HARARE – Zimbabwe’s swift descent into an economic abyss has left businesses in a state of collapse and individuals at the risk of sequestration. Most companies are on the brink of closure, driven to the edge by years of underperformance amid an intensifying cash crunch. The resultant retrenchments and shutdowns have made life even worse…
HARARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai whose illness has thrown the country into a state of panic, is now stable and on the path to recovery, the Daily News heard yesterday. Tsvangirai’s inner circle revealed yesterday that while the MDC president’s condition was worrisome when he made the urgent trip to South Africa on Friday…
BULAWAYO – Zanu PF youth district chairperson Magura Charumbira has been charged with insulting Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko in a telephone conversation, the latest to be arraigned under a tough presidential insult law. Charumbira is alleged to have threatened violence at the burial of the late Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister, Shuvai Mahofa, after Mphoko was…
HARARE – The Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC has been dragged to court for failing to pay $14 000 to a telecommunications company. The money is for services offered through a contract entered between the parties 17 years ago. Ericom Communications is the applicant in the matter, while the MDC is cited as the respondent. “The plaintiff…
HARARE – Commissioner-general of police Augustine Chihuri and Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo have been dragged to the High Court by a refrigeration and air conditioning company, which is demanding $161 000 in outstanding debts for services it provided to the force. In the application, Wynands Investments cited Chihuri, Chombo, deputy commissioner general administration and…
HARARE – Activist cleric Phillip Mugadza has petitioned the United States Embassy in Harare seeking revocation of dozens of visas granted to President Robert Mugabe’s bloated delegation heading to the United Nations General Assembly this week. The controversial cleric — who claims he has received a prophecy from God that Mugabe would die on October…
HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe sobbed in the politburo in 2015 after falling out with former Zanu PF women’s league boss Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chairperson Chris Mutsvangwa claimed on Wednesday. Mutsvangwa, who has since been expelled from Zanu PF, lifted the lid on the no-holds-barred-exchange that reportedly left…
HARARE – Factions in the ruling Zanu PF party are burning the midnight oil in a bid to influence President Robert Mugabe’s choice of successor to Shuvai Mahofa, who was the Provincial Affairs minister for Masvingo before her death on August 14. The Team Lacoste faction, which is calling the shots in the fractious Masvingo…
HARARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai was rushed to South Africa yesterday to seek medical attention days after the former trade unionist said he was fit to mount his election campaign ahead of a crucial 2018 vote, the Daily News can report. The veteran politician — who has been picked to represent Zimbabwe’s opposition alliance…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has allocated an unspecified amount of foreign currency to the pharmaceutical industry in a frantic move to avert a potentially devastating drug shortage in the country. RBZ governor John Mangudya told the Daily News yesterday that the central bank had made the disbursement. This follows an exposé…
