HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to formally approve legislation giving the Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) power to be responsible for the allocation of rights in State land for agricultural purposes and the registration of such rights. In October last year, Danisile Sibanda Hikwa was appointed as the secretary for the ZLC. Hikwa’s appointment…
HARARE – Lawyers and pro-democracy groups yesterday called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to fire his Home Affairs minister — Obert Mpofu for his unprecedented attack on Parliament — which they said was despicable and bordered on gross misconduct. Mpofu — who is a former Mines minister — blew his fuse in Parliament on Thursday after…
HARARE – Civic society groups reacted angrily yesterday to the killing of two civilians by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) following a heated scuffle in Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) on Thursday. The Zimbabwe Divine Destiny (ZDD) — a Christian advocacy organisation — told the Daily News yesterday that the incident which left…
HARARE – A Lebanese businessman who is locked in a $1,3 million diamond ring wrangle with former first lady Grace Mugabe has filed opposing papers in the High Court, claiming the ex-Zanu PF women’s league secretary was approaching the courts with dirty hands. The Daily News can report that the tycoon, Jamal Joseph Hamed, wants…
HARARE – The Daily News continues to grow in leaps and bounds — with the latest independent industry research statistics by the Zimbabwe All Media and Products Survey (Zamps) showing that the newspaper is the fastest growing in the country and the most widely read daily nationally. This is despite the fact that the newspaper…
HARARE – Zimbabwe hosts a key mining conference next week in a bid to attract new foreign investors into the market, which it hopes will stimulate economic growth. The sudden and rapid developments in Zimbabwe late last year, which saw the military essentially remove former President Robert Mugabe and subsequently elevate Emmerson Mnangagwa to the…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s widow Elizabeth was forced to leave Humanikwa Village in Buhera soon after the burial of her husband, unable to attend post-burial ceremonies after suffering relentless abuse at the hands of her late spouse’s family members. The torment endured by Tsvangirai’s wife has been roundly condemned as “nothing short of a disgrace”….
HARARE – Hungry supporters of the late MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai looted bread vans, breached security fences and beat up some of the party leaders during his burial on a chaotic rainy day. With trucks that were supposed to bring food having being trapped in muddy ruts, supporters of the late veteran politician initially started…
HARARE – ZANU PF’S deposed generation 40 (G40) faction was “within touching distance” of snatching the party’s presidency amid revelations that its vile plan included the capture of several strategic institutions, including public media, just days before the ex-liberation movement’s December 15 extra-ordinary congress. This also comes as the vanquished group has been mobilising against…
HARARE – Police yesterday fought running battles with commuter omnibus crews and vendors in and around Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) who were resisting the enforcement of a government decree outlawing ferrying of passengers and vending in the inner city. Government immediately rescinded its decision following the wild clashes between police and irate members of…
