HARARE – Bitumen World Civil Engineering Contractors have cleared the air over the controversy surrounding the construction of a roundabout in Harare. The roundabout, which is located along Harare Drive Road and Rolf Avenue intersection went viral on social media, particularly on Twitter and ignited a debate over who constructed it. Zanu PF supporters credited…
HARARE – Gokwe-Nembudziya Member of Parliament (MP) Justice Mayor Wadyajena has paid a moving tribute to Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister — Sibusiso Busi (SB) Moyo — who is currently recovering after undergoing surgery for a yet-to-be disclosed kidney ailment. Moyo missed the on-going United Nations General Assembly meeting in the United States, where…
HARARE – Prospects for dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa now hang by the thread in spite of attempts by western power brokers to get them to smoke a peace pipe, the Daily News can report. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Rights groups and political analysts have expressed outrage over the savage attacks on vendors and ordinary citizens by police in its on-going blitz against vending in Harare’s central business district (CBD) and its precincts. This comes as pressure is mounting on government to set up an independent body to investigate complaints against members…
HARARE – Former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere was yesterday freed on $3 000 bail in cases he is accused of corruptly awarding tenders and allegedly illegally parcelling out land during his tenure of office although prosecutors had proposed that he pays $100 000 bail and surrender title deeds of a $5 million dollar property. The…
HARARE – Prospects for dialogue between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa now hang by the thread in spite of attempts by western power brokers to get them to smoke a peace pipe, the Daily News can report. Mnangagwa is presently under pressure to strike a deal with Chamisa to end political…
HARARE – The price of fuel has increased marginally as the local market reacts to global developments. A survey by the Daily News showed that service stations in Harare have adjusted their prices by at least two cents per litre, which is quite something in a United States dollar economy. Petrol, which was retailing at…
HARARE – Government is planning to merge Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) with Zimbabwe Airways (Zim Airways), which had been previously linked to the family of former president Robert Mugabe. This was revealed by the newly-appointed Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza while addressing the media at his offices in Harare on Monday. Matiza said his ministry was…
HARARE – Government has secured 600 000 doses for the foot and mouth disease (FMD) and has also started re-erecting game fences at Gonarezhou to separate susceptible animal population from wild buffalo in order to curb the spread of the disease. Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) director Josphat Nyika confirmed that the ministry of Finance…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) Commissioner General Gershem Pasi has been dragged to the High Court over a $129 000 debt he allegedly owes African Banking Corporation of Zimbabwe (BankABC). According to High Court papers, Pasi was extended a $250 000 loan by the bank in January 2014 and has since failed or…
