HARARE – Raunchy dancer Beverly ‘‘Bev’’ Sibanda is always a victim of sexual harassment as people are failing to come to terms with her dancing profession. Last week a visibly drunk looking man who attended her Players Nite Club show in Harare left the fully-packed house shell-shocked after he fondled her breasts on stage. In…
HARARE – A delegation of Italian members of parliament visited Zimbabwe recently on a human rights mission. The delegation, made up of members from the Non-Violent Radical Party who are also members of the NGO Hands off Cain, met with several politicians and parliamentary committees from the three political parties in Zimbabwe’s inclusive government. During…
HARARE – Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) in the public interest and in the fulfilment of its vision of a free and prosperous citizenry continued to receive reports from residents owing to the continued use of estimated billing instead of actual meter readings to reflect actual consumption. Residents are concerned with the operations of the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – A Zimbabwean rights group has demanded the finalisation of the trial of 29 MDC members facing charges of murdering a police officer in Glen View early last year in May. ZimRights said August 2012 marks the 15th month of detention for the 29 Glen View residents who have been charged for the murder…
HARARE – Journalists have been urged to move away from political and civil issues and concentrate on socio- economic issues to develop the nation. At a capacity-building workshop in Masvingo attended by a team of UN members and journalists, participants concluded that development is key to rebuilding the economy which is essential in achieving the…
MASVINGO – Zanu PF Masvingo provincial governor Titus Maluleke got a torrid time last Friday after mainstream MDC MPs accused him of masterminding the politicisation of food aid. The MDC MPs said their party members were being snubbed in the distribution of government-subsidised food. The legislators grilled Maluleke at a lodge at Ancient City during…
HARARE – Thousands of Zimbabweans who fled economic and political turmoil are trooping back home, even as a volatile political situation plunges the country further into uncertainty. Formed three years ago, President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s “unity” government is tottering on the brink of collapse due to seemingly irreconcilable differences. Delivering far…
HARARE – Upcoming gospel musician Richard Nhika is a happy man following the success of his third album Inzwai on the market. Nhika, a former Black Rhinos footballer attributed his album’s success to a change of his marketing and distributing company. The stable usually tasked to market and distribute the sought-after album, His Voice…
HARARE – World leaders and heads of state are always in the public eye. We watch them on TV and see their photos in newspapers and magazines. But when New Yorker staff photographer Platon Antoniou — who uses just his first name professionally — embarked on a journey to capture images of world leaders, he…
HARARE – FC Platinum finally ended their three-match winless streak with a win over Blue Rangers in a Castle Lager Premiership encounter at Mandava Stadium yesterday. The platinum miners lost 2-0 to defending champions Dynamos in a mid-week fixture at Rufaro last Wednesday having succumbed at home 0-3 to Monomotapa previously. On August 19, the…
