HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has slammed President Robert Mugabe’s threats to the few remaining white farmers to quit their land and make way for landless black youths. Mugabe has ordered 400 remaining commercial farmers to leave their land without compensation under a controversial programme to seize white-owned farms and hand them over to the…
HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) has secured funds to construct three clinics in Harare, as the growing population has overwhelmed the capital’s existing health facilities. Acting town clerk Josephine Ncube said the money was accessed from ZimHealth — under Private, Public Partnerships — but did not disclose the amount. She said of the…
HARARE – Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has said the city’s assets value is unknown and urgently needs assessment by independent valuers. He said while the 2016 audited reports were signed off, making the Harare City Council (HCC) compliant with its audit obligations, “there are still some outstanding matters which need thorough consideration”, particularly the local…
HARARE – Tourism minister Walter Mzembi has proved to be President Robert Mugabe’s darling, as the nonagenarian leader takes every opportunity he gets to shower the ambitious minister with praises. Last week, while addressing a youth rally in Masvingo, Mugabe — who usually keeps his cards close to his chest — said Mzembi was the…
HARARE – Masvingo has been facing a perennial water crisis, among other service delivery challenges. Our reporter Blessings Mashaya (BM) had a wide-ranging interview with the city’s mayor, Hubert Fidze (HF), on the town’s plans to solve the myriad problems, including the delayed completion of Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam. Q: Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere has promised…
HARARE – Health minister David Parirenyatwa has said the new Public Health Bill is complete and now awaits submission to Cabinet. This comes amid agitation over supposed delay in the passing of the Bill — set to replace and amend out-dated health aspects in the 90-year-old Act currently in use. The Bill, among other things,…
HARARE – Former Finance minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Tendai Biti has warned of the army’s involvement in next year’s elections and a possible implosion directly linked to the volatile Zanu PF succession wars. Biti said this at a Sapes Trust-organised post-liberation southern Africa programme conference on Zimbabwe in Transition: Reform and Reconstruction….
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is desperately playing a delicate balancing act; juggling the two Zanu PF factions that are wrangling over his succession in order to keep himself in power while at the same time avoiding a costly implosion in his party. On Friday, Mugabe proved to all and sundry that despite his advanced…
HARARE – A mediator may be called in to narrow the differences among the country’s opposition political parties that are quibbling over who should shepherd the mooted grand coalition to confront Zanu PF’s President Robert Mugabe at next year’s crucial polls, the Daily News can report. This comes amid a strong push for a neutral…
HARARE – It is exactly a year since #ThisFlag leader pastor Evan Mawarire shot to fame following a successful shut-down campaign, but his relevance seems to have sharply nose-dived, with most critics arguing he has outlived his welcome. Last year, the His Generation Church leader became a hero and people’s darling, as he seemed to…
