DAKAR – Police in Senegal have arrested the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade on suspicion of corruption. Karim Wade denies accusations that he illegally amassed about $1.4bn (£900m) during his father’s rule. Karim Wade was a senior minister during his father’s rule from 2000 to 2012, and was in charge of major infrastructure and…
HARARE – Dynamos chairperson Kenny Mubaiwa has given his strongest hint yet that coach Calisto Pasuwa might be fired following the club’s stuttering start to their Castle Premiership defence. The Harare giants have picked just four points from their opening four games after drawing all ties. Mubaiwa yesterday revealed that the club’s bosses Pasuwa and…
HARARE – Government is looking at ways to mitigate the deepening shortages of cooking oil, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. Finance minister Tendai Biti told journalists at a press conference that industrialists had told him recently that the country was headed for hard times and his intervention was needed promptly. “It is clear that there…
HARARE – Red Angels founder and leader Zoey Sifelani has started pole dance lessons which target housewives seeking to boost their fitness levels and improve bedroom skills. The Zoey School of Dancing, which is located in Harare’s Avondale suburb, started operating at the beginning of this month. “The idea of opening an ‘academy’ of this…
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti says Chinese companies must trade fairly with Africa and invest in sectors that boost the continent’s economy. He said cheap imports from the world’s second largest economic power were affecting Africa’s industry. “The sad reality is that they are not comrades. Their companies are there to make profits like…
HARARE – Vice President Joice Mujuru has come under fire from the Chisumbanje community for political posturing over the re-opening of the multi-billion dollar ethanol project. Pressure group Platform for Youth Development (PYD) said Mujuru had ignored protocol and pronounced that the plant would be reopened, but there is still no production. “Such utterances amount…
HARARE – Free and fair elections in Zimbabwe can only start with the early announcement of poll dates as this can give participating candidates enough time to prepare. As it stands, free and fair elections in Zimbabwe will not be possible as President Robert Mugabe continues to play hide and seek with election dates. Mugabe…
HARARE – Several of Zimbabwe’s hot new music talents have been given the platform to showcase their prowess during the Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) which begins this month end. Running under the theme “What’s Next…” Africa’s leading festival Hifa has decided to let loose the next generation of Zimbabwean music stars who include…
HARARE – Celebrated Zimbabwe Jazz songstress Dudu Manhenga has come up with a praise and worship album that celebrates God’s positive impact in the Bulawayo-born musician’s life. The album titled For You, which is the songstress’s fifth, will be launched next week on Wednesday in Harare at the Book Café. Manhenga, famed for her song…
HARARE – Local pro golfer Micky Hough is relishing a chance of playing his second Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open when the tournament tees off at Royal Harare Golf Club on Thursday. Hough, a regular feature on the Sunshine Tour events, will be making his second berth at the country’s premier golf tournament. The 29-year-old finished…
