HARARE – Energy minister Dzikamai Mavhaire says there is “nothing corrupt” about expanding the number of bidders and implementation partners for a major solar tender project since Zimbabwe is in critical need of power. This comes as the Masvingo senator and the State Procurement Board (SPB) have been under fire for giving extra mandates to…
HARARE – Ethanol-producing company, Green Fuel plans to invest $260 million more in the project including in their power generation scheme between now and next year, the company’s general manager Graham Smith told Parliament yesterday. Addressing the parliamentary portfolio committee on Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment chaired by Justice Mayor Wadyajena, Smith said in the…
HARARE – Lazarus Dokora, the minister of Primary and Secondary Education says there are no trained teachers for minority languages, a development which has forced government to rely on temporary teachers. Responding to a question raised in Parliament on Wednesday by Kariba legislator Isaac Mackenzie (Zanu PF) on government’s strategy on the recruitment of temporary…
HARARE – The Politburo on Wednesday ordered a poll re-run in Masvingo after Zanu PF provincial election results were sullied by allegations of electoral fraud and flagrant violation of voting guidelines. This was after a letter written to national chairman Simon Khaya Moyo and penned by Munyaradzi Mangwana, Shuvai Mahofa and Daniel Shumba was tabled…
BULAWAYO – Deputy minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Supa Mandiwanzira has described local business people as selective in their conduct on supporting the local arts. Mandiwanzira, who was addressing delegates at the official opening of the Inxusa Festival in Bulawayo on Tuesday, said local arts festivals were benefiting from what he termed “non-indigenous”…
HARARE – A Budiriro man masqueraded as a detective from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)’s Vehicle Theft Squad department and stole a car after misrepresenting to the complainant that it had been forfeited to the State. Stephen Muzengeza, 28, appeared before Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe facing charges of impersonating a police officer and theft of…
HARARE – Cuthbert Dube yesterday broke his silence and addressed reporters ahead of tomorrow’s watershed Zifa board elections, where he will be seeking a fresh terms as president of the Zimbabwean FA. Dube, who has been at the helm of Zifa since 2010, has kept a low profile since being forced to leave the Premier…
HARARE – For Dynamos and Harare City the Independence Trophy semi-final represents an opportunity to put down an early impression and give their expectant fans a pre-championship tonic. With the onset of the 2014 Castle Premiership season fast approaching, the two teams must be relishing the prospect of getting their domestic season off to a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Sevens rugby side are hoping to get their Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens campaign off to a perfect start when they face Barbados and Chile today in So Kon Po. The Cheetahs are one of 12 sides vying for the opportunity to join the top sides in the world next season, for…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders assistant coach Mark Mathe will be in charge of the Bulawayo giants for their Independence Cup semi-final clash against FC Platinum at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday in the absence of head coach Kelvin Kaindu. Kaindu returned to the United Kingdom yesterday to resume his Uefa B licence studies and Mathe will take…
