HARARE – Hordes of illegal artisanal miners have invaded former first lady Grace Mugabe’s farm in Mazowe which also houses her orphanage, the Daily News can report. Grace swiftly confronted the invaders yesterday, before proceeding to make a police report after they had told her she was no longer in power and could do nothing…
HARARE – Hordes of illegal artisanal miners have invaded former first lady Grace Mugabe’s farm in Mazowe which also houses her orphanage, the Daily News can report. Grace swiftly confronted the invaders yesterday, before proceeding to make a police report after they had told her she was no longer in power and could do nothing…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo Metropolitan Senator Dorothy Khumalo has urged government to rename the country’s 10 provinces, arguing the current names create divisions among people. Khumalo — an MDC official — told the Senate in a motion she presented recently that renaming the provinces would help “reunite the nation”. “…why do we have Mashonaland, Matabeleland, Manicaland…
HARARE – Councils are not remitting money to the Local Authorities Pension Fund (LAPF), Local Government minister July Moyo has revealed. He told Senators this week after he had been asked by Zanu PF Mashonaland Central Senator Damien Mumvuri what his ministry was doing “to ensure that pensioners get their monies while they are still…
HARARE – National Council of Chiefs (NCC) president Fortune Charumbira has urged government to engage the traditional leaders to solve the crippling doctors’ strike, which has now clocked a month. The public hospitals health professionals are at loggerheads with government, demanding better remuneration and working conditions, among other demands. The job action is the third…
HARARE – Chief Justice Luke Malaba has urged government to lift the recruitment freeze of magistrates. This came as government opened five new anti-corruption courts in Harare and Bulawayo yesterday. Speaking at the unveiling of the courts, Malaba said the shortage of magistrates across the country could hinder the work of the justice system. The…
HARARE – Scores of families in Caledonia have been ordered to vacate their houses built on sites reserved for schools or risk having the properties demolished. Primary and Secondary Education minister Paul Mavima made the ominous warning during belated celebrations marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Caledonia this week. This comes after…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor, Robert Mugabe, are laying the ground for talks to thaw frosty relations between them, the Daily News can exclusively reveal. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Opposition parties have savaged President Emmerson Mnangagwa for ruling out electoral reforms after the United States of America gave him and his administration conditions that if met, will see Donald Trump’s administration completely removing the current sanctions and re-establishing wholesome relations with Harare. US Senators Jeff Flake and Chris Coons, who are both…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) will soon install prepaid electricity meters at all its 58 Mbare flats. HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said council has been paying high electricity bills for the flats, which have 7 334 units. This comes as the city had on countless occasions engaged residents of the flats with the intention…
