HARARE – Delays in the release of money secured from China’s Export Import Bank by the Harare City Council (HCC) have affected the refurbishment of Letombo, Alexandra Park and Warren Control water stations. In 2013, Zimbabwe signed a $144 million loan facility with China Eximbank to fund upgrades of Harare’s water and sewerage works. While…
HARARE – Residents in the dormitory town of Chitungwiza are mulling suing their local authority for putting their lives at risk following the recent outbreak of cholera. Since January, Zimbabwe has experienced three outbreaks of cholera in Harare, Chitungwiza and Chegutu. Chitungwiza residents are not taking it lying low. Through Chitungwiza and Manyame Residents Association…
HARARE – Former minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services Jonathan Moyo, is escalating his war of words against top bureaucrat, George Charamba — the President’s spokesperson. In a blizzard of tweets on the micro-blogging platform Twitter, Moyo, who is reportedly holed up in Kenya, describes Charamba as a “bullish permanent secretary” who is disliked…
HARARE – Euatorial Guinea president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, arrived in Harare yesterday for his first official visit since President Emmerson Mnangagwa inauguration. Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo confirmed the visit to the Daily News. Ties between Harare and Malabo were strengthened in 2004 when Zimbabwe foiled an attempted coup by mercenaries who had hatched a…
HARARE – Tears well up in Kimo’s eyes as she recalls the day her aunt threw her out of her home condemning her to an early marriage that effectively left her infected with HIV. “I was late coming home one day, and my aunt chased me out the house and told me go back to…
HARARE – In the wake of the increased demand for fuel, industry actors are engaging the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to review the amount of foreign currency allocated to the petroleum sector. This was revealed by the chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera), Gloria Magombo. She told the Daily News…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been dragged to the High Court over the “illegal” manner in which it intends to secure the printing of ballot papers ahead of the harmonised elections, expected not later than August this year. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Tendai Biti and party spokesperson, Jacob Mafume, have lodged…
HARARE – Hardly a week after a junior minister triggered outrage by suggesting that the military will not sanction any transfer of power from Zanu PF, a confidante of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has rubbed salt into the wound by claiming that the incumbent would even “shoot” to retain power. A provincial weekly publication, the Mirror,…
HARARE – Hardly a week after a junior minister triggered outrage by suggesting that the military will not sanction any transfer of power from Zanu PF, a confidante of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has rubbed salt into the wound by claiming that the incumbent would even “shoot” to retain power. [Adz]
HARARE – Former Big Brother Africa (BBA) winner Wendall Parson is set to lose his Toyota Hilux after he lost a legal battle where his mother was suing him for $83 000. The “celebrity” was facing two lawsuits after he failed to pay back money owed to his mother and another relative amounting to $83…
