Myles Matarise matarisem@dailynews.co.zw A charity organisation called Vachirenda Centre of Hope based in Texas USA, has supported the girlchild in Zimbabwe by empowering them with community based projects. Vachirenda Centre of Hope founder and trustee Xoey Annah Chirenda acknowledged the community of Seke where they made various donations and initiated community based…
FORMER colonial master, the United Kingdom (UK), says when President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed office in November 2017 he gave hope to suffering Zimbabweans, but has since reneged on implementing political and economic reforms. The Daily News on Sunday Senior Staff Writer Blessings Mashaya last week spoke to UK Ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson on the…
Tarisai Machakaire SENIOR STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw JUST two weeks ago, Victoria Manasa and her family were already looking forward to the forthcoming festive season. Little did they know that their entire life would be turned upside-down by the unfortunate events of December 8 when Harare City Council municipality police officers descended on their community. With…
THE government’s decision to privatise some public enterprises to improve efficiency and governance is the best way to cut them loose and end their over-reliance on the fiscus. Parastatals have been performing dismally with the majority of them making losses amounting to millions of US dollars for close to two decades now. Privatisation of State…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been criticised by stakeholders for the way it has been conducting elections amid allegations that the electoral body is subservient to the ruling Zanu PF party. The Daily News on Sunday Senior Staff Writer Mugove Tafirenyika last week engaged Zec chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba on these and other issues…
THE internet can be a wonderful resource for both children and adults but sadly it comes with risks such as inappropriate content, cyber bullying, and online predators. Worried by the frightening numbers of people falling victim to cybercrime, Childline Zimbabwe has come up with useful advice on web surfing fittingly titled ‘Online Safety Tips for…
THE government recently banned the carrying out of by-elections to replace MPs and councillors recalled in the fight over control of the MDC between interim president Thokozani Khupe and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa. The ban, citing the coronavirus lockdown and the danger of spread of the pandemic, has drawn huge criticism locally and abroad;…
WORLD superpower, the United States of America, stands accused of interfering in Zimbabwe’s internal political affairs by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his government and the ruling Zanu PF party. Recently the party termed the US Ambassador to Harare, Brian Nichols, a thug and threatened to throw him out of the country for allegedly pursuing a regime change…
“I have been living with a mentally ill husband for over 16 years. It’s not easy. He used to be violent. I almost left him but he had no one to look after him. We used to live happily with all the resources we needed available. We lived a normal life as a family until…
Blessing Masakadza THE case of a seven-year-old Murewa boy allegedly murdered at the behest of his uncle has horrified the nation. The young boy was reportedly waylaid in a garden by a gang before being taken to a nearby mountain where he was cold-heartedly beheaded for suspected ritual purposes. What has irked many Zimbabweans is…
