HARARE – Despite an increase in water production at Morton Jaffray (MJ) water treatment works, Harare is still losing the liquid to burst pipes. Harare City Council spokesperson Michael Chideme said MJ had increased water production by 20 megalitres, resulting in some pipes giving in to water pressure. “Because of the improved water production from…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) is concerned by statements attributed to the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) Rita Makarau to the effect that police officers and Zec officials on duty away from their wards will not be able to vote. Makarau was quoted as saying this while addressing senior police officers…
HARARE – Scores of Zanu PF youths were left injured in Sanyati last week after they attempted to force farmers to sell their cotton produce to Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco). The youths wore T-shits emblazoned Cotton Yese Kuna President (all cotton to the president), a Sanyati farmer told the Daily News yesterday. This comes…
HARARE – The University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, is today holding a memorial lecture in memory of the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo — who died in 1999 aged 82. The liberation icon, who is also known as Father Zimbabwe was born on June 7, 1917. He is the founder of the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has increased mandatory petrol blending from 10 percent to 15 percent due to improved supplies of ethanol. Only a month ago, the threshold was increased from five percent to 10 percent. In March, President Robert Mugabe’s government had reduced from 15 percent to five percent the mandatory amount of local ethanol to…
MUTARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday hinted that he was on his way out and that it is now time for youths to come on board and assume responsibilities. He chastened his old guard at a rally held in Mutare yesterday — where he was addressing the gathering as part of his nationwide meet-the-youth rallies…
HARARE – As the country draws closer to the 2018 elections, several names have been thrown in the hat for the presidential race. The Daily News’ deputy chief writer, Tendai Kamhungira, recently caught up with former Industry and International Trade minister Nkosana Moyo on his prospects of standing as an independent presidential candidate in the…
HARARE – As the country hurtles towards potentially bruising elections next year, former Industry and International Trade minister Nkosana Moyo has given the first clearest hint that he would take on President Robert Mugabe at the polls although he remained cryptic on whether he will become part of coalition efforts meant to decongest the presidential…
HARARE – The late Daily News staffer, Sharon Muguwu, was laid to rest yesterday at her rural home in Chikomba District. Muguwu, 28, succumbed to leukaemia cancer on Tuesday. She was described by relatives, friends and workmates as a humble and hardworking journalist willing to learn. The only daughter and the first child in a…
HARARE – The annual rate of inflation for the month of May surged by 0,27 percentage points from 0,48 percent in April, spelling more trouble for the embattled consumer. Inflation refers to the rate at which prices are increasing. Before February this year, the country was in negative inflation territory for 29 months running. It…
