HARARE – Barely two months after appearing in court facing a $6 million fraud charge, businessman-cum-musician Energy Mutodi, has requested the State to furnish him with a trial date. Mutodi, 34, through his defence counsel Tendai Hangazha, notified the court of his intentions to apply for refusal of further remand on his next court appearance…
HARARE – After failing to make it in the Zanu PF primary elections, flamboyant businessman-cum-musician Energy Mutodi begrudgingly surrendered Goromonzi South Constituency to Beatrice Nyamupinga while drowning his sorrows in showbiz. Mutodi wrote on his Facebook page that he will no longer stop music as earlier indicated since his political ambitions have hit a brickwall….
FOREIGN Direct Investment (FDI) flows into Zimbabwe increased marginally by 3,25 percent to $400 million last year from $387 million in 2011, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). However, analysts say the FDI remains depressed as the country continues to struggle in attracting investors. Unctad’s World Investment Report released on…
LISTED hospitality group African Sun Limited (Afrisun) says it plans to establish five new hotels in the near future. The hotelier said the move is part of strategies to unlock shareholder value. “We have five sites that we are looking for in Zimbabwe,” said the group’s chief executive Shingi Munyeza. He told businessdaily that they…
OPPOSITION leader Simba Makoni has withdrawn from the presidential race, throwing his weight behind a grand coalition seeking to end President Robert Mugabe’s 33-year rule. The coalition will be led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The former Finance minister, who now leads Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD), told a news conference yesterday that he was withdrawing from the…
HOME Affairs minister Theresa Makone has condemned Zanu PF for abusing police officers in the primary elections by using them to supervise the shambolic vote. Makone made the remarks in Parliament on Wednesday when she was answering questions from legislators during Parliament’s question time. Pishai Muchauraya, MDC MP for Makoni South demanded an explanation why…
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday castigated President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF for failing to accord Edward Chindori-Chininga with national hero status. The Zanu PF politburo conferred liberation war hero status instead on the chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Mines and Energy who died in a freak car crash at Shinje turn-off in Guruve on…
BULAWAYO – A pro-democracy group has launched a campaign aimed at promoting peaceful, free and fair elections. Dubbed “Feya-Feya”, the campaign was launched by Okay Machisa, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition chairperson, who said the initiative was predicated on leveraging possibilities of Zimbabwe’s transition to democracy. “Feya-Feya is a sound but simple messaging platform where the…
SOUTH Africa’s Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Zimbabwe to rescind a costs order against it made by the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Tribunal and enforced by a South African court. This case began in 2007 when three Zimbabwean farmers challenged the country’s land-reform policy before the tribunal, asking for a ruling…
GABRIEL Chaibva, a vociferous supporter of President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF and former spokesperson of Arthur Mutambara’s MDC, has lost another election. While Chaibva was unreachable for comment yesterday, his status as a leading Zanu PF voice has faded in the wake of his failed bid. Unlike other politicians with a national profile, Chaibva has…
