HARARE – President Robert Mugabe had a horrific return from Singapore yesterday as his wife, Grace, was first involved in an accident just outside the Harare International Airport, while a few minutes later, one of his outriders got involved in a horrendous accident, the Daily News can report. The first accident, according to Mugabe’s spokesperson,…
HARARE – Incarcerated MDC officials who are currently serving jail time for murder want to be given the right to vote in next year’s elections. The three, Yvonne Musarurwa, Tungamirai Madzokere and Last Maengahama who are serving prison terms of 20 years each after they were convicted last year for murdering a policeman petitioned the…
HARARE – Government has opened discussions with countries in the BRICs with a view to acquiring 100 000 tractors for distribution to women. The BRICs is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These are countries deemed to be at similar stage of newly advanced economic development. Observers reason that the initiative…
HARARE – The country’s nouveau riche — especially bigwigs in Zanu PF who have made enormous wealth in the midst of widespread poverty — face lifestyle audits by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), which is desperate for revenue to fund President Robert Mugabe’s bloated administration that has gained notoriety for overshooting its budget. Over the…
HARARE – Confusion surrounds an electoral pact between the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the National People’s Party (NPP) whose signing ceremony was aborted at the last minute. Former Vice President Joice Mujuru, who leads the NPP was forced to call off the ceremony when former Finance minister and leader of PDP Tendai Biti failed…
HARARE – Two bills have been received by President Robert Mugabe for them to be signed into law. Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda gave notice in the Government Gazette yesterday that the Movable Property Security Interests Bill and Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Bill were at the final stage of examination…
HARARE – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki — one of the fiercest backers of President Robert Mugabe and the Zanu PF regime — has admitted that the ruling party is holding Zimbabwe back in terms of development. In an interview with a South African radio station on Thursday night, Mbeki said even prior to…
HARARE – The Church has condemned the police for its use of force in crushing Wednesday’s demonstration by the MDC youths describing its heavy-handedness as irrational and bad for upholding national peace and democracy at large. Zimbabwe Divine Destiny (ZDD) leader Bishop Ancelimo Magaya had no kind words for the police and labelled Wednesday’s behaviour…
HARARE – Government will start drying maize grain to prevent spoilage during storage, Agriculture minister Joseph Made has told Senate. This comes after the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has tightened its grain moisture guidelines for maize bought, discounting corn with grain moisture above 12.5 percent. “It is an issue that we are attending to and…
HARARE – A local civic group has raised serious concerns over the voters’ roll to be used in today’s Chiwundura by-election, claiming it was riddled with many irregularities — including having some voters registered more than once and appearing in different polling stations. The Election Resource Centre (ERC) executive has written to Zimbabwe Electoral Commission…
