HARARE – Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain has admitted the Asian side loathe losing to Zimbabwe because of the two teams’ positions as the two lowest ranked Test nations. The Tigers, who arrive in Harare today ahead of the series against the hosts, lost the one-off Test and five-match ODI series to Zimbabwe on their last…
JOHANNESBURG – Former president Nelson Mandela’s children have launched a court bid to remove advocate George Bizos and others as directors of two of his companies, according to reports from South Africa. Bizos, a close friend to Mandela, is better known in Zimbabwe for representing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai during a sensational treason case. The…
HARARE – In order to interrogate the process to having free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, one needs to appreciate what political transitions entail, the types of transitions and the one operating locally in the context of the Global Political Agreement’s article 6 which speaks on the need for constitutional reforms as a pre-requisite to…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s economic growth vis-a-vis the poor and deteriorating business environment appears to be a paradox. Despite averaging a GDP growth rate of 7, 3 percent per annum between 2009 to date — ranking the country among the fastest growing economies — the economy still remains in a quandary. The country continues to rate…
HARARE – Platinum group metals producer Zimplats Holdings Limited (Zimplats) yesterday said it will disburse a further $1,6 million to the Mhondoro-Ngezi Community Share Ownership Trust to fulfil its commitment to the indigenisation programme. Busi Chindove, the company’s spokesperson, told businessdaily that the money will add on to the $4,1 million that has already been…
HARARE – Tourism minister Walter Mzembi has warned players in the hospitality sector to comply with the indigenisation policy or risk losing their operating licences. Mzembi said the sector is not exempted from the law — which compels all foreign-owned companies operating in Zimbabwe to cede at 51 percent of their shareholding to black locals….
HARARE – A 17-year-old housemaid appeared at ease as prosecutors charged her with infecting a former employer’s 12-year-old son with a sexually transmitted disease. The maid, whom we cannot name to protect the identity of the child, is being charged with aggravated indecent assault. A Harare magistrate yesterday remanded the maid in the custody of…
BULAWAYO – A woman who allegedly referred to President Robert Mugabe as a poor man was yesterday left banking on her advanced age to walk free after being hauled to court. Stella Scouter, who runs a crèche in Bulawayo, is facing four counts for insulting or undermining the authority of the 89-year-old president after she…
HARARE – There is no doubt that the media has become an integral part of human existence. The right to correct information is as important as the right to life. People need correct information to be able to make decisions affecting their lives and to make sense of the world. As such, the media or…
LONDON – The Korean and Syrian crises will be high on the agenda for foreign ministers from the G8 group of nations, as their talks began in London. Correspondents say Japan, present at the talks, is looking for a strong statement of solidarity over Korea. North Korea has been making bellicose threats against South Korea,…
