Men shun PMTC programmes
HARARE - Men are still shying away from participation in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTC) programmes, a top health official has said. Simukai Zizhou, Mashonaland East provincial...
View Article'Sin taxes must fund junior Parly'
HARARE - Junior parliamentarians held their parliamentary debate and cabinet meeting this week, highlighting a myriad of challenges facing youths. Ntandoyekhosi Moyo, the Child President, chaired the...
View ArticleNo golden handshake for Masvingo mayor
MASVINGO - Former Masvingo mayor Femias Chakabuda’s bid to get his top-of-the-range Mercedes Benz as a golden handshake has been blocked by Local Government minister, Ignatius Chombo. According to the...
View ArticleTout up for murder
BULAWAYO - A 20-year-old Bulawayo tout who was arrested while trying to flee to South Africa a day after fatally stabbing a colleague with a pair of scissors has been denied bail by a Bulawayo...
View ArticleDont miss exclusive Gono interview
HARARE - On Monday, the Daily News will carry an explosive no-holds-barred interview with outgoing Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono. The Daily News will throw hard balls at him...
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Gono has nation at heart: Biti
HARARE - Former Finance minister, Tendai Biti has heaped praise on Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono, describing him as a man with Zimbabwe at heart. Speaking in an interview with a local radio...
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New twist to Chiyangwa divorce
HARARE - Harare businessman Philip Chiyangwa has not been served with summons of the divorce to his wife Elizabeth, his lawyers indicated yesterday. The media yesterday published Chiyangwa’s divorce...
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Good bye, says Gono
HARARE - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono’s 10-year tenure at the helm of the country’s apex bank comes to an end today. Gono has since appointed one of his deputies, Charity...
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Mujuru to wipe out Mnangagwa?
HARARE - Rival factions square off today in Zanu PF provincial executive elections in seven provinces, with a group aligned to Vice President Joice Mujuru gunning for five of the seven provinces...
View ArticleMpofu scoops Yvonne Vera award
BULAWAYO - Sipho Mpofu has scooped this year’s Yvonne Vera Award for short story writing presented to the winner of the annual Intwasa Short Story Competition. The award, named after the late...
View ArticleKumabhebhi to feature male artistes
HARARE - Kumabhebhi founders Clare Nyakujara and Cindy Munyavi will celebrate the first anniversary of their girls-only concert today at the Book Café in a performance meant to mark 16 Days of...
View ArticleFuneral assurers appeal to IPEC
HARARE - Funeral assurers have appealed to the Insurance and Pensions Commissions (Ipec) to extend the deadline for new capital requirements due to prevailing liquidity challenges. The Commission...
View ArticleE10 way to go
HARARE - Fuel pumps around Zimbabwe have recently begun to feature a new E10 sticker, albeit one less shocking than the bottom line of your receipt. The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera)...
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Hats off to Chidhakwa
HARARE - Widely viewed as still “green” and a novice for the new job, Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa proved at the last held Kimberly Process (KP) Plenary that although he was thrown in deep-end, he...
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Thabo Mbeki abandons motorcade in traffic jam
JOHANNESBURG - Not even former president Thabo Mbeki could escape the traffic chaos gridlock that ensued in the Joburg city centre on Friday. Instead, the erstwhile statesman did the unthinkable. He...
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Chitungwiza's housing mess
HARARE - Abigail is lucky to be alive after nearly drowning in a derelict council-dug raw sewage pond in Zengeza 1 suburb as she came back from school a year ago. Had it not been for the timely...
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Women win Green Fuel's battle
CHISUMBANJE - The Zimbabwe government bowed to women pressure to okay the $600 million Green Fuel ethanol plant in Chisumbanje, with imported petrol now blended with 10 percent of locally-produced...
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Flaws in Zanu PF election register
HARARE - Reports reaching the Daily News on Sunday last night were that in Masvingo and some areas in Bulawayo, some legitimate Zanu PF supporters failed to vote as their names were missing on the...
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Josh Meck flourishes in SA
HARARE - Accomplished bass guitarist and jazz artiste Josh Meck is delighted with the way his music craft has blossomed ever since he relocated to South Africa early this year. Meck, who has played...
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Zim dangles ownership for platinum refinery
HARARE - Zimbabwe is willing to let foreign-owned platinum mining firms own majority shares in their local operations if they build a refinery in the country, the mines minister said on Thursday. The...
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