HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC says it has offered disgruntled founding member Grace Kwinjeh one of the six seats reserved for women in Manicaland province. Under the proportional representation system, 60 seats in the National Assembly will be reserved for women, with six seats for each province. MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora said: “Grace…
HARARE – Now that the major political parties, Zanu PF and MDC have filed nominations to contest for Parliamentary and Senatorial seats, and the presidency, it is game on! There is no more going back and Zimbabweans are also geared for the vote that will be a determining factor for the next five years. The…
HARARE – “Mai Nyasha, hurry up. I am here at the courts…run I have caught them before they can proceed with their sham of a wedding…hurry…get a taxi.” These were the words of Ambuya Mugano, Alexander Mugano’s mother after she found out that her 25-year-old son had arranged a secret wedding at the Harare magistrates…
HARARE – As City of Harare councillors say goodbye to council, most of them, I am sure would have wished they stayed a little bit longer to enjoy deliberations at Town House which usually turned comic. With councillors being constantly accused of failing to provide the best standard service to communities, from water shortages, uncollected…
HARARE – As the youthful church pastor orders the congregation to open a certain chapter of the Bible for that day’s sermon, Zvamaida Mtisi, 81, gracefully opens his holy book. But Mtisi is one of the few still reading the Bible “on paper” because after the pastor’s request, laptops, iPads and all sorts of computerised…
HARARE – The independence of the judiciary is central to the administration of fair and equal justice in a democratic society. The independence of the judiciary is well enshrined in the constitutions and constitutional jurisprudence of African countries, it is linked to, and derived from, two seminal principles: the separation of powers; and the rule…
HARARE – Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe Limited (Barclays) says banking reforms recently imposed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe are heavily restraining growth of its non-funded income. In February, banks — through the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (Baz) ? signed a memorandum of understanding with the central bank under which the institutions agreed to a…
MUTARE – A self-taught Mutare inventor is processing sawdust from timber mills into valuable, clean-burning briquettes that are a clean alternative to coal and firewood. He hopes to stop timber-rich Mutare’s balding environs and burn-up enough of its sawdust menace to ease Environmental Management Agency (Ema)’s headaches. Godfrey Mudariki has invested in sawdust stoves and…
BEITBRIDGE – The mobile network signal drops as you get to the border gate, a sign that you are entering foreign territory. “Thank you for choosing MTN,” says an electronic voice message from the mobile phone network. “If you wish to stay connected, select the roaming service of your choice. Have a nice journey to…
JOHANNESBURG – President Barack Obama is calling for Zimbabwe’s government to stop harassing its citizens and to implement reforms ahead of landmark elections expected later this year. “Harassment of citizens and groups needs to stop and reform needs to move forward so people can cast their votes in elections that are fair and free and…
