HARARE – Zimbabweans have been ranked among Africa’s poorest citizens, with an average wealth of $200 per person, a survey by AfrAsia Bank (AfrAsia) has revealed. According to the study — Africa Wealth Report 2017 — Mauritius has the wealthiest individuals with an average wealth of $25 700 per person while, interestingly, North African nations…
HARARE – The World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday launched a $253 million five-year Country Strategic Plan (CSP) to alleviate hunger and improve nutrition in Zimbabwe. Its country director, Eddie Rowe, said this year WFP has projected to utilise $53 million under the plan. The new CSP comes after WFP assisted over 1,4 million Zimbabweans with…
HARARE – A religous movement organisation, Zimbabwe Divine Destiny (ZDD), led by Ancelimo Magaya has launched a campaign to raise voter awareness among Christians in Zimbabwe and mobilise them to participate in the 2018 election. Magaya said the looming elections could only be different if people not only voted freely in peace, but also with…
HARARE – A bid for freedom by four suspects reportedly caught attempting to bomb Alpha Omega Dairies — popularly known as Gushungo Dairies — has been dismissed after the State indicated that indicts for the trial to be heard by the High Court were still pending. The quartet — jailed president of the Zimbabwe People’s…
HARARE – Embattled Joice Mujuru’s spokesperson, Gift Nyandoro, who was viciously attacked by his party colleague Jealousy Mawarire, remains hospitalised after undergoing a five-hour knee surgery. Speaking from his hospital bed, Nyandoro — whose public scuffle with Mawarire is threatening to rip apart the Mujuru-led National People’s Party (NPP) — told the Daily News yesterday…
HARARE – MDC’s Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has said he is praying for good health for President Robert Mugabe so he lives beyond 2018 “to see a new MDC-run Zimbabwe in which he will need not travel overseas for healthcare.” This comes as the 93-year-old leader continues to splurge millions on frequent foreign healthcare travels, a…
HARARE – Tremors hit parts of Zimbabwe after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck Botswana yesterday. The tremors were felt in Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa while frightened residents in Harare ran for dear life after they were caught unaware by the tremors around 1945 hours yesterday evening. The earthquake, which…
HARARE – Zanu PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday claimed that he does not wear the famous apostolic white robes and has no intention of consulting the enigmatic Mudzidzi Wimbo in his political life. In a brief interview with the Daily News, Kasukuwere said contrary to reports in the State media that he is behind…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has pleaded with warring Zanu PF bigwigs to stop staging demonstrations against each other and ventilating their grievances through State media which he accused of acting like the opposition. Mugabe said this after angry Zanu PF supporters held demonstrations in Bindura and in Gweru yesterday, where they pushed for the…
HARARE – Government has moved to gazette the National Social Security Authority (Nssa)’s new and upgraded funeral cover for pensioners. Labour minister Prisca Mupfumira made the notice in a government gazette published on Friday under Statutory Instrument 46 of 2017. “A retired pensioner shall be entitled to a funeral enhancement benefit upon his or her…
