Poachers poison 7 elephants
HARARE - Zimbabwean rangers have found the bodies of seven elephants that were poisoned with cyanide in the country’s Hwange National Park. Rangers found the carcasses of the elephants in Hwange...
View ArticleCommand Agriculture: Govt ropes in soldiers
HARARE - Government has deployed soldiers to supervise the harvesting of maize produced under the Command Agriculture programme in a bid to prevent side-marketing of the crop. The move is also meant...
View ArticleParirenyatwa unveils Medical Aid Societies Bill
HARARE - Government has unveiled the text of its draft Medical Aid Societies Authority Bill as stakeholders struggle over issues such as the regulation of the medical sector and bringing down...
View ArticleAir Zim loses $2m monthly
HARARE - State-owned Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) is reporting huge losses of $2 million every month as mismanagement, high operating costs, old equipment and aircraft that are no longer profitable to fly...
View ArticleAnger as Grace Mugabe gets away with it
HARARE - South Africa’s decision to grant diplomatic immunity to First Lady Grace Mugabe in the face of accusations of assaulting a young model in Johannesburg has sparked outrage in that country and...
View ArticleMujuru, Tsvangirai in alliance deadlock
HARARE - A High-level meeting convened by leaders of the MDC and the National People’s Party (NPP) in Harare on Friday failed to end the bickering between Joice Mujuru and Morgan Tsvangirai, whose...
View ArticleCAPS smile again
HARARE – Following elimination from the African Champions League, everything appeared gloomy at CAPS United with the players lacking in confidence, leaving the club at its lowest ebb. Chances of...
View ArticleMoyo lauds City Hornets
HARARE - Harare City Hornets coach Langton Moyo has praised his team’s character after winning the inaugural Harare Mayor’s International Basketball challenge over the weekend. Hornets were crowned...
View ArticleKanyangarara mulls SRC appeal
HARARE - Suspended Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) vice president Nody Kanyangarara is contemplating launching an appeal against the Sports and Recreation Commission’s (SRC) decision. A fortnight ago, the...
View ArticleTendai Ndoro joins Saudi club
HARARE - Zimbabwe international forward Tendai Ndoro is on his way to Saudi Arabian club Al Faisaly after South African Absa Premiership giants Orlando Pirates agreed to sell the player. Ndoro, who...
View ArticleZambezi Cheetahs wary of Zambia
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team is fully aware of the threat posed by hosts Zambia at next month’s Lusaka Sevens International Rugby tournament. Most of the leading teams on the continent will...
View ArticleBlack Rhinos aim at CAPS
HARARE - Black Rhinos coach Stanford “Stix” Mutizwa has challenged his charges to bounce back and breathe life into their faltering campaign when they face high-riding Harare neighbours CAPS United...
View ArticleManpower shortages hit Harare
HARARE - A manpower shortage has scuttled the Harare City Council’s decentralisation exercise. Human resources committee chairperson Wellington Chikombo said the failure to recruit more employees was...
View ArticleMDC urges Zuma to stop xenophobia attacks
HARARE - Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has urged new Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairperson Jacob Zuma to end xenophobic violence that have killed hundreds of African migrants and...
View ArticleWar vets intensify push for Tshinga Dube ouster
HARARE - Ex-liberation fighters led by Mandi Chimene have called for the dismissal of War Veterans’ minister Tshinga Dube, claiming he backs a bid by Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans...
View ArticleNPA dogged by challenges
HARARE - The majority of people working in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have no law degrees and half of the staff is seconded from other government ministries, with large numbers coming...
View ArticleMDC wary of Zuma mediation
HARARE - The MDC has cast doubts on new Sadc chairman Jacob Zuma’s ability to act as the region's mediator if a dispute erupts in next year’s eagerly-anticipated elections. Zuma’s involvement may be...
View ArticleMuzenda's widow dies
HARARE - The wife of the late Zimbabwe first deputy prime minister and later vice president, Simon Muzenda, Maud, has died. Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo confirmed the death last night. “I...
View ArticleCosatu wants Grace banned in SA
HARARE - First Lady Grace Mugabe could be banned from ever entering South Africa if that country’s powerful trade union federation and opposition groups get their way in their bids to have the...
View ArticleCrocodiles devour 16 people
HARARE - Crocodiles are proving to be a huge menace in Zimbabwe with 16 people succumbing to horrific attacks by the reptiles in seven months, the Daily News can report. A study by the Zimbabwe Parks...
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