© IN a country with over 90 percent unemployment and the majority living on less than a dollar a day, Lamborghinis, Bentleys and other top-of-the-range vehicles are the least of “toys” one would expect to find roaming Zimbabwe’s potholed streets. [GoogleAd] Interestingly, these cars have “flooded” the streets of Harare, where the rich and famous…
© CHIEF Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has set tongues wagging. An eloquent speaker, the Chief of Ntabazinduna has emerged to be one of the fiercest critics of Zanu PF. [GoogleAd] And for that reason, he is not really welcome within the corridors of power where chiefs are generally accepted as “paragons of virtue”. Chief Ndiweni stands accused…
© CONTROVERSIAL Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna believes that while former president Robert Mugabe had serious imperfections in terms of his rule, the Second Republic is even worse. [GoogleAd] In this Question and Answer with the Daily News on Sunday’s Jeffrey Muvundusi, the traditional leader candidly talks about his relationship with the ruling Zanu PF…
© AS I snaked up the dusty dirt road that links Waterfalls and Highfield in Harare, I reached a rocky outcrop where the road seemed to reach a dead end. [GoogleAd] Commuter omnibuses on the City-Glen Norah and even Chitungwiza-Machipisa route use this winding dirt road to evade the police roadblock often mounted on High…
© IMMEDIATELY after being charged with subversion, George Makoni, Gamuchirai Mukura and Sithabile Dewa were among the seven activists that were whisked to Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison where they would endure a two-week stay as rights lawyers battled to have them freed. [GoogleAd] The group also included Rita Nyamupinga, Tatenda Mombeyarara, Nyasha Mpahlo and Farirayi…
© WHEN retrenchment knocked on Roselyn Musarurwa Charehwa’s door more than a decade ago while she was comfortably working for the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), she was devastated. [GoogleAd] Jobless and with no soul to turn to for help, Charehwa an independent woman at heart, began to think of her retrenchment as a blessing…
© IN the absence of a national safety net coupled with the current prohibitive cost of healthcare services, it is imperative that Zimbabwe sets up a national health insurance scheme that caters comprehensively for every citizen to ensure the attainment of universal health coverage (UHC). [GoogleAd] UHC refers to a situation where all people receive…
© AS THE economic situation in the country continues to deteriorate, opposition legislators are now putting more pressure on government to deal with the issue of partisan food distribution. [GoogleAd] MDC legislators who have persistently accused Zanu PF of using food aid as a political tool are upping the ante in the current ninth Parliament….
© PROSECUTORS from the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) have gained notoriety for absconding court, failing to serve accused persons with requested papers and not responding to applications on time, amongst other shenanigans. [GoogleAd] Last week, senior regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya could not hide his displeasure after lawyers representing former permanent secretary in the Mines ministry…
© THE Daily News on Sunday this week launches a brand new feature: a weekly restaurant column, written by the experienced food writer Epicurean, and designed to alert readers to the wealth of enjoyable and entertaining dining opportunities available across Zimbabwe. [GoogleAd] Exclusive to this newspaper, the column will from time to time offer prizes…
