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ZAPU slams Obert Mpofu
ZAPU has slammed an opinion piece written by Zanu-PF Secretary-General, Dr Obert Moses Mpofu, in which he claimed the ruling party is the ‘only viable' political entity in Zimbabwe that has outlived...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prices go 'haywire' during Zimbabwe festive season
A FRESH wave of price increases on basic goods and services has dampened the festive mood, stealing the cheer away from the majority of the country's citizens already struggling to make ends meet....Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has nowhere to play 'stolen village drum'
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, an African proverb that says it is easier to steal the village drum than to find where to play it, came to mind as the presidential election re...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Father-in-law cheats death over debt
Failure to control temper turned dangerous for a Plumtree man who went haywire with a kitchen knife and a scotch cart rim at a local house demanding his debt.The matter came to light at Plumtr...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 19:32hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Britons now coming back, says Chiwenga
VICE-President Constantine Chiwenga has claimed that the re-engagement process undertaken by government is bearing fruits as several British companies have started investing in Zimbabwe.He mad...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
6 years of false promises
IT is now six years since President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over political power from the now late former President Robert Mugabe with the assistance of the military.Mnangagwa promised a break...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Citizen
Jonathan Moyo tackles Mthuli Ncube
EXILED former cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo has taken a swipe at Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube for turning a blind eye to the deteriorating economic situation as the local currency continues to exp...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sister-in-law's hand cut with chainsaw
A Harare man appeared in court over the weekend for allegedly cutting his sister-in-law's right hand with a chainsaw when she asked him not to cut down trees at their home.Patrick Machowe (45)...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councillor gets violent at booze joint
IN a dramatic incident which left imbibers shell-shocked, a Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) councillor for Ward 9 in Mpopoma suburb Donaldson Mabutho went haywire when he allegedly grabbed a resi...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa will never defeat Mnangagwa' Didymus Mutasa says
Former ZANU PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa Didymus Noel Edwin Mutasa has taken a jibe on CCC leader Nelson Chamisa saying he will never defeat President Emmerson Mnangagwa even if the ...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 18:39hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CZI hails Zimdollar recovery
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has backed the swift decline in monthly inflation alongside the recovery of the Zim$, saying the developments will go a long way in providing a strong ba...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa creates unprecedented chaos
AGAINST threats from growth inhibiting factors, like pandemic-induced lockdowns, forex shortages, hyperinflation and rolling blackouts, Zimbabwe's industrial sector expanded by a big margin last year....Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Russian invasion sends Zimbabwe fuel prices haywire
AS the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues with all the strategic geopolitical and economic consequences, the oil and fuel industry remains one of the most affected sectors.Fuel prices have ...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's new PCC goes haywire
Chaos ran supreme at the most recent Zanu-PF Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting after the new provincial chairperson Robson Mavhenyengwa and his team allegedly smuggled in losing...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudha Ncube chickens out of Zanu-PF Midlands race
STATE security minister Owen Mudha Ncube has dropped out of the race for the Zanu-PF Midlands provincial chairmanship as the deadly internecine fights for control of the party heats up following the i...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Currency instability puts ZSE as best performer in region
AFTER surpassing its own performance record (again), the Zimbabwean dollar-denominated exchange extended 2021 gains as the market's counters continue facing economic uncertainties in the closing quart...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 19:04hrs | 7 | by Equity Axis View
President Mnangagwa did not reward POLAD but empowered the spirit of development
POLAD has been the power to peace in Zimbabwe after the 2018 elections. By giving them cars to enhance their work MNANGAGWA did not seek to bribe but to empower those who love their country at any cos...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 16:50hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Villagers injured in gold rush mayhem
HORDES of villagers and gold panners were injured when omakorokoza from various parts of the country went on a rampage at a gold mine along the Gwayi River, Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North Province....Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, a year on
Angry and defeated! This is exactly how I feel one year since Robert Mugabe passed on. Angry because the country he left in a mess has gone completely bad and inhabitable in many respe...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 20:04hrs | | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Ramaphosa: Quiet diplomacy 2.0
ZIMBABWE is in turmoil. It is facing the twin political and economic challenges again. Political tensions are high and activists are paying the price. Inflation, while now a bit stagnant, but it is ab...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 09:32hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
A political career built on jecha
To be or not to be, is the question Nelson? Well, they say, trying to talk sense to Nelson Chamisa is as good as winking at a blind person. It is a horrible waste of time. He sees nothing. Now it's a ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Should the Marriage Certificate incorporate an Expiry Date?
This may induce laughter then extreme anger as it steeps and sink in. There is this other person, a fellow human being who thinks the Marriage Certificate should have an expiry date, yes, expiry so an...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:18hrs | | by Tondorindo
Comeuppance for Gucci comrades
Most people clumsily stumble through life thinking that intelligence is similar to wisdom.Well, it isn't!Intelligence is natural, but wisdom is preternatural. Similarly, while intellig...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Workers not intimidated by Mnangagwa govt threats
IN SPITE of the hair-raising threats issued by Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema on Monday, government has been told to brace for wildcat protests as the country's embattled workers demand solutions ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 17:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wedged between a rock and hard place
THE recent wave of price hikes leaves government in a catch 22 situation. Their history of populism and new trends set by the new dispensation under President Emmerson Mnangagwa seem to be contradicti...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 10:06hrs | | by Editorial - Daily News
Mangudya pressed wrong button, says MDC Alliance shadow minister
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya's keenly awaited monetary policy statement (MPS) delivered last Wednesday has sparked debate amid fears that the floating of the exchange rate will spar...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Calling for talks from burning anthills
There is so much talk about a Government of National Unity (GNU); talk which seems to be gaining traction, especially so with the coming on board of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), and the dem...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Elliot Ziwira
Mnangagwa's ministers fail 2018 ratings
As Zimbabweans waved goodbye to 2018 yesterday, and awaited with much trepidation the dawn of the new year, in the light of the country's deepening economic woes, the Daily News - as per its rich annu...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue can save Zimbabwe, says Majongwe
Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to stop political grandstanding and prioritise addressing the...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa showdown now inevitable
With the ruling party clearly annoyed by his antics, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, has vowed to turn the knife in until President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has dealt with the plight of long-suf...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 16:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strikers darts team struck gold in Jewel Cup Darts Tournament
HARARE - The 2018 edition of the Jewel Cup held at the weekend at Highfields Canteen did not disappoint as Harare Darts Association top teams faced each other for the umpteenth time in the tournament....Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Collen Maenda
Zimbabwe companies expected to close shop, massive job losses loom
The lifting of a protectionist policy introduced by former president Robert Mugabe's regime last year to promote local production could see companies closing shop, resulting in massive job losses, ind...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 14:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti always has something to say
The Daily News on Sunday's Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with former Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also the deputy national chairperson for the MDC, about the state o...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Infidelity shrouds Olinda, Tytan union
UNDER fire rapper Tytan has shared a cosy picture with his wife Olinda amid an infidelity storm involving him and another woman who posted messages of the two flirting on social media.Barely t...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Condom wrappers under bed, man burns down hut
A man from Goho Village in Plumtree burnt down his matrimonial bedroom hut after he allegedly found condom wrappers under the bed when he came back from a trip to Bulawayo.Prince Dube is said ...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cops run for dear life as mbanje smoker goes haywire
TWO police officers from Bulawayo ran for dear life after a man they found smoking mbanje turned violent and set upon them with a baton.Constable Marshall Chigwida and Const Brighton Mutasa, b...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet tastes client's 'forbidden fruit', assaulted
A man from Gomoza in Lupane has gone into hiding after he allegedly pummelled a self-proclaimed prophet he accused of having sex with his wife.Nyasha Ndlovu, is reportedly hiding at his in-law...Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF reads riot act
THE ruling Zanu-PF has embarked on a series of rallies aimed at clarifying to their supporters events leading to Operation Restore Legacy amid revelations that there were unscrupulous individuals fome...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso Royals face collapse
THE Highlanders Royals - a women soccer team that competes in the Southern Region Women's League - is on the brink of collapse amid revelations that the team has not trained for two months in addition...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa stands by the dubious decision
Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa says he stands by the decision made by the referees' committee which he chairs to rescind the red card given to Dynamos forward Christian Ntouba on Sunday.Ntoub...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 14:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teen loses eye in 'father-in-law' assault
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy lost his eye after he was struck with an axe by a 72-year-old man who found him in his daughter's bedroom at midnight.Mr Makhathi Ndlovu, the village head of Sikhamazwi area ...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
The spy is back in Parliament
A party which fielded a winning candidate ordinarily walks on air upon the announcement of election results. Temba Mliswa who romped to victory on an independent ticket in the Norton by-election on Sa...Published: 02 Nov 2016 at 13:21hrs | | by Tafara Shumba
Man stones lover's mum, sets hut ablaze
A HERDSMAN from Matopo who went haywire and set his girlfriend's mother's hut ablaze before bashing her with a stone on the head, has been jailed for seven years.According to local media, ...Published: 06 Oct 2016 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jilted hooker bites chunk off man's ear
A PROSTITUTE who went haywire when a man turned down her sexual advances and bit off a chunk of his ear, has been sentenced to two years in prison. Beauty Zhou (23) of Mpumalanga Township in Hwang...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 08:01hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
'High interest rates cripple economy'
A MAJORITY of company closures in Zimbabwe are a result of overcharging on interest rates on loans that firms would have borrowed from banks, an official said yesterday.Following the adoption ...Published: 27 Jul 2016 at 08:07hrs | | by Oliver Kazunga
Convict's son beats up mom, lover
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy from Mvuma was yesterday handed a two-year wholly suspended sentence for assaulting his mother and her lover.A court heard how the teenager went haywire when his mother start...Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Patience Mutsiwi
Police officers in roadblock rage
THREE traffic police officers allegedly went haywire and assaulted two motorists, stealing $210 and a mobile phone from the duo. The uniformed police officers allegedly dragged the hapless motorists o...Published: 19 Nov 2015 at 05:20hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Is Jah Prayzah dating Henrietta Rushwaya?
PICTURES of former Zifa boss Henrietta Rushwaya resting on the bosom of contemporary musician Jah Prayzah (real name Mukudzei Mukombe) have surfaced, sparking speculation that the two are in a lov...Published: 05 Nov 2015 at 05:55hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Man 'beats lover to death', sleeps with corpse
A TEACHER from Tsholotsho allegedly brutally beat up his live-in girlfriend for three days resulting in her death and then he spent a night in bed with the corpse. Villagers effected a citizen...Published: 21 Oct 2015 at 06:41hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Bible clutching man throws self into river
A MAN from Mbembesi, suspected to be possessed by evil spirits, committed suicide by throwing himself into a river while clutching a Bible. This was allegedly after his aunt refused to cut his hair as...Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 08:46hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
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