HARARE – Harare deputy mayor Emmanuel Chiroto, whose story of rags to riches has caused consternation in the capital, is one of the 12 councillors expelled by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC. The dismissal followed an audit led by the party’s deputy secretary-general Tapiwa Mashakada — on activities of rural and urban councils that were…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunications company, Econet Wireless, has invested in network equipment as part of its expansion drive to reach its capacity to 10 million subscribers. Econet said shipment of the equipment, which began in the last few days, was expected to continue well into next year. “The new expansion drive by Econet is…
HARARE – Young “Igwe”, Peter Moyo has followed in his father’s footsteps by residing and working from Kwekwe, the mineral-rich Midlands city. Peter’s father, the late Sungura star, Tongai Moyo, defied all the odds and made a name for himself while based in Kwekwe. While most of the big musical gigs happen in Harare, one…
HARARE – The recent proposed increase in the price of bread by the National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe (NBAZ) is counterproductive as it cannot be supported. Bread, apart from sadza, forms part of Zimbabwe’s main staple foods and to make it unaffordable smacks of insincerity by the bakers. The announcements are also coming at a…
HARARE – President Jacob Zuma’s facilitation team jets in today for a crucial meeting with Zimbabwe negotiators drawn from Zanu PF and the two MDC formations over the deadlocked constitution-reform process. On Saturday, President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF insisted the amendments it has proposed must be incorporated into the draft constitution. Mainstream MDC spokesperson Douglas…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has unveiled an economic blueprint with measures to create jobs and lure billions in investment if the party wins the forthcoming watershed general election. The stimulus measures, the latest in a flurry of economic blueprints by the 13-year-old MDC, are aimed at giving one of southern Africa’s largest…
HARARE – Promotion chasing Chapungu slumped to a surprise home 2-1 defeat to Beitbridge side Town United at Ascot Stadium in the Central Region Division One League on Sunday. The air force Chapungu remain on third position with 29 points and a massive 12 points behind run away log leaders Tripple B. Boasting of veteran…
HARARE – Econet Wireless (Econet) yesterday disconnected government-owned cellular network operator NetOne again over a $19 million debt while the High Court was sitting to hear the case. NetOne made an urgent chamber application at the High Court last Thursday seeking an order compelling Econet, Zimbabwe’s largest mobile phone operator, to restore interconnection services. NetOne…
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti has warned bakers against effecting a unilateral bread price increase saying the move is unjustified and will not be allowed by central government. Bakers have threatened to increase the price of bread to $1,20 per loaf from the current $1 citing a 20 percent increase of duty on flour…
HARARE – The impasse over the Constitution is yet another test of the political mettle of the MDC. Regrettably, history attests to a weak-willed former opposition party that now relies on regional players in the face of Zanu PF’s bullying tactics. In 2008, Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC won the elections. There was and still…
