HARARE – While new Finance minister Ignatius Chombo took up his new post on Tuesday, President Robert Mugabe’s decision to replace Patrick Chinamasa was met with shock and disappointment. Mugabe moved Chinamasa from the Finance ministry on Monday to lead a new Cyber Security ministry that will focus on crimes on social media and other…
HARARE – Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services minister Supa Mandiwandira’s company AB Communications (AB) has been dragged to the High Court by Rainbow Airlines chief executive Frank Humbe, who is accusing AB of failing to pay him $355 000 for shares it acquired. Humbe and Day Investments are the applicants, while AB and…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC)’s attempts to appoint a substantive town clerk continue to face serious hurdles and this time it is the residents who have voiced concerns over the calibre and crop of the three candidates who have been shortlisted for the post. This comes as long-serving HCC chamber secretary and acting town…
HARARE – The unexpected appointment of former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director-general Happyton Bonyongwe to head the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs ministry has sent tongues wagging among ordinary Zimbabweans and political analysts alike — with some claiming it is President Robert Mugabe’s “smart card” to guarantee his victory in next year’s eagerly-anticipated elections. Bonyongwe,…
HARARE – Former Justice deputy minister Fortune Chasi has been dragged to the High Court by the Zimbabwe Farmers Development Company (ZFDC) after failing to pay $1, 2 million for farming equipment he reportedly bought on credit in 2009. The company, which is demanding $1 251 484, 38, issued the summons on September 19, while…
HARARE – Nigel Chanakira headlines a stellar cast of top names vying for the coveted Harare town clerk Job. The Daily News can report that Chanakira, founder of the now defunct Kingdom bank and current chairperson of the Zimbabwe Investment Authority board, is one of the nine finalists who were interviewed for the job on…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has created the Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation ministry as an instrument to deal with abuse and unlawful conduct in cyberspace, his spokesperson said yesterday. This comes as the creation of the new ministry has sent shivers down the spines of pro-democracy groups and ordinary social media users who…
HARARE – A top aide of MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has disclosed that the former prime minister is battling an aggressive tumour that could spread throughout his body. It has been three weeks since Tsvangirai was discharged from a South African hospital after being airlifted from Harare following the sudden onset of severe vomiting. The…
HARARE – Embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa will today get an opportunity to present a dossier to the Zanu PF politburo on Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo’s alleged plot to destroy the former liberation movement from within as the infighting ripping apart the deeply-divided party escalates. Mnangagwa is likely to be subdued when he presents his…
HARARE – In an intriguing turn to the factional wars ravaging Zanu PF, President Robert Mugabe now faces re-election at a special congress to be convened by the party in December at which new faces could emerge in the party’s top echelons, the Daily News can exclusively report. The extraordinary congress, according to Zanu PF…
