HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s weekend remarks that elections are only foreseeable in nine to 12 months have further clouded the key election-date issue amid spirited attempts by President Robert Mugabe’s party to have the polls by March. While the Zanu PF strongman has said in recent court papers that he wants polls by…
HARARE – The Zimbabwean government has resolved not to licence new mobile telephone service providers on grounds the industry is already saturated, a government minister has said. Zimbabwe, with a population estimated at around 14 million, has more than 10 million active mobile phone subscribers on the country’s three network platforms, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Private…
HARARE – Defending champions Dynamos regained pole position on the Castle Premiership table from rivals Highlanders after thumping Shabanie Mine yesterday. It was a strong response from the Glamour Boys, who were knocked off their perch mid-week following a 1-0 shock defeat to Chicken Inn in Bulawayo on Wednesday. DeMbare’s return to the top was…
BULAWAYO – Resurgent Caps United’s revival efforts suffered a setback when they were held to a draw by bottom-placed Quelaton in an entertaining Castle Premiership encounter yesterday. The Harare giants had prior to this game gone on a three-match winning streak but a missed penalty and some heroics by Quelaton keeper Winston Chiwetu saw them…
HARARE – With just 10 months left before Zimbabwe co-hosts the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly with Zambia, government is yet to decide whether or not to construct a convention centre in the resort town of Victoria Falls. While Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, ZTA chief executive Karikoga Kaseke has been on record saying…
HARARE – Music star Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi addressed the issue of child abuse and reprimanding men who mistreat children during his late birthday celebrations hosted by Unicef. Tuku is the Unicef Regional Ambassador for Eastern and Southern Africa and he had belated celebrations with the organisation last Friday. At a colourful ceremony with different people…
HARARE – In today’s cut-throat business environment, it is the law of the jungle, where only the fittest survive. Companies that are not meeting their performance targets will not survive for long and like in the face of a great tsunami, they will be swept aside by the stiff competition from their rivals in the…
HARARE – Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo says he has written to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai demanding a copy of the MDC graft probe report. The damning report, drafted by deputy secretary general Tapiwa Mashakada, reports widespread corruption in MDC-run councils. Chombo, a man the MDC accuses of having an axe to grind with its…
HARARE – Youths have been challenged to partner government in crafting adaptation measures to climate change. The call came out during a week-long strategic planning meeting for the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (Comesa), Alliance held in Harare. In an interview with the Daily News, Maclay Kanyangarara, Comesa climate change advisor, said climate…
CAIRO – The last prime minister to serve under ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was referred to trial on corruption charges by an investigative judge, officials said. The charges against Ahmed Shafik, the runner-up in Egypt’s presidential election, arise from allegations made against him while he served as the nation’s civil aviation minister under Mubarak….
