HARARE – A dispute over deceased parents’ estate has spilled into court after one of the beneficiaries Mester Chitepo sought a peace order against her brother, Alfred Chitepo on allegations of violence. Mester who is an older sister to Alfred narrated how he perpetrated violence against her because he wanted her to move out of…
MASVINGO – Voluntary counselling and testing by men is critical in ending the HIV epidemic, the ministry of Health has said. Masvingo acting provincial medical director, Kudakwashe Masinire, told a gathering in Masvingo on Thursday under the Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric Aids Foundation that testing by men is the sole entry point to ending the HIV…
HARARE – Zimbabwe and Dynamos midfielder Devon Chafa’s suspension by the Federation of International Football Associations (Fifa) on doping charges should act as a wake-up call for local football. While we accept that Chafa did not intentionally take the substance in question, we would like to point out that his case is just a tip…
EDITOR — Your story about MDC rejecting Cabinet posts made an interesting read. What was MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora saying because some people told me that he is a learned someone — is that true? If he is truly educated as we are made to believe, how come he seems not to know very simple…
HARARE – Diversified group Innscor Africa Limited (Innscor) plans to open 31 fast food outlets locally and regionally by June 2014. The listed fast food chain said the new joints will include seven in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes amid stiffening competition in Zimbabwe’s fast food market with numerous indigenous players venturing into…
EDITOR — The just-ended Zimbabwean elections have produced a wrong leader for Zimbabwe in President Robert Mugabe but have also taught Zimbabweans several lessons. Zimbabweans exposed themselves by voting for Mugabe who has been in power for over 30 years. The biggest blunder that we made as Zimbabweans is to be persuaded by party regalia…
EDITOR — We register our disappointment and frustration on the chaos and confusion prevailing at a primary school in Marondera since May 2013 as a result of ministry of Education’s purported transfer of the substantive head who is refusing to vacate the school. The ministry of Education must come out clean and shoulder the blame…
EDITOR — I have been watching how council police operate and I feel the authorities must do something to protect ordinary citizens. While it is laudable that they maintain order and make efforts to de-congest the city, I don’t see any reason why this should cause deaths. If this is to go on, then nobody…
HARARE – Despite its feigned bravado about preparedness for crunch elections this year, President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF is in a serious predicament about the party’s prospects in pulling off the election by July 31, analysts say. Zanu PF spent the better part of the year claiming that elections would be held by June 29,…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s former African National Congress Youth League leader, Julius Malema, has registered a political party to contest next year’s elections. The party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, will seek to redistribute land and nationalise South Africa’s rich mines, he said. He launched the EFF in July but did not say whether it would…
