HARARE – When things go wrong, we blame the leader; that is natural human behaviour. Zimbabweans were led to election 2013 like lambs to the slaughter, but can we only blame the leaders for the outcome that followed? Why oh why did we, the ordinary Zimbabweans, agree to take part in the July 31st elections?…
HARARE – Last Saturday evening, August 3, two days ahead of the Electoral Act’s five-day deadline, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Justice Rita Makarau, announced the result of the Presidential election and declared Robert Mugabe “duly elected as the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe”. The votes received by each of the…
HARARE – After all the immense effort by South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) over the past five years, Zimbabwe is now back to square one. Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF are firmly back in the saddle on their own, having ejected Morgan Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), their…
HARARE – Zimbabwean businessman Mutumwa Mawere has allegedly been arrested in South Africa in yet unclear circumstances. While efforts to secure comment from the troubled tycoon — through calls to his mobile — were unsuccessful, reports from Johannesburg indicate that the 53-year-old businessman was picked for alleged fraud and tax issues with South African Revenue…
HARARE – Courtney Lock, Zimbabwe’s top junior tennis player, crashed out of the on-going second ITF South Central African Junior Circuit here yesterday. The country’s junior top seed suffered a shock second round exit, falling to South Africa’s wildcard entry Jordan Calvin. The South African came from a set down to win 3-6, 7-6, 6-4…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket captain Brendan Taylor says he wants to forget his side’s series whitewash defeat to India “as quickly as possible” and turn his attention to the upcoming tour by Pakistan. Pakistan are scheduled to arrive in the country on August 19 for a month-long tour. The full tour will comprise of two…
HARARE – The election marathon is now over and we all know now who gets what medal. The pitch I hear from the MDC leadership is that Zanu PF stole the election. They rigged! Please sons and daughters of the soil let’s not be stupid. In this short article in simple language I aim to…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) says the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, UNWTO theme song will celebrate life of the late mbira diva Chiwoniso Maraire who took part in coining the winning entry. Head of corporate affairs Sugar Chagonda said it was unfortunate that Chiwoniso died before witnessing the UNWTO assembly unfold in Victoria…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s platinum production was depressed in the half-year to June 2013, increasing by a marginal two percent to 6,6 tonnes from 6,4 tonnes in prior comparable period. According to the latest Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) data, the country — sitting on the second largest known platinum reserves in the world after…
HARARE – Zimbabwean stocks yesterday lost more than $650 million in value after plunging 11 percent to close at 205, 57 points, on its first trade following President Robert Mugabe election victory. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), valued at approximately $6 billion, has been largely driven by foreign investor participation. It saw its top 10…
