festive season when he presented his 2021 National Budget in Harare - significantly easing tax thr...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:09hrs | 2587 | by Staff reporter
'Khupe, Chamisa mindless quarrel must end'
MDC bigwig, Elias Mudzuri, says the mindless bloodletting consuming the party is making it difficult for the opposition to engage with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF meaningfully, to help en...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:43hrs | 2207 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe facing shortage of psychiatrists
ZIMBABWE needs to recruit more psychiatrists to deal divisively with the mental health challenges facing most citizens.Recent statistics showed that the country, with a population of over 14 m...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:40hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's batty sore losers
WE RECKON that even Donald Trump - the fibs-addicted, master of conspiracies and troubled outgoing leader of the United States of America - would marvel at the level of lying that has followed the iss...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:40hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Fears over 2020 Exams
EDUCATION stakeholders have expressed fears that the teachers' strike could compromise this year's Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) results for Ordinary and Advanced level candidates....Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:39hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi's family says they are not burning his clothes
The sister to the late socialite and businessman Ginimbi(Genius Kadungure) has dispelled widespread stories that they will burn clothes belonging to her late brother as per instruction in an assigned ...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 19:55hrs | 4477 | by Staff reporter
'Finance cops soldiers better'
CABINET ministers in charge of security ministries have pleaded with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to avail more resources to security forces when he presents his 2021 national budget this week, the D...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | 4375 | by Staff reporter
Govt investigates corona donations
AUTHORITIES are launching a nationwide probe into donated coronavirus funds and other materials, amid fears that significant portions of these gifts were looted by politically-connected individuals, t...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Tension remains high in Zanu-PF
POLITICAL temperatures remain high in Zanu-PF as party bigwigs jostle to lead the former liberation movement's provincial structures.The polls for the influential positions will take place soon af...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 2176 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi's wealth set to be disclosed this week
THE mystery surrounding the late socialite Genius ‘Ginimbi' Kadungure's wealth is nearing its end, after the Master of the High Court called for a meeting of family members and other potential benef...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:03hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
Struggling millionaires
HIS nickname, which I find a bit harsh, is Poor Millionaire. I prefer calling him just SP - for Struggling Peter.He shares a small cabin with his younger brother at an illegal settlement adjac...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:02hrs | 2154 | by Black Edward
Chiwenga says Mnangagwa is sole Zanu-PF candidate in 2023 elections
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga appears to have put to rest, once and for all, claims that he is jostling for power with President Emmerson Mnangagwa - after he recently publicly endorsed his boss...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:19hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Panic strikes Zimbabwe schools
PANIC has gripped the country's education sector as schools and other learning institutions battle to deal with the lethal coronavirus, amid fears of a second wave of the pandemic, the Daily News repo...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:16hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga affirms Mnangagwa as 2023 nears
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga appears to have put to rest, once and for all, claims that he is jostling for power with President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he recently publicly endorsed his boss a...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:45hrs | 3534 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants in major climbdown
HARD-PRESSED civil servants, who had been demanding a significant pay rise, made a surprise climbdown yesterday when they agreed to a 41 percent salary increment, just a week after they had rejected a...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 20:21hrs | 3407 | by Staff writer
Shiri's previously unknown children surfaces
A MAJOR row has erupted among relatives of the late national hero and Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri, as they fight to benefit from his significant estate.This comes as it has emerged that t...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 13:53hrs | 8479 | by Staff reporter
Pray, President Biden upgraded ZDERA Mark 2 effect change in 20 months, can't afford another 20 years waiting
"Mnangagwa's govt taking initiative to woo Joe Biden, Washington!" reported Daily News. "From the historical narration, the election of Biden may mean more of the same for Zimbabwe, although w...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 09:46hrs | 3341 | by Nomusa Garikai
Perrance Shiri relatives in estate dogfight
A MAJOR row has erupted among relatives of the late national hero and Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri, as they fight to benefit from his significant estate.This comes as it has emerged that t...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 6751 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt mulls tightening lockdown
AUTHORITIES could be forced to re-introduce a tough national lockdown to prevent a second wave of the lethal coronavirus in the country.This comes as health experts - alarmed by the rising num...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:11hrs | 13317 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt taking initiative to woo Joe Biden, Washington
THE ruling Zanu-PF has urged Foreign minister Sibusiso Moyo, to move with speed to engage with American president-elect Joe Biden - in a bid to mend Harare's strained relationship with Washington....Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:18hrs | 2827 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa stuns key associates
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, is facing a rebellion from former legislators and councillors who were recently recalled from their positions by Thokozani Khupe - after he ordered them t...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:30hrs | 8981 | by Staff reporter
Government, employees in crunch indaba
THE government will today hold a crunch meeting with its restless workers, in a bid to resolve a long-standing salary dispute.This comes as teachers — who make up the bulk of the public sect...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 20:21hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF DCC chaos ravages Midlands province
Daily News reports that battle lines have been drawn between various influential groups in the Midlands Province as bigwigs are teaming up to prop up their proxies in the Zanu PF DCC polls. It...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:51hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF centralises printing of ballot papers
ZANU-PF has centralised the printing of ballot papers for its forthcoming district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections, to avert cases of fraud and rigging which have previously blighted its inter...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 18:34hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Macheso's adult video goes viral
SUNGURA kingpin Alick Macheso, 52, has distanced himself from a adult video clip that has gone viral on social media showcasing a man bedding an unidentified lady. Social media has been awash ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 18:33hrs | 29317 | by Staff reporter
Teachers strike continuing, school heads overwhelmed
THE final phase of the re-opening of public schools countrywide got off to a rocky start yesterday, with many teachers failing to turn up for work — forcing some overwhelmed school heads to send lea...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 19:41hrs | 2431 | by Staff reporter
Harare seeks better relations with Washington
THE government is hopeful that United States of America (USA) president-elect, Joe Biden, pictured, will be open to mending the strained relationship between Harare and Washington.This comes a...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 20:51hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
'2008 GNU stabilised economy' - true but that was not its primary purpose much less justify new GNU
"In 2009, the late former president Robert Mugabe was forced into forming a GNU with the MDC's late and much loved founding father, Morgan Tsvangirai, after the hotly disputed 2008 polls," reported Da...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 18:48hrs | 800 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa to complete 2 terms in office
THE ruling Zanu-PF has reiterated that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will complete two terms in office - further bolting the door against ambitious party bigwigs said to be interested in his job....Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:11hrs | 2843 | by Staff reporter
'Price stability to spill into 2021'
ECONOMISTS and captains of industry yesterday predicted a continued stability of prices of goods and services into next year.During a state of the economy report by Africa Economic Development...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 19:27hrs | 913 | by Staff reporter
Nurses seek audience with Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE Nurses Association (Zina) yesterday came out guns blazing and requested President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in its impasse with the government, saying the situation regarding their welf...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 19:26hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Minister summoned over crisis in schools
PARLIAMENT has summoned Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema to appear before it next week to explain measures the government has put in place to address the crisis in the education s...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 19:25hrs | 1420 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans back idea of another GNU
MANY Zimbabweans have welcomed the push by the MDC to hold talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF, with a view to forming a new government of national unity in a bid to end the country's ...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 19:25hrs | 1151 | by Staff reporter
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