HARARE – “These perpetrators are still freely roaming the streets, I mentioned them by name, they are known, but somehow they continue to operate with impunity.” These were the words of Zimbabwean lawyer Gabriel Shumba a few days ago from his home in South Africa where he has lived in exile since 2003. They are…
HARARE – The looming intensified power cuts in winter will knock Zimbabwe’s ailing industry, particularly manufacturing sector, to its knees, Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has warned. CZI said the development will also dampen industry revival efforts.This comes as Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution Company (ZETDC) — a subsidiary of Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority — said it…
HARARE – FIFA has dismissed as “pure speculation” reports that the world football governing body has ordered reversal of punishments meted out to several individuals in Zimbabwe’s Asiagate match-fixing scandal. Reports were rife last week that Zifa’s drawn-out probe into the biggest scandal ever to hit Zimbabwean football, and subsequent sanctions which range between life…
HARARE – When finance minister Tendai Biti announced that the inclusive government had resolved to increase duty on fuel to raise funds for the referendum and harmonised elections, the groaning voices of the poor become louder than ever before. From someone who claims to be coming from a worker’s party, he should have quickly realised…
HARARE – Departing Zimbabwe cricket coach Alan Butcher has admitted the team lacks quality to challenge other international sides following a dismal tour of the West Indies last month, where they were whitewashed in all three formats of the game. The Englishman returns home this evening after three action-packed years in charge of the African…
HARARE – We read with a lot of interest a recent decision by the European Union (EU) to drop from their so-called sanctions list a number of key Zanu PF leaders and some institutions. In Zimbabwe, there is a general belief and misconception that the EU was doing the right thing by imposing sanctions supposedly…
MUTARE – Mutare council has asked close to 1 000 street cleaners, garbage collectors and city park attendants to stay at home because the broke authority cannot afford to pay them. Most council employees have gone for more than four months without being paid, as the MDC-run council collapses under the weight of mismanagement. “We…
HARARE – A 31-year-old Bulawayo woman is in court after she allegedly assaulted a man at a pub, before punching police officers trying to break the violence. Primrose Mzizi is now out on $50 bail granted by magistrate Takunda Witness Mtetwa. She faces assault and resisting arrest charges. She will appear in court again on…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s neighbouring country Zambia is on its 13th year of successive economic and social growth and the uptake is evident in the country’s capital city of Lusaka. The buoyant economy marks a change in fortunes for a country which just a decade ago was ravished by poverty. And the changes are also evident…
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono says Zimbabwe is not ready yet to have its own currency. Gono — who affirmed Finance minister Tendai Biti’s position on the reintroduction of the local currency — on Tuesday said the country had to first address its burgeoning trade-deficit. The central bank chief said…
