HARARE – This is the second and last of Solo Musaigwa’s article on Freedom House For example, the issue of devolution may be controversial but it was clearly demanded by the people in the outreach and everyone agreed until the Zanu PF Politburo decided they did not want it. People made demands for a Presidency…
HARARE – Motorists are outraged by the expected hike in toll fees on the country’s highways, demanding accountability before the increase is put into effect. Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has said the current rates will be sub-economic after the installation of state-of-art toll plazas and said they were likely to increase the current fees….
HARARE – Veteran Hwange striker Gilbert Zulu scored in injury time to deny visiting Chicken Inn all points in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League yesterday. Zulu’s last-gasp equaliser, a minute into optional time, cancelled out a 14th minute strike by Chicken Inn’s Lenience Mpofu. The Bulawayo team started brightly and won a free kick…
HARARE – Debt-ridden Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has re-invited tenders for the disposal of its shareholding in food processor Cairns Holdings Limited (Cairns) and paint maker Astra Industries Limited (Astra), as the central bank moves to shed quasi-fiscal operations. The apex bank is currently offloading all non-core assets bought during the economic downturn resulting…
HARARE – Despite frantic efforts by the Zimbabwean government to end music piracy the scourge is proving to be far from ending. This year recording studios slashed prices for CDs to compete with pirated CDs but it seems music consumers are used to buying discs from the streets. The Daily News noted that inaccessibility of…
HARARE – The University of Zimbabwe is in a water paradox. It has failed to re-open for the new semester because of water shortages. Yet, Harare mayor Muchadei Masunda accuses the UZ of being one of the biggest wasteful users of water. Addressing the latest full council meeting, Masunda said despite the institution being closed…
HARARE – A government and private fund to empower the youth has allegedly been politicised by Indigenisation and Empowerment minister Saviour Kasukuwere, benefitting only Zanu PF youths. Deputy minister of Indigensation and Empowerment Tongai Matutu told the Daily News Kasukuwere was distributing the funds in a partisan manner. “The Old Mutual-Cabs-handled Kurera-Ukondla Youth Fund is…
HARARE – NMBZ Holdings (NMBZ) and its subsidiary NMB Bank Limited (NMB Bank) said they raked in a total $3,7 million from the disposal of an investment property and shares in associate companies during the half year to June 30, 2012. The group said it had accepted offers for the purchase of half of an…
HARARE – Zimbabwean singer making headlines in New Zealand Takudzwa “T K” Paradza is the fourth-born son of exiled former High Court Judge Justice Benjamin Paradza. Takudzwa known as TK on the stage has made a career breakthrough after becoming a member of New Zealand’s most-hyped new boyband Titanium. TK Paradza was born in Redcliff,…
HARARE – Local music is proving to be popular on the newly launched Telecel Teletunes services, said the telecommunications company’s public relations executive Francis Chimanda. In an interview with the Daily News, Chimanda said since they started Teletunes, local music has been the highest on demand. “Local music has exceeded our expectations and is increasingly…
