LONDON – Zimbabwe should be a powerhouse in Africa but its stagnant political leadership under President Robert Mugabe is holding it back, good governance advocate Mo Ibrahim says. The founder of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance told AFP that Zimbabweans needed to “get their act together” if the country headed by 88-year-old Mugabe was…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe cricket play and coach Kevin Curran was laid to rest yesterday following a church service at St Georges College Cathedral yesterday. The cremation took place a t private ceremony attended by family and close friends. The service was attended by ZC hierarchy that included chairman Peter Chingoka, managing director Wilfred Mukondiwa,…
HARARE – The Starbrite talent search show season ended on a high note on Friday October 12, with ten contestants battling for the show’s top spot. Starbrite which started last year with an intensive nationwide search for the country’s best talents closed off on an electrifying tip at the Zimbabwe College of Music on Friday….
HARARE – Harare businessman and music promoter — Biggie Chinoperekwei — has unleashed mega-sponsorship national package for this year’s Mr Ugly contest. After his joint hosted the Harare finals of Mr Ugly — a competition for man with mean looks — the City Sports Bar proprietor has injected $10 000 into the national awards in…
HARARE – When it was announced that Archbishop Desmond Tutu had been given a “one-off extraordinary award” of $1 million dollars by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation recently, it made the people of southern Africa particularly proud. But it also made us envious; not of the money but of the qualities and integrity of a man…
HARARE – A soldier who allegedly stole a motor vehicle while clad in uniform before using it to ferry commuters appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday. The soldier, Andrew Sombi, 32, who is based at Artillery Brigade in Domboshawa, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Don Ndirowei on charges of theft of a motor vehicle. He…
HARARE – Five local gofers have pulled out of the BMG Classic set to start tomorrow at the Glendower Golf Club in South Africa due to financial constraints. Phillip Tshuma, Tongo Charamba, Mohammad Mandhu, Ignatius Mketekete and Akil Yousuf all pulled out of the Sunshine Tour-sanctioned even. Yousuf said: “Financial constraints have forced us to…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has sensationally claimed that a core of hardliners in the military has taken charge of next year’s presidential election, but the army has rubbished the claims as “nonsense”. The army said it was clear that the election was run by the Simpson Mutambanengwe-led Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and…
HARARE – Shungu Trust for Deaf Youths is engaging in a heart-warming exhibition entitled “Without Words in Domboshawa” to take place on October 20. The trust is led by Ronika Tandi, a teacher at Emerald Hill School for the Deaf. The exhibition will take place at the spectacular Domboshawa Monuments. It is supported by Emerald…
HARARE – Past atrocities such as Gukurahundi and subsequent politically-motivated violations swept under the carpet by the coalition government following the gazetting of the Human Rights Commission Act should be revisited to allow national healing, human rights lawyers have demanded. Speaking under the auspices of prominent rights group, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), the…
