BULAWAYO – More than 100 members of the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) on Friday outrightly condemned government’s failure to fully commit to the funding of the Basic Education Assistant Module (Beam). This came out during their anti-government demonstration in Bulawayo. Earlier on Thursday, police broke up a protest staged by Woza members at the…
BULAWAYO – Lovers and business people here claim they could not celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day due to a number of factors. In the past years, it was commonplace to see hordes of excited people clad in either red, black or white outfits holding gifts celebrating Valentine’s Day but that was not the case in…
HARARE – Swedish government has entered a $860 000 funding agreement with Mashambanzou Care Trust. The three-year grant will support Mashambanzou’s care unit in Waterfalls and the Nenyere day care centre in Mbare. Swedish ambassador Lars Ronnas said, “For the past 13 years, Sweden has provided $1,5 million to Mashambanzou in support of people living…
HARARE – The potholes on Melbourne Road in Southerton, an industrial district of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, are bone-jarring. A van outside the J. Lyons factory, a surviving outpost of a once-grand British company, is being loaded with jars of processed food. Otherwise the street is quiet. The offices next door have whitewashed windows; the gates…
MASVINGO – With their parents’ belongings scattered by the roadside, children of school going-age play cheerfully in the mud as if everything is normal. Barefooted and dry-lipped, they hop in a pool of stagnant water and plaster their faces with mud, oblivious of the dangers of water-borne diseases. These are children of villagers who were…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe says decisive action will be taken against parastatal bosses fingered in corruption. Yesterday, Mugabe convened an extra-ordinary politburo meeting at Zanu PF headquarters with three main issues on the agenda — corruption, controversy surrounding the Midlands provincial elections and the floods caused by torrential rains in Masvingo. The meeting started…
HARARE – Congestion in Zimbabwe’s prisons is set to ease a bit after President Robert Mugabe acceded to pleas by prison authorities to pardon some prisoners. Mugabe granted the amnesty, and the clemency will benefit all convicted female prisoners and juveniles, but excludes criminals facing serious charges, including rape or any sexual offences, carjacking, conspiracy,…
HARARE – Three Air Zimbabwe (Private) Limited (Air Zimbabwe) bosses, who were arrested on fraud allegations, were yesterday remanded in custody, pending their bail application on Monday. Peter Chikumba, 59, Grace Nyaradzai Pfumbidzai, 49 and Innocent Mavhunga, 53, appeared before Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe for their initial remand hearing. Chikumba and Pfumbidzai are appearing on…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has cleared MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora of any wrong doing, after ruling that the State had failed to prove theft of trust property charges against the politician. Charges against Mwonzora date back to 2006. Magistrate Aidonia Masawi acquitted Mwonzora, following an application for discharge at the close of the State’s…
HARARE – Zanu PF legislators want a street to be named after former South African President Thabo Mbeki for bringing stability to Zimbabwe after helping negotiate terms of a power sharing government. MDC legislators are against the proposal, accusing Mbeki of having propped up Zanu PF. Reuben Marumahoko, MP for Hurungwe North, tabled the motion…
