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File PictureMabasa Sasa Deputy Editor President Mugabe and First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe today returned from Sunday’s historic double canonisation of saints John XXIII and John Paul II by Pope Francis...
View ArticleTsvangirai announces Biti’s expulsion
MorganTsvangirai announcing the decisionMDC-T Secretary General Tendai Biti has been expelled from the party after the national executive unanimously agreed after meeting at Harvest House today.Riot...
View ArticleILO regional director in Zimbabwe
Mr Aeneas ChumaMoleen Machingura Herald Reporter— A high-RANKING International Labour Organisation official is in Zimbabwe on a three-day working visit and will meet various stakeholders to discuss...
View ArticleCity mulls health insurance cover for residents
Innocent Ruwende Municipal Reporter— Harare City Council will establish micro health insurance cover in which residents will contribute as little as US$3 per month to ensure access to medical services...
View ArticleTsvangirai turns tables on Biti
Herald Reporters— THE battle for control of the MDC-T escalated yesterday with party leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai convening a national council meeting which resolved to expel secretary-general Mr Tendai...
View ArticleFactional looting rocks MDC-T
Herald Reporters— THREE senior MDC-T officials in Mutare appeared in court yesterday facing charges of unlawful entry for allegedly breaking into the party’s offices and stealing various wares, while...
View ArticleNew RBZ chief assumes office
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Panonetsa MangudyaConrad Mwanawashe Business Reporter— New Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Panonetsa Mangudya begins his four-year term at the helm...
View ArticleBiti scoffs at MDC-T expulsion
Mr Tendai BitiHerald Reporters— THE MDC Team members yesterday scoffed at their purported expulsion from the party by the Morgan Tsvangirai-led faction, saying the meeting held at Harvest House on...
View ArticleTsvangirai begs for workers’ support
Mr TsvangiraiLloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday turned Workers’ Day celebrations at Gwanzura Stadium in Harare into a platform to appeal for support from workers...
View ArticleWorkers snub May Day celebrations
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions members march in an empty Gwanzura Stadium during Workers Day commemorations in Harare yesterday. — (Picture by Justin Mutenda)Herald Reporters At least 32 people were...
View ArticleTsvangirai, Biti inflate figures
Lloyd Gumbo and Tendai Mugabe MDC-T factions led by Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and secretary-general Mr Tendai Biti have been inflating figures of members of the 176-member national council who turned up at...
View ArticleZanu-PF dominates: UK think-tank
Felex Share Herald Reporter Major British think-tank Chatham House says Zanu-PF is the dominant force in Zimbabwe’s politics and will remain so for many years to come. As such, the organisation said in...
View ArticleLegal perspective
Herald Reporter LEGAL experts said if it is proved that the meetings held by the Biti and Tsvangirai factions of the MDC-T were inquorate, their resolutions would be null and void. The Biti faction...
View ArticleGovt dismisses Zim Independent story
Herald Reporter Government has dismissed as false a story in the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper alleging that Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa had failed to secure an economic rescue package from...
View ArticleGovernment bans Form One entrance tests
Nyemudzai Kakore Herald Reporter Government has banned Form One entrance tests because most school heads were using them to raise cash and not to properly screen pupils.The ban comes a few weeks before...
View ArticleZim to wait a bit longer to sell diamonds locally
Cde Fred MoyoLloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter Zimbabwe must meet several conditions, which may take months to put in place, before it can sell diamonds locally, Government and industry stakeholders have...
View ArticlePermanent Secretary Mupingo dies
Acting Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Kembo Mohadi consoles the mother of Mr Killian Mupingo, Mrs Barbra Mupingo, while Mr Madzudzo Pawadyira and Mrs Yarisa Mapenda...
View ArticleWater disconnections unconstitutional: Court
The High Court has upheld the people’s right to potable water by banning all municipalities from disconnecting supplies to their residents. In this file picture, residents of Rugare, Harare, fetch...
View ArticleMDC-T, allies in rare confession….admit Zanu-PF’s victory deserved •Western...
Samuel Sipepa NkomoFarirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter— ongoing squabbles in MDC-T have brought about rare moments of candour with several senior opposition figures and the party’s Western backers...
View ArticleFreshlyground denied entry into Zim
Peter Matambanadzo Senior Reporter— SOUTH African musical group Freshlyground was grounded at the Harare International Airport yesterday evening after being denied entry into Zimbabwe on account of not...
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