HARARE – Harare Central Hospital (HCH) is in dire need of repairs, with some wards developing potholes, chief executive officer Peggy Zvavamwe said yesterday. Zvavamwe said this at the hand-over of a female orthopaedic ward refurbished by State pension fund National Social Security Authority (Nssa). She said due to a lack of maintenance of hospital…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday openly snubbed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he refused to shake his hand at Harare International Airport. The snub occurred as Mugabe was coming from an official trip to South Africa for the 2nd Session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC). The development is one of the…
HARARE – Controversial South African socialite Zodwa Wabantu, who sensationally called off a tour of Zimbabwe last month, may finally come to the country as part of DJ Tira’s entourage. DJ Tira, who manages Zodwa Wabantu’s affairs, is scheduled to perform at Club Connect in Bulawayo on October 13. Club Connect’s spokesperson, DJ T Bass,…
HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, took the war to his counterpart — Phelekezela Mphoko — who, on Tuesday, came just short of accusing him of lying, saying the veteran diplomat was trying to cause alarm and disunity in the ruling Zanu PF party, the Daily News can report. As the factional wars in…
HARARE – Hoteliers in Vumba may have to thank President Robert Mugabe for the repairs done to the road linking the mountainous city of Mutare to this internationally-acclaimed holiday destination. Word has it that the Zanu PF leader is scheduled to visit the Vumba area soon to officially commission Manicaland State University — situated about…
HARARE – Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has literally taken the gloves off on his counterpart — Emmerson Mnangagwa — insinuating on Tuesday that the 75-year-old politician was lying that he was poisoned on August 12 while attending a Zanu PF youth interface meeting in Gwanda, the Daily News can report. In an unprecedented move, Mphoko,…
HARARE – Chickens that were part of a consignment deemed unfit for human consumption are being sold to unsuspecting customers in Harare and its hinterland, raising serious health risks. The chickens, weighing about 12 tonnes, had been planted into the belly of Pomona Dumpsite after they were condemned by various chicken breeders operating in the…
HARARE – Minimum pension pay-outs for National Social Security Authority (Nssa) pensioners have been increased by 33,3 percent, with effect from the October 1. This means that pensioners who were receiving the minimum monthly pay out of $60 will now receive $80, when pensions are paid out next week. The authority will only pay out…
POLICE on Saturday dispersed a rally that was being addressed by MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe at her rural home in Siganda, Bubi. Khupe — who is at loggerheads with her principal Morgan Tsvangirai over an alliance deal inked by leaders of seven opposition parties, including the MDC on August 5 — was in…
HARARE – A 60-year-old Epworth man was jailed for 10 years yesterday for contravening the Electricity Act. Alson Shoko was represented by Gift Mtisi when he appeared before Harare magistrate Nomsa Sabarauta. Sabarauta jailed Shoko to the mandatory 10 years after he failed to proffer special circumstances that would enable a lighter sentence. The complainant…
