HARARE – On November 13 this year, the historic city of Marrakech in Morocco opened a high-level forum on road safety. An excerpt from the speech by the host government‘s leader, King Mohammed VI Nasrallah, declared: “To this end, we believe that it is essential for African States to define practical goals based on the…
HARARE – When you make a sculpture or painting, you freeze time for a moment, be it a reflection of the past, contemporary or an insight into the future,” said lawyer and sculptor David Ngwerume as he walked around the carvings displayed in his front yard. The most striking ones are “The Love Entra” and…
HARARE – Investigations into a bomb blast that missed President Emmerson Mnangagwa by a whisker nearly six months ago do not seem to be heading anywhere, with the probe team still to apprehend suspects linked to the heinous act. Insiders close to the investigations say there were no useful leads as yet on the person…
HARARE – Former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko’s world is crumbling down following his fall from grace in November last year. The diplomat could just be on the verge of losing what many consider to be a key asset in his portfolio — Choppies Enterprises. Choppies is a retail chain whose roots can be traced as…
HARARE – As the country’s economy stutters amid a sharp spike in the prices of medicines, Zimbabweans are skipping trips to drug stores and instead turning to herbal remedies to treat every-day illnesses. Herbalists are recording brisk business after the latest round of economic reforms hit supplies of conventional medicines and increased the cost of…
HARARE – The country’s education system is battling to preserve its integrity in the wake of an upsurge in academic fraudsters who are forging qualifications to secure jobs and gain admission into institutions of higher learning. Investigations by the Daily News on Sunday revealed that the cases of academic dishonesty that have been unearthed so…
HARARE – Parliament’s standing rules and orders should be tweaked to enable it to punish opposition MPs whose conduct have become a “nuisance” in the House by disrupting business of the House, a Cabinet minister has suggested. Leader of government business in Parliament Ziyambi Ziyambi tabled the proposal in the National Assembly on Wednesday in…
HARARE – Thirty-five MPs from the eighth Parliament who failed the House’s audit of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) will be denied access to the same in this session’s CDF allocation, Parliament announced on Tuesday. The country’s Legislature undertook to embark on an exercise to audit the CDF in a development that was hailed as…
HARARE – Electronic goods worth thousands of dollars were destroyed at Gulf Complex in Harare after a fire razed down part of the edifice Thursday night. Speaking to the Daily News, police spokesperson chief superintendent Paul Nyathi said the circumstances surrounding the fire incident are still under investigation and a full report will be released…
HARARE – Former Finance minister Tendai Biti has called on Parliament to rein in new Treasury chief Mthuli Ncube for not prioritising debate on the 2019 Budget instead prioritising foreign travel. Describing the action as “disrespect,” Biti, who is also the opposition MDC deputy national chairperson, hit out at Ncube at the start of Thursday’s…
