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Khupe, Chamisa slammed for not putting Zimbabwe first in their fights
AS THE vicious factional wars that are tearing apart Zimbabwe's main opposition plumb new lows with each passing day, political analysts say the MDC may have reached the end of the road in its current...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1751 | by Staff reporter
SA-based Zimbabweans welcome border reopening
ZIMBABWEANS in South Africa have welcomed the imminent reopening of the border by their host country.South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced foreigners can travel into and ou...Published: 8 hrs ago | 3060 | by Staff reporter
MDC is not only falling apart, it has actually fallen apart
THE Daily News has been a lone voice over the past few months in highlighting the folly of the country's opposition engaging in self-immolation, and taking counsel from dubious characters.For ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 628 | by Staff reporter
Khupe faces rebellion
Up to 60 MDC Alliance youths entered the party's Harvest House headquarters in central Harare on Sunday night, four months after the building was occupied by the rival MDC-T party with the help of sec...Published: 15 hrs ago | 7495 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Drama as new MDC faction takes over Harvest House
A new faction of MDC calling itself MDC Youths (2014 structures) has taken the much contested MDC Headquarters Harvest House demanding that they will release it after MDC-T leader Thozani Khupe and MD...Published: 16 hrs ago | 5791 | by Mandla Ndlovu
No one is going to save Zimbabweans but themselves, says Makoni
Simba Makoni (Sm) is regarded as one of the best ministers to preside over Zimbabwe's Treasury. He then formed his party, mMvambo/Kusile/Dawn (mKD) which had a good showing in the 2008 presidential el...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4238 | by Staff reporter
'Crisis' in Zimbabwe: A neighbour's perspective
From as far back as May, several individuals and organisations from Zimbabwe, the region and beyond have been pushing the baseless and politically-mischievous narrative that Zimbabwe is mired in a cri...Published: 19 hrs ago | 817 | by Pardon Muzavazi
Sikhala exhibiting leadership Chamisa is lacking
FIREBRAND MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, says the struggle for a just and better Zimbabwe for all will never be derailed by the alleged persecution of individuals like h...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 17:54hrs | 4737 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, govt clash over schools opening
The standoff between the government and teachers yesterday reached tipping point with all teachers' unions declaring total job action while government sought to placate the angry educators and at the ...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 08:26hrs | 3891 | by Staff reporter
Residents boil sewer water to drink
CLOSE to 15 years since it was established, residents in Mbundane in Umguza District, adjacent to Mganwini (Bulawayo) still have no water connected to their households with residents forced to illegal...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Khupe wrangling hits rock bottom
THE suicidal bloodletting consuming the main opposition MDC is now stomping towards its funereal end, with the party's interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe now planning to recall about 38 more le...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 19:01hrs | 7806 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa won't protect you,' Mwonzora warns MPs, Cllrs
MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has warned Members of Parliament (MPs) and councilors who won their seats under the MDC Alliance in the 2018 harmonised elections that they should desist from ...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:26hrs | 2801 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools in fees hike shocker
THERE are growing concerns that Zimbabwe's worsening economic situation could lead to the collapse of the education system and a spike in school dropouts after most schools exorbitantly hiked fees, wi...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:24hrs | 2351 | by Staff reporter
Muthi ritual scare hits suburbs
FEAR gripped residents of Makokoba and Mzilikazi suburbs in Bulawayo after muthi (charms) suspected to have been used in performing a ritual was found tied to a tree near a bridge connecting the two s...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:23hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Fashion and fabric: African history told through printed wax clothing
A mainstay of African fashion, "ankara," "wax hollandais "or "kitenge" fabric holds up a mirror to history In most West and Central African main market...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 106 | by Franck Kuwonu
Mnangagwa's Zanu PF wary of G40 resurgence
ZANU PF has once again had to rope in the party's security department to deal with the unabating ructions in the former liberation movement, which are threatening elections to choose members of its re...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 19:55hrs | 4548 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga cracks whip
GOVERNMENT has set tough measures for doctors intending to leave the country and also ordered the closure of three programmes at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)'s medical school in a move viewed as pu...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:15hrs | 9182 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF DCC candidates in secret campaigns
Aspiring candidates in Mutare district have begun secret campaigns as the watershed Zanu-PF district co-ordinating committee elections scheduled for november draw nearer, defying a directive by the pa...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:11hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Cop, Zanu-PF youths in nocturnal shop raids
A JUNIOR officer stationed at Karoi urban dog section allegedly teamed up with Zanu-PF youths early this week to conduct night raids on shops in the farming town, demanding trading licences and bribes...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:09hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
SA tightens screws on cross-border trading
SOUTH Africa's Border Management Authority Act 2 of 2020 enacted on July 21, 2020 could severely restrict Zimbabwe's cross-border traders as the neighbouring country prepares to open its borders start...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:05hrs | 3888 | by Staff reporter
Drax graft busters arrested
THREE police officers who were actively involved in the arrest of Delish Nguwaya, the Zimbabwean representative of Drax International, a company implicated in the US$60 million COVID-19 equipment proc...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:01hrs | 4652 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns to Israelis as populace gets restive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's edgy administration, battling to contain a restive populace amid a worsening economic crisis, has engaged the Israeli government for possible deployment of security expe...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:58hrs | 5220 | by Staff reporter
'Abducted' Zimbabwe doctor free of poisoning: Tests
A RANGE of blood and urine specimens extracted from Peter Magombeyi, the former Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) president, who was allegedly abducted by state security last year showed no...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1205 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas wreak havoc in Bulilima San community
SELF-PROCLAIMED witch-hunters, commonly known as tsikamutandas, have flooded the San community in Makhulela Village, Bulilima where they claim to be "cleansing the area". Notorious for preying...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:52hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
The Ins and Out of UK Horse Racing Events
Horse racing is steeped in tradition and the UK is home to some of the most renowned horse racing events in the world. Dotted throughout the UK and in all 4 home nations the horse racing is accessible...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 13:15hrs | 377 | by Staff Writer
Dr Masimba Mavaza, sex in Zimbabwean culture is tantamount to rape. Men think sex is physics!
Dr. Mavaza, your article was informative, I am sure many will benefit from your input. What excited me most in your article is not so much about sex element which is exciting enough but your confirmat...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 12:39hrs | 5154 | by Nomazulu Thata
George Charamba called to order
STAKEHOLDERS in the media industry yesterday warned government against threatening media organisations and interfering in editorial policies of independent newspapers as it posed serious danger to Pre...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:36hrs | 10898 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told not to label workers terrorists
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to stop labelling workers demanding fair wages as terrorists in order to justify a clampd...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:35hrs | 4012 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa implored to unite Zanu-PF
ONE of the founders of Zanu-PF and former Cabinet minister, Rugare Gumbo has reiterated that it is in the best interest of Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling party for unity to prev...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 22:28hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa meet clerics
THERE is renewed hope that the much-needed and much-talked about national dialogue could happen soon, after top clerics met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa sep...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:38hrs | 5669 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga pledges to improve the working conditions of health workers
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga who is also the country's Health Minister has pledged to improve the working conditions of public sector health workers.This comes as the Health Apex Counci...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:38hrs | 1750 | by Staff reporter
'Worn out US dollar notes notes acceptable'
BADLY damaged, dirty or even torn United States dollar notes remain valid for all transactions and can be exchanged as legal tender. This comes as some businesses and individuals have been rej...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1643 | by Staff reporter
Church says 'it's time for Zimbabwe to come together'
WITH the country and its two major political parties - Zanu-PF and the MDC - continuing to contend with serious challenges, the church has renewed its calls for all Zimbabweans to come together in the...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 19:15hrs | 1407 | by Staff reporter
ZINASU president a threat to 'public safety'
Zimbabwe National Student Union (Zinasu) president Takudzwa Ngadziore was denied bail on Monday after a magistrate said he was a threat to public safety.Ngadziore was assaulted by state securi...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 19:13hrs | 1329 | by Staff reporter
Boy (7) beheaded in suspected ritual murder
POLICE in Mashonaland East province have launched investigations into the suspected ritual murder of a seven-year-old boy, Tapiwa Makore, whose beheaded body was recovered outside the family's vegetab...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:07hrs | 2059 | by Staff reporter
75% Zimbabwe urban workers jobless, says WFP
THE World Food Programme (WFP) has disclosed that three quarters of Zimbabwe's urban workers have lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation and the COVID-19-induced restrictions whic...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:52hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factions hold key to ending Zimbabwe problems
FORTHRIGHT former Cabinet minister, Tshinga Dube, says the push by South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ruling African National Congress (ANC) to end Zimbabwe's decades-long political and ec...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 17:28hrs | 3883 | by Staff reporter
Pressure keeps mounting on Chamisa
Pressure keeps mounting on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa as his former top lieutenant and now MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has said that MDC Alliance name belongs to the MDC-T and the...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 17:26hrs | 5291 | by Staff reporter
Race For Khupe's Position Resumes
THE battle for the MDC presidency begins in earnest in a fortnight with the party receiving nominations of candidates aspiring to challenge interim leader Thokozani Khupe, at an extra-ordinary congres...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 17:23hrs | 5458 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa still to decide on Beitbridge Border Post re-opening
THE Government is still deliberating on whether to re-open its land borders especially Beitbridge Border Post to international travellers following an announcement by South Africa that it will re-open...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:35hrs | 4421 | by Staff reporter
From zero to hero without Nero
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known simply as Nero, was the fifth roman emperor and ruled from 54 to 68. For most people who have heard of him, though, all we know is that, in line ...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:03hrs | 582 | by Tim Middleton
What's Mnangagwa and Auxillia up to?
QUITE a morsel of things doesn't add about the trip that Sheik Fayez Muhamad Salem Sultan Al Qassimi has just made to Zimbabwe, outside the winding name. The sheik arrived in Zimbabwe last Sun...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:59hrs | 1442 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mystery surrounds Mnangagwa meeting with sheik
MyStery surrounds the recent visit to Zimbabwe by a top United Arab emirates (UAE) official, Sheik Fayez Muhamad Salem Sultan Al Qassimi, who arrived in Harare last Sunday to reportedly discuss invest...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:58hrs | 1443 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells ANC to 'rein in your talkative officials'
ZANU-PF has told South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) to restrain some of its officials from communicating inaccurate information on what the sister parties had agreed during their...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 3018 | by Staff reporter
No more singing in Zimbabwe Parliament
PARLIAMENT has enacted a new rule which bans legislators from singing in the chambers, the Daily News reports.Speaking in the Senate recently, Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, pictu...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 21:09hrs | 1550 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's age-old factionalism burns hot
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has deployed Zanu-PF bigwigs in three provinces that are being ravaged by ugly infighting ahead of the party's District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) elections.Zan...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 21:09hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
'I deployed Chiwenga to deal with striking doctors and nurses' Mnangagwa says
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has told the ZANU PF Central Committee that repeated strikes and general instability in the sector led him to the conclusion that a firm, soldiery hand was needed and appr...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 13:21hrs | 9435 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Students attacked by suspected state agents at Impala Car rental
Un-identified men disrupted and dispersed the press conference that was being held by Zinasu Leader Takudzwa Ngadziore 101 meters away from Impala car rentals. The premise is heavily gua...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 11:45hrs | 7164 | by Mandla Ndlovu
War vets sue Mnangagwa
A WAR veterans group has taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court seeking the nullification of the recently signed US$3,5 billion deal by government and commercial white farmers who lost their land...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | 5611 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF trashes ANC in explosive meeting
FRESH details have emerged from last week's stormy meeting between Zanu-PF and South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), revealing that the two former liberation movements main...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:14hrs | 5069 | by Staff reporter
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