HARARE – A number of product lines that have become household names in Zimbabwe are being smuggled out of the country, thereby depriving the fiscus of millions of United States dollars. The Daily News can reveal that a number of popular brands manufactured in Zimbabwe are finding their way into countries such as Zambia and…
HARARE – As long as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube doesn’t play the politics of his appointing authority as well as of the ruling Zanu PF party he will keep on tripping over himself, analysts contend. These sentiments come after Ncube recently appointed Acie Lumumba as chairperson of the ministry’s Communications Taskforce, only to fire him…
HARARE – The government has warned Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) ministries founder Walter Magaya that he risks being arrested if he goes ahead and starts selling his controversial HIV/Aids herbal medicine without regulatory approval. This comes after the popular preacher told multitudes at his Waterfalls church on Sunday that he had found a cure…
HARARE – Businessman Kuda Tagwirei, has triggered off fresh fissures within Zanu PF and government, with the Sakunda Holdings founder wittingly or unwittingly driving a wedge between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and some of his allies over the tycoon’s unsettling influence. Barely a year after a soft coup that ousted Robert Mugabe, Mnangagwa’s administration is facing…
HARARE – Businessman Kuda Tagwirei, has triggered off fresh fissures within Zanu PF and government, with the Sakunda Holdings founder wittingly or unwittingly driving a wedge between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and some of his allies over the tycoon’s unsettling influence. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Self-styled prophet Guthry Chiredzero was yesterday jailed for 16 years for attempting to assassinate President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chiredzero, aka Madzibaba Guthry, was convicted of breaching Mnangagwa’s close security in December with a loaded firearm. He was jailed after full trial on charges of possessing an offensive weapon at a public gathering, impersonating a…
HARARE – The Dumiso Dabengwa-led Zapu has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of pulling a publicity stunt by bringing to Bulawayo the commission of inquiry hearing into the post-election violence that led to the death of at least six civilians in Harare on August 1. The inquiry was, however, characterised by violence which saw about four…
HARARE – Police in Hwange have shut down a popular hub of commercial sex work and crime in the coal mining town much to the delight of residents who have welcomed the move as they had on numerous occasions complained against its existence. Popularly known as Truck Stop and located about three kilometres just outside…
HARARE – MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has said his party will not hesitate to weed out mayors who build “nicodemus” and corrupt relations with Zanu PF bigwigs for personal gain. Chamisa was reacting to allegations that he has unlawfully axed mayors in Victoria Falls, Chitungwiza and Masvingo. The opposition leader said mayors are not elected…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s cash- strapped government is splashing close to $11 million on school fees for war veterans’ children. This comes as government is failing to adequately fund the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) initiative, meant to assist orphaned and vulnerable children, those living with disabilities or in foster care under poor parents, street children,…
