JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s government has ordered sculptors to remove a bronze rabbit they hid in the ear of a Nelson Mandela statue, unveiled after the former president’s death last month. It wanted to “restore dignity back to the statue”, a spokesman told the BBC. The sculptors reportedly inserted the rabbit as a trademark signature…
GENEVA – Syria’s government and main political opposition have traded bitter accusations as a major peace conference begins in Switzerland. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged delegates to engage in constructive discussions, but neither side appeared prepared to abandon their positions. US Secretary of State John Kerry said there was “no way possible” President Bashar…
HARARE – Vault cosmetics will launch a ‘Dillish’lip gloss and lipstick collection on Valentine’s Day. Vault was founded by Hollywood-based celebrity make-up artist, Jackie Muchanyuka-Mgido and was launched here in Zimbabwe. Jackie moved to the United States of America 20 years ago to pursue make-up art as a career. She attended Hollywood Make-Up Designery —one…
HARARE – One of the country’s recording companies Gramma Records is attaching property from Kingstons Holdings Limited over debt. Both Gramma Records and Kingstons Holdings seem to be struggling to stay in business. It is still not clear why Kingstons Holdings’ property will go under the hammer, but an instruction from the Sheriff of the…
HARARE – The popularity of the recently-held 2013 Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala was beyond anyone’s imagination and as it was screened live, worldwide. The Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala, to be held this year at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland is a glamorous awards presentation for the world’s most talented footballers. In Zimbabwe we have the…
HARARE – Years ago, it was considered untidy and unprofessional to wear dreadlocks in certain places in Zimbabwe but with the passage of time this has changed as even the first lady Grace Mugabe now dons them. Teachers and students were not permitted to attend classes with dreadlocks and also lawyers had trouble representing clients…
HARARE – Pan African miner Mwana Africa Plc (Mwana) says nickel in concentrate sales from its Zimbabwe-based Trojan mine went up 76 percent more to 2,651 tonnes in the quarter ended December 2013. During the period under review, Trojan owned by the group’s subsidiary Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) — recorded a 74 percent growth in…
HARARE – Government has approved the re-denomination of the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ)’s shares to United States dollars from the defunct local currency. In 2009, the country abandoned its worthless Zimbabwe dollar (Z$) — ravaged by hyperinflation reaching 231 million percent — and adopted a multi-currency system, dominated by the greenback and South…
EDITOR — The government should have scrapped ZBC’s television and radio licence fees way back. The government and Information ministry have finally seen the light. ZBC bosses were milking the public through these unjustified fees. Honestly, how can someone be forced to pay radio and television licences when the organisation only churns out Zanu PF…
EDITOR — I write to complain over the number of road-blocks police are mounting every morning as people rush to work and school. Zimbabweans are a time-conscious people and have their day planned ahead of them. There is nothing wrong with the police mounting road-blocks but if you put these less than 500m apart, then…
