Chiyangwa's Zeco struggles
HARARE - Businessman Philip Chiyangwa’s listed Zeco Holdings Limited (Zeco) is stuttering with the engineering group trading in the red since dollarisation in 2009. The group’s losses widened to $4,7...
View ArticleJohanne Masowe members face attempted murder charges
HARARE - Two members of the Johanne Masowe Apostolic Faith church have been dragged to court after they allegedly attempted to kill their colleagues on claims that they were getting more popular than...
View ArticleNew Highway Code to be unveiled
HARARE - A new draft of the proposed Highway Code is set to be presented to the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCF) this week. Enerst Muchena, TSCF spokesperson, told the Daily News that...
View Article'Zanu PF ignorant of new Constitution'
HARARE - Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has accused President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF of displaying embarrassing ignorance of Zimbabwe’s new Constitution by attempting to outlaw mass action. This comes after...
View ArticleSex-for-food at Chingwizi Camp
CHINGWIZI CAMP - Flood victims at Chingwizi holding camp have accused government workers and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers in charge of distributing aid of demanding sex from females in...
View ArticleParents storm school over 'Satanism'
HARARE - Over 500 Kuwadzana 3 Primary School parents in Harare yesterday besieged the school demanding the transfer of the school head and one of the pupils on allegations of practising Satanism....
View ArticleChief Justice to rule on Gono, Kereke feud
HARARE - Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku is set to rule whether Munyaradzi Kereke, former adviser to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, should be heard by the Constitutional Court after failing to...
View ArticleMoyo hits back at Mliswa
HARARE - The following is an unedited statement issued by Jonathan Moyo last night in reaction to allegations made against him by Temba Mliswa. “The allegations you are putting to me sound like they...
View Article150 000 expected at Makandiwa's Judgement Night
HARARE - More than 150 000 people, including foreigners, are expected to attend Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa’s “Judgement Night” prayer session at the National Sports Stadium on April 19. Makandiwa, a...
View Article'EU summit snub spooks investors'
HARARE - Zimbabwe's refusal to attend the on-going European Union (EU)-Africa summit reveals its “bad boy” attitude and will further dampen investor confidence, economists say. They say the boycott...
View ArticleFormer Barclays boss to acquire ABCH
HARARE - Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited (Atlas Mara) is set to acquire banking group ABC Holdings (ABCH) and its major shareholder AfricanDevelopment Corporation (ADC) in a $265 million cash and shares...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Cuthbert Dube
EDITOR — Dube, let me start by congratulating you for winning the much-awaited Zifa elections last Saturday. I hope I find you in great spirits and ready to begin your second spell at the helm of...
View ArticleTsvangirai must be decisive
EDITOR — The leadership renewal call by some members of the MDC has not been given the attention it deserves by true progressive members of the opposition movement. Morgan Tsvangirai, the real target...
View ArticleNo incentives for agric development
HARARE - With the end of the rainy season almost upon us and harvesting of the summer maize crop imminent, this is again an opportune time to bring the “land issue” back under the spotlight. In the...
View ArticleTime govt dealt with corruption
HARARE - Government fears that millions of dollars supposed to be remitted to Treasury could have been lost when officials it seconded to represent its interests in diamond mining companies connived...
View ArticleMixed feelings over Byo Book Fair
BULAWAYO - Stakeholders in the book sector in Bulawayo are divided on the two-day Bulawayo Book Fair which took place at the Large City Hall last week. The Bulawayo edition of the Zimbabwe...
View ArticleCharamba, 'copycat' to share stage
HARARE - Charles Charamba and gospel music rookie Trymore Bande, who recently clashed over the latter’s mimicking of the Machira Chete singer’s music, will share the stage on April 13 during the...
View ArticleKuMabhebhi goes dancehall
HARARE - Zimbabwean dancehall’s best female artiste Lady Squanda will share the stage with Bounty Lisa and Sister Flame during the monthly KuMabhebhi Concert to be held at the Book Café tomorrow....
View ArticleMliswa accuses Mnangagwa of being 'Mafia'
HARARE - The nasty factionalism within Zanu PF is escalating into dangerous open warfare, with motor mouth Hurungwe West legislator, Temba Mliswa, spectacularly fingering Justice minister Emmerson...
View ArticleDisaster declared after Chile quake
SANTIAGO - Chile has declared two northern regions hit by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake to be disaster areas. At least six people are known to have died and tens of thousands of people have been...
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