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JENNIFER Lizzie Ngulube’s life story began in a war-torn small village of Matabeleland South Province where she was born during the beginning of the country’s liberation struggle. Being born as the third daughter from a family of eight in a…

ON FRIDAY March 6, 2020, the Binga community under Chief Simagonde was left shell-shocked after the axing to death of five people and two cows in one night

This aptly sums up what characterises most sessions of the National Assembly. Usually, on Wednesdays the National Assembly will be packed to the rafters as MPs get a chance to raise questions with Cabinet ministers affecting the nation…

DURING the countdown to the 2018 harmonised elections, most parliamentary aspirants articulated their manifestos with aplomb in front of thousands of supporters at rallies, but the dexterity and linguistic acrobatics they displayed at the…

IN ZIMBABWE’S capital Harare, recurring outbreaks of cholera and typhoid fever are a pressing health concern. In many of the city’s suburbs, public water supply is unreliable, and blocked sewage pipes, pit latrines, and poor waste…

AFTER months of efforts to keep coronavirus out of Zimbabwe, the government is still struggling to gain public confidence on its ability to fight the deadly epidemic.

THERE is an old African saying that “when elephants fight it is the grass that suffers” and it rings true for penury-weary Zimbabweans who have been counting on talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa…

FOR nearly two decades Zimbabwe has been reeling under a serious economic meltdown characterised by political upheavals, with the leadership and most African nations blaming these challenges on the economic embargo imposed on the country by…

THREE weeks ago on the 10th of February I had my final cancer chemotherapy session.

IT is 25 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration, women rights defenders and activists are taking time to reflect on progress made and are fighting to bridge the gaps through bold and decisive actions.

Following the outbreak of the coronavirus that has killed over 2 800 and infected more than 82 000 globally, Daily News reporter Nokuthaba Nkomo sat down with the Chinese ambassador Guo Shaochun to find out how China is dealing with the…

Our assistant editor Gift Phiri speaks to Polad member, NCA leader and constitutional law expert Lovemore Madhuku about President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s attempt to railroad the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill with…

FOR nearly two years, Zimbabwe has been experiencing fuel challenges characterised by intermittent supply in a two-pronged problem caused by foreign currency shortages and the country’s failure to produce.

Masvingo High Court judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze, recently acquitted MDC vice chairperson Job Sikhala of treason charges after he allegedly called for the overthrowing of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government.

Talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have broken down, pitching Zimbabwe further into political disarray.

Zimbabwe is teetering on the edge of a large-scale humanitarian crisis and Sadc cannot afford to ignore it. Half the population (7,7 million) is at risk of starvation, making this the country’s worst food insecurity in a decade.

Following the suspension of Zanu PF youth league leaders Godfrey Tsenengamu and Lewis Matutu from their positions in the ruling party after they spoke strongly against corruption outside the party parameters, the Daily News on Sunday chief…

A newly-published scholarly biography of the late retired commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, General Solomon Mujuru, captures the liberation war hero’s key role in shaping the history of Zimbabwe and challenges the official narrative…

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya last week presented his monetary policy statement (MPS) anchored on price and exchange rate stability.

LOSING her mother who single-handedly raised her following a divorce, the then 12-year-old Emelda Vhiriri chose to be grounded in faith and focus more on who she wanted to become, not where she was or the unfortunate circumstances that had…

Nyasha Mutseyekwa, a minivan transporter in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, cannot afford new tyres for his ramshackle kombi, selling at US$45 for a good second hand.

A TEACHER who allegedly led a strike by students at Njube High School in Bulawayo has broken his silence from Namibia where he is hiding.

GROWING up in a township which was portrayed as a criminal hub in Mzilikazi, Bulawayo, Rita Marque Mbatha, pictured, intended to change that perception. She immediately took interest in criminal justice to fight for the underdog, and defend…

ZIMBABWE is currently facing its worst economic crisis in a decade, characterised by fuel and electricity shortages, hyperinflation, catastrophe in the public health sector and price hikes of basic goods and services.

WITH the continuously deteriorating situation in the public health sector, Zimbabweans are quaking in their boots with fear that the 2019 novel coronavirus could spread into the country.