NAIROBI – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial marriage bill legalising polygamy. It brings civil law, where a man was only allowed one wife, into line with customary law, where some cultures allow multiple partners. Controversy surrounded an amendment to the bill, supported by many male MPs, allowing men to take…
BAGHDAD – There is heavy security across Iraq as the country votes in its first parliamentary elections since US troops withdrew three years ago. Polling began at 07:00 local time (04:00 GMT) and closes at 18:00. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is hoping to win a third term in office amid a growing insurgency in the…
HARARE – Fellow Zimbabweans, About two weeks ago our country celebrated the 34th anniversary of its hard won independence. It was indeed a time for all of us to pause and reflect on the journey we have walked together over the last three decades and four years. We come face to face with these celebrations…
HARARE – Music lovers in Glen Norah were in for a treat when sungura outfit Extra Kwazvose gave a polished performance during the Castle Tankard regional show on Saturday. The Gurajena singers performed at the show where they gave revellers a feel of their forthcoming album set to be released in the near future. The…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-focused investment group Cambria Africa Plc (Cambria) is tipped to grow its revenue by 147 percent from $11,64 million in 2014 to $28,78 million in 2016, analysts projected. United Kingdom-based equities advisory firm GECR said the Alternative Investment Market (Aim)-listed Cambria — owning a chemicals distribution company, a hotel and Payserv, a transaction-processing…
HARARE – The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SecZim) says there are unclaimed shares in listed companies worth $22,8 million. This follows a directive by the capital markets regulator in 2012 to all stockbroking firms instructing them to register all securities into the names of respective beneficial owners. However, some of the shares were…
HARARE – The MDC circus has rolled into town once more. After the split of 2005, another group appears to have broken away again. That a party can split so many times — MDC-T, MDC-N, MDC-M, MDC 99 and now MDC Team (or is it MDC-B now?) — is most unedifying. It probably holds the…
HARARE – The split in MDC over demands for leadership renewal was long coming. But judging by the public’s reaction, there is a strong realisation that the split could leave Zanu PF without any credible challenge and sound a death knell to the country’s struggle for democracy. A divided opposition is likely to give President…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu has lamented his side’s lack of creativity in the early stages of the Castle Premiership season, with his charges failing to deliver the goods upfront. The Zambian watched in disbelief at the weekend as his side surrendered their place on top of the log after allowing Hwange to emerge…
HARARE – Ian McIntosh, the legendary former Springbok coach and current South Africa national selector, will put Zimbabwe’s national team players through their paces in Harare next Tuesday as the Sables fine-tune preparations for July’s crucial World Cup qualifiers in Madagascar. Bulawayo-born McIntosh, who also coached his native Zimbabwe in the 1970s and 80s before…
