HARARE – Lawyers for the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (Nieeb) plan to launch a $10 million defamation claim against the Daily News, alleging that the organisation has been falsely accused of using gun-wielding security personnel to stop the Anti-Corruption Commission from probing the body. Investigators from Zimbabwe’s anti-corruption watchdog claimed two months agothat…
HARARE – We commend government’s efforts in scaling up the HIV/Aids fight. The fact that 600 000 people living with HIV are now accessing ARVs is a reason for much celebration. Aids is responsible for killing at least six million Zimbabweans ever since it was discovered in the early 1980s. The country has reached…
BULWAYO – Southern Region Division One log leaders Bulawayo Chiefs maintained their perfect start to the 2013 season with a 2-1 victory over former premiership side Zimbabwe Saints at Luveve Stadium last Saturday. This was Chiefs’ fifth straight victory since the start of the current campaign, and the Thulani Sibanda-led side now enjoys a five…
HARARE – Marital bliss is under threat in Harare, where domestic violence cases have spiked — and this has something to do with sanctions — at least according to the police. Fights breaking out in homes have become so frequent that police have gone on the alert and are on a massive campaign to end…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has defended its filmed visit to Nelson Mandela, saying it was not a “publicity stunt”. They were the first pictures of the former South African president since he left hospital on 6 April after more than a week of treatment for pneumonia. Looking dazed, he is…
HARARE – Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara says Zimbabwe should embrace protectionism to facilitate revival of the country’s ailing industry. “In order to effectively pursue value addition, Zimbabweans must initially adopt a value system that embraces smart and innovative protectionism,” he said. Zimbabwe’s industry — currently operating at 44 percent capacity utilisation — has been…
HARARE – Australian Stock Exchange-listed platinum group metals producer Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Limited (Zimplats) has appointed Nyasha Zhou as chairperson. His appointment is with effect from March 1, 2013. Zhou — a former chief executive of troubled building materials manufacturer PG Industries — takes over from Zimplats’ parent company Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats)’s chief executive…
HARARE – Political leadership requires certain qualities. Among the attributes of good political leaders are consistency and firmness. Consistency shows unwavering conviction to principles. Firm leaders withstand challenge of adversaries without wilting. Leaders do, occasionally, fall short on these or for very good reasons, change course. But frequent deviations can be politically deleterious. MDC leader…
HARARE – Dendera musician Tryson Chimbetu will finally launch his fourth album Compass tomorrow at Ligi Sports bar in Harare. Compass was supposed to have been released earlier this year during the commemoration gig of his father Naison on March 22. Tryson’s failure to reach an agreement with Diamond Studios scuttled the planned launch….
HARARE – Bangladesh completed a deserved 143-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe to level the two-match Teletalk Test series one-all here yesterday. Zimbabwe top-order batsman Hamilton Masakadza regained his yesteryear form scoring an unbeaten 111 runs from 252 balls in a losing cause as he ran out of partners on the final day of the second…
