HARARE – After chalking up an “election victory” on May 31, President Robert Mugabe faces a fresh headache after a Harare man approached the Constitutional Court to set aside the 10-day-old judgment compelling the Zanu PF leader to hold elections by July 31. Although the identity of the applicant remained unclear at the time of…
JOHANNESBURG – Former president Nelson Mandela’s condition remained “unchanged” as of yesterday morning, the presidency said in a statement. “Former president Nelson Mandela remains in hospital, and his condition is unchanged. Madiba was admitted on Saturday, June 8, 2013, for treatment in a Pretoria hospital for a lung infection,” the presidency said. “President Jacob Zuma…
VIRGINIA – Democrat Terry McAuliffe, buoyed by strong results from voters in Northern Virginia, has defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the race for Virginia’s governor, CNN projects. While both campaigns took on national issues, such as the partial government shutdown earlier this year and the health care law’s flawed rollout, the race was…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa says Treasury did not receive any proceeds from diamond revenue in the nine months to September 2013. The newly-appointed minister — currently scrounging for 2014 budgetary support — told parliamentarians in Victoria Falls at a 2013 Budget Review Seminar last week that out of a targeted $40 million expected…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has limited capacity to stop economic bleeding and mitigate liquidity constraints due to its inability to ease the markets quantitatively by controlling money supply, according to the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC). Prior to the introduction of a multi-currency regime in 2009, the country — through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe…
HARARE – I want, no I demand justice for baby X; at what point is life imprisonment appropriate?! “Seven-month old baby raped” said The Herald, “Paedophile gets 20 years” screamed the Daily News. These shocking headlines made the mother in me grieved, I felt pain and revulsion. The lawyer in me wanted to understand what…
HARARE – Former Studio 263 actor Arnold Tongayi Chirisa has landed a guest role on the American supernatural drama television series called Sleepy Hollow that premiered on Fox two months ago. The thrilling new mystery-adventure drama, co-created by executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, is considered a modern-day retelling of the 1820 short story…
HARARE – Stunning vocalist Eve Kawadza will deliver an African interpretation of the classic songs of Edith Piaf and Ella Fitzgerald at Alliance Française’s Old Mutual Theatre on Friday. The show titled “A Tribute to Edith and Ella” will feature Eve belting out the passionate songs of renowned French singer Piaf, and the great American…
HARARE – Hip-hop artistes Stunner, Maskiri, Jnr Brown, Mudiwa and Tehn Diamond will battle it out in the People’s Choice Awards of the Zim Hip-Hop Awards set for December 11 at 7 Arts in Harare. The People’s Choice Award is among 25 categories to be contested in the third edition of the Zim Hip-Hop Awards…
HARARE – Dino Mudondo, one of Zimbabwe’s most promising young musicians will launch a new album today at Harare’s City Sports Bar. Born on August 7, 1978 Mudondo began playing percussion for the senior school choir while in Form 2. He teamed up with renowned producer Delani Makhalima in 2000 to form the group Second…
