HARARE – Incarcerated businessman-cum-singer Energy Mutodi, currently in remand prison, risks being dragged to court again by his band members for breaching contracts he entered with them. Mutodi is alleged to have breached a five-year-contract he entered with Mutodi Express band members including ex-Utakataka Express chanter Gift ‘Shiga Shiga’ Katulika and bassist Spencer Khumulani. Khumulani…
HARARE – After years of political turbulence, Zimbabwe is a country desperate for normalcy. It is, thus, unsurprising to hear people say, despite the suspicious conduct of the last election, we must move on. The “move on” brigade discourages current legal recourse over the election. It is, according to this camp, an exercise in futility…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday gave an emotionally charged speech at the National Heroes Acre where he gloated about his victory. People of all ages and political persuasions stood side by side at the national shrine to show their appreciation for fallen heroes who laid down their lives for freedoms we enjoy today, including…
HARARE – News that President Robert Mugabe will continue for a seventh term has left investors white in the face — not exactly a useful colour in Zimbabwe right now. Mugabe will target the remaining 1 138 white and foreign-owned companies left in the country, as well as local banks with foreign interests, to hand…
WASHINGTON – Old wounds appear to be opening between Russia and the US over Moscow’s decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden. Relations between the US and Russia have hit a new low, with Barack Obama, the US president, openly stating that their partnership just is not working. Washington is still fuming at Moscow’s decision…
CAIRO – Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have been preparing for action from the interim authorities after reports emerged of plans to break up two protest camps. An interior ministry source said an operation would begin just before dawn. Egypt’s foreign minister said the sit-ins could not continue “endlessly”. But there was no…
HARARE – Zanu PF heavyweights who lost in the just-ended harmonised elections, among them serial political flip-flopper Jonathan Moyo, have little chance of getting into government following President Robert Mugabe’s vow not to let “losers” get into government. Mugabe made this clear in June while he was in Japan for the 5th Tokyo International Conference…
HARARE – Today is Heroes Day and Zimbabweans from all walks of life and across the political divide will take time to reflect on and celebrate the efforts of gallant sons and daughters of Zimbabwe who paid dearly for the country’s independence. This year’s commemorations come after the harmonised elections which saw President Robert Mugabe…
HARARE – As the country races towards year-end, the aftermath of Zanu PF’s heavily-contested election victory has brought uncertainty on a stuttering economy and could have a negative impact on millions of Zimbabweans reeling with poverty and a bleak future. Long-suffering Zimbabweans are facing the nightmarish prospects of reliving the extreme hardships of 2008. This…
HARARE – As in 2002, fairness in Zimbabwe’s elections was in the eye of the observer. The elections polarised opinion with African governments overwhelmingly endorsing them while the US, Britain and other western nations portrayed the outcome as somewhere between plain unfair and grand larceny. President Robert Mugabe was declared the winner and MDC leader…
