HURUNGWE – Walking for a distance of nearly seven kilometres on foot during the morning, one nearly gives up hope but bird sounds reassure a worn-out soul of life ahead in Hurungwe’s Pote village. The tedious journey is made difficult by the fact that there are no vehicles plying the dusty road leading to Sikati…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has set conditions for watershed elections likely to be held next year. Tsvangirai told hundreds of his supporters in Zaka, Masvingo province that he will only take part in elections if Sadc, the African Union and United Nations observers are deployed in the country to monitor the crucial polls….
HARARE – The curtain came down on Big Brother Stargame on Sunday with South Africa’s Keagan landing the top prize of $300 000. Keagan became the first South African to win the top prize since Big Brother began in 2003. There were only six remaining housemates including Lady May (Namibia), Prezzo (Kenya), Wati (Malawi), Kyle…
JOHANNESBURG – US secretary of State Hillary Clinton has snubbed President Robert Mugabe as Harare does not feature on her on-going visit to southern Africa. Clinton dined with Nelson Mandela on Monday at his rural homestead in Qunu, Eastern Cape on Monday. She arrived in South Africa on Sunday from Malawi where she offered praise…
HARARE – Uniformed forces yesterday invaded centres where civilian government workers expecting to undergo training as census enumerators had gathered, leaving the process in limbo. Chaotic scenes characterised several registration centres in different parts of the country, with security forces taking centre stage in all cases. This comes at a time when the number of…
HARARE – On November 11 2011, three political party principals stood on a pedestal at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) to preach peace. President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and leader of the smaller MDC party Welshman Ncube spoke passionately about the urgent need to build peace in the country. Their messages, coupled…
HARARE – As you read this, Zimbabwe’s iconic swimmer Kirsty Coventry is almost certainly awaiting the final of the 200m backstroke at the London 2012 Olympics, barring a disastrous performance in last night’s semi-final. Kirsty’s showing at the Games this time around — in which she is now in the running for just one medal…
HARARE – The duo of Courtney Lock and Tendai Tapfuma beat Francois Kellerman and Okkie Kellerman of South Africa 6-4, 6-2 in the International Tennis Federation South/Central African Junior Circuit singles quarter finals to register a rare victory for Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club yesterday. There was no joy though for Zimbabwe’s remaining player in…
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti’s decision to slash economic growth forecasts as well as the budget tells the story of how a 123 000-hectare stretch of diamond rich land has failed to put the sparkle to Zimbabwe’s struggling economy. Mines minister Obert Mpofu says Marange diamond fields have enough reserves and are so rich…
HARARE – Harare city is battling to supply clean water to its residents as the population continues to balloon owing to high poverty levels in the rural areas where desperate villagers are flooding urban centres in search of better economic opportunities and better social living conditions. Water is erratic in most Harare suburbs with others…
