ON MARCH 31, 1999 a group of journalists, working from an office along Samora Machel Avenue in central Harare, and bureaus around the country, set out to launch a newspaper which was to alter the media landscape in Zimbabwe in a big way for the first time. Led by Geoffrey Nyarota, the blend of reporters... »

Zimbabwe, whose economy has been hit by frequent power cuts, risks being cut off by regional electricity suppliers over $57 million in unpaid debts, state media reported on Sunday, dimming prospects of a quick recovery. A new unity government formed by President Robert Mugabe and rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai seeks to raise industrial output,... »

Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti said Friday the economy could grow by 4.0 percent this year after being battered by years of hyperinflation and economic contraction. »

HARARE – CAPS United coach, Lloyd Chitembe, is likely to face heavy sanctions from the Premier Soccer League after he made an obscene gesture at CAPS United fans on Saturday during their ill-fated league match against Shooting Stars at Rufaro Stadium. CAPS lost the match 2-0. The temperamental coach, Chitembwe pulled the middle finger... »

United States President Barack Obama gave tentative backing to Zimbabwe's fragile national unity government on Friday, but the country's prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, left a White House meeting largely empty-handed. »

IT is imperative for policy-makers in Zimbabwe, health workers and the media to work closely together to create awareness about the dangers of HIV and AIDS which have become the biggest threat to the future of the nation. This is one of the issues that emerged from the one day training programme for local editors held in Harare... »

THERE must be many Zimbabweans today whose frustration with Zanu PF policies boils over into violence. Some take it out on their wives, their children, other relatives or even total strangers in supermarkets or at football matches. People, in general,... »

A self- exiled former judge opened up and narrated how justice minister Patrick Chinamasa directly and indirectly exerted pressure on him to delay the ANZ case and subsequently throw the case out Michael Majuru, a former senior Zimbabwean judge has said that Enock Kamushinda, a local businessman with strong links to the government and a... »

The Daily News published a story a year ago in which it was alleged that $165 million had been paid out by the main contractor allegedly to bribe various government officials in order to secure the contract for the construction of the new Harare International Airport building. The basis of the story was a letter written to President... »

EXCHANGE rates on Zimbabwe’s parallel market for foreign currency plunged to eight-month lows of $1 700 against the United States dollar because of increased demand for hard cash, according to forex dealers. The dealers said the rates had been stable at between $1 200... »

This is an open letter to President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa. Let me, with all due respect, first of all provoke your mind by asking you some very relevant and fundamental questions. Can you imagine President Mbeki, a... »

AS Zimbabwe limps from one crisis to another, it has emerged that the country is literally living on the edge, with South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, classifying it as a customer that can be switched off after a mere 10 minutes’ notice. The announcement of Eskom’s... »