Who really was behind Gukurahundi? Mugabe, former lieutenants shift blame
WHEN former president Robert Mugabe was swept away through a popular coup, the world celebrated the departure of an “evil dictator”. Many hoped for a fresh start but that dream remains elusive for...
View ArticleCorruption in prisons getting out of hand
ZIMBABWE is ranked amongst the most corrupt nations in the world. It is often said that the well-heeled who are corrupt have their way of escaping the long arm of the law, hence it is essentially the...
View ArticleFuel prices up by 8 cents
Retailers have hiked petrol and diesel prices by up to 8 cents per litre, adding to the burden of consumers dealing with record prices and amid rising political pressure on the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led...
View ArticleGovt asks millers to help boost wheat plantings
Government has called on millers to help wheat farmers secure seed, fertiliser and farming machinery for the forthcoming cropping season to boost plantings of the cereal to cover a yawning deficit that...
View ArticleMthuli Ncube wages war against surging inflation
Zimbabwe’s annual inflation has risen to a 10-year high since hyperinflation, but month-on-month prices are beginning to drop as monetary reforms aimed at combating inflation, addressing foreign...
View ArticleMutare council fights audit report
MUTARE City Council (MCC) is disputing findings of a forensic report into its land management, which seem to suggest impropriety on the part of the city fathers. Through its lawyers, Bere Brothers...
View Article43 injured as bus overturns in Kadoma
At least 43 people were injured when a CAG bus headed to Harare overturned three times yesterday, police said. The bus, travelling from Victoria Falls, rolled off the highway at the 134-kilometre peg...
View ArticleTop school students claim sexual abuse by teachers
Students at Monte Cassino Girls High, an elite boarding school in Macheke, were sexually abused by teachers in incidents that date back months ago, according to a police report lodged by the girls on...
View ArticleCyclone Idai batters Zim
DOZENS of people had either been killed or were missing when the Daily News on Sunday went to print last night — while large swathes of the country were in distress — as Cyclone Idai battered Zimbabwe...
View ArticleControversial Vimbai billed to perform in Hre
Controversial and Netherlands-based singer Vimbai Zimuto, who has been on a nude pictures posting spree is expected to showcase her act at Theatre in the Park on Friday. [GoogleAd] Vimbai is part of...
View ArticleMusician, fashion enthusiast in one out to conquer
A budding musician and fashion designer is determined to make a name for herself in the arts industry. Tapiwa Jeannie, 19, is currently working on her debut album Afro Punk, which she said will be out...
View Article'Simbisa must maximise on Kenya'
SIMBISA Brands (Simbisa) needs to channel more investment efforts towards the Kenyan market as it de-risks from Zimbabwe’s worsening macro-economic conditions, a local equity analyst group has said. IH...
View ArticleDry spell cripples cotton production
COTTON farmers in Gokwe North are left counting their loss due to the prolonged dry spell that the country has faced in the 2018-2019 rainy season, which drastically affected the crop hence reducing...
View ArticleUS 'very enthusiastic' about ED govt, want more action on reforms
AMERICA’S Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said on Friday that Washington was “very enthusiastic” about the new Harare government, but wanted to see more action on reform. “We are very...
View ArticleSmall house challenges $50k adultery damages
LORRAINE Chitereka, who has been ordered to pay Harare businesswoman Rudo Boka US$50 000 for having an extra-marital affair with her husband, has approached the court seeking to overturn the judgment....
View ArticleGovt begins foreign investment deals in State giants
Zimbabwe is engaging transaction advisers in deals to attract foreign investment in its larger State-owned enterprises (SOEs), which are undergoing reforms to make them more competitive, Finance...
View ArticlePotraz moves to avert service blackouts in cyclone-hit areas
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) yesterday said it was working closely with mobile network operators (MNOs) to avoid service blackout in areas devastated by...
View ArticleJapanese govt builds 18 schools in Gokwe
THE government of Japan in partnership with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Zimbabwe last week commissioned four fully furnished schools it built in Gokwe North under the “Every...
View Article'Zim embassies must issue IDs, passports'
A parliamentary panel has proposed that Zimbabwe’s 39 embassies across the globe be empowered to issue national documentation such as IDs and passports to migrants to decongest the Registrar General’s...
View ArticleTyson warning ruffles Zanu PF
THERE are real fears that both the ruling party and the country could be entering a new phase of significant political turmoil leading to the 2023 national elections, the Daily News can report. This...
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