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Zim seeks food solution

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HARARE – This week Zimbabwe will host an agricultural indaba in a bid to unlock answers to the country’s perennial food shortages. Running under the theme: “Leveraging agricultural opportunities for economic growth,’’ the conference — hosted by the National Economic Consultative Forum and the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society, will attract speakers from the banking sector, government…

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Walk the talk on gender

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HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s recent Cabinet appointments which saw only three women being appointed out of 26 reveals that talk about gender equality was nothing other than bottled smoke. Gender activists say Mugabe’s male-dominated appointments reveal that the Zanu PF leader was not sincere about proportional representation. His failure to appoint a substantial number…

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Whizz-kid invents sim-controlled gate remote

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HARARE – “Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance you must keep moving,” so said Albert Einstein, a renowned philosopher of the 19th century. His statement might not mean much for many youths born to fortunate parents, but bear testimony to how Innocent Chingono, who despite having an unemployed mother as a…

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No to MDC split

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EDITOR —  The MDC has been our only hope for real change. Even though  Morgan Tsvangirai “lost” the just-ended polls, the worst that could happen is the split of the party, because Zanu PF will then literally run government. I feel that we are focusing our attention on the wrong subject at the present moment….

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Just be yourself

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EDITOR — On several occasions I have heard qualified medical practitioners and religious leaders telling people to just be themselves. “Don’t try to be somebody else” they say. I need to warn people against such misleading suggestions. No one really knows who they are, so when you say to a person “be yourself” you are…

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Electronic transfers grow to $3,5bn

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HARARE – Zimbabwe’s financial system saw a marginal growth of electronic transactions in the year to June 2013, on the back of increased uptake on plastic money and electronic transfers statistics released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) revealed that the value of transactions processed through the Zimbabwe Electronic Transfer Settlement System (ZETSS) slightly surged…

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New Dawn’s Zim future uncertain

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HARARE – Canada-based New Dawn Mining Corporation (New Dawn) says its future in Zimbabwe remains uncertain due to indigenisation regulations and continued deteriorating economic and business climate in the country. The Zimbabwe-focused junior gold miner said that a major underlying factor contributing to the company’s current difficulties has been the more than two-year delay in…

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Zim to host mining indaba

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HARARE – Zimbabwe will once again be on the spotlight when the country hosts the 5th annual Zimbabwe Mining and Infrastructure Indaba from September 25 to 27 this week. The indaba — to  be officially opened by the incoming Mines and Mining Development minister, Walter Chidhakwa — will be running under the theme “Re-defining Africa:…

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Shoko Festival ends in style

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HARARE – Shoko Festival’s Shutdown Show on Saturday night at Water Whirld was a fitting finale to one of Zimbabwe’s fast-growing arts events. With a bumper line-up featuring South Africa’s Khuli Chana and a German dancehall duo called Symbiz Sound on a stage named in honour of the late mbira star Chiwoniso Maraire, it was…

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Lady Squanda finds new love

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HARARE – Barely a month after ending her marriage to Leeroy “DJ Staera” Pasi, Zimbabwe’s self-proclaimed dancehall queen Sandra “Lady Squanda” Gazi has lurched into another love affair. The Bronco neChapomba singer used Whatsapp to announce to the world her new-found love she only identified as TJ. “I really love you TJ just trust me….

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