HARARE – MDC-99 leader Job Sikhala, has vowed to boycott the forthcoming elections labelling the poll a “charade”. The former University of Zimbabwe student leader told the Daily News that his party’s National Executive Council (Nec) will not contest the forthcoming vote. “It is a well-known fact that Mugabe is a political bully who has…
HARARE – Zimbabwean Big Brother Africa representative Pokello Nare survived eviction from Africa’s most popular show on Sunday but was again nominated for potential eviction Monday morning. To escape the chop on Sunday, Pokello received eight country votes which were higher than all the votes received by the other housemates who were also up for…
HARARE – A fuel dealer yesterday appeared in court for failing to pay duty after misrepresenting to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) that his fuel consignments were in transit to the Democratic Republic of Congo when they were destined for Harare. Rolen Muchegwa, 44, allegedly used the name of shipping and clearing company, Cilo Freight…
HARARE – Police have warned that there is a gang of armed robbers on the loose in Harare, attacking homeowners at gunpoint and getting away with expensive vehicles. Thomson William and Naison Mahawa, who reside in Rhodesville and Greendale respectively, are counting themselves lucky after the gang of armed robbers pounced on them and stole…
HARARE – Diversified group TSL Limited (TSL) says foreign investors have expressed interest in its transport and freight subsidiary Bak Logistics Limited (Bak). TSL plans to engage a technical partner as part of efforts to bolster Bak and unlock shareholder value. “We have received interests from various international companies and we hope to engage the…
HARARE – African Union (AU) is deploying observers this week to troubled Zimbabwe to monitor the run-up to bitterly contested polls, the AU said yesterday. The AU’s Democracy and Electoral Assistance Unit said the observers have been invited to monitor parliamentary and presidential elections. The AU’s decision was announced as Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court ordered…
HARARE – Listed Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has accused its coal gasification joint venture Chinese partner, Taiyuan Sanxing Economic and Trade Company Limited (TSETC), of mismanagement and externalisation of funds. HCCL, which holds a 25 percent shareholding in Hwange Coal Gasification Company (HCGC), said actions by TSETC — holding the remaining 75 percent stake…
HARARE – Amicable “divorces” are rare in the sungura music world but that is exactly what will happen tonight when Jazz 105 hosts Suluman Chimbetu’s farewell party. Chimbetu and the Orchestra Dendera Kings are departing on a tour of Zambia tomorrow as reward for being the best band in last month’s Zimbabwe’s International Carnival. Interestingly,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has succumbed to regional pressure as Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday filed a Constitutional Court application for the extension of election dates to August 14. The development not only follows the Southern African Development Community (Sadc)’s directive that the July 31 date was “impractical”, but also dashes Zanu PF’s hopes…
HARARE – Harare risks running out of drinking water if it fails to find a lasting solution to perennial water shortages, a government official has warned. Killian Mpingo, secretary for Local Government yesterday told a parliamentary portfolio committee overseeing operations of his ministry that a lasting solution to never-ending water challenges should be found as…
