HARARE – Veteran writer Sharai Mukonoweshuro who died on Sunday at the age of 74 has been described as Zimbabwe’s “pioneer in literature about women’s issues” by the Zimbabwe Writers Association (Zwa). Zwa, which brings together several Zimbabwean writers’ organisations and individual authors, mourned the veteran author who succumbed to cancer in a statement released…
HARARE – Government is enacting a law to determine the governance and management of State enterprises, including board and chief executives’ appointments, Information minister Jonathan Moyo said. This comes on the back of gross mismanagement and misgovernance of parastatals with their management earning hefty salaries as the institutions incurred massive losses. Moyo said so far…
HARARE – South Africa (SA) and Russia’s plans to establish a platinum bloc may benefit Zimbabwe, analysts said. They said the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec)-style unit will uplift local platinum miners as they are mostly owned by SA-based firms and do the country good as it holds significant reserves of the commodity. Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s poultry prices are set to rise following the imposition of a compulsory licence for importers by government, the African Development Bank (AfDB) warned. In order to control the influx of cheap chickens that are threatening the domestic industry, poultry importers now require a licence from the Industry ministry in addition to the…
HARARE – One of his most unforgettable acts of selflessness and courage was Nelson Mandela’s decision to step down from the presidency of the newly-democratic South Africa before the end of his first term. Recently, a sitting African president, recovered from a debilitating stroke and was roundly condemned for daring to stand for re-election. In…
HARARE – Zanu PF factions positioning themselves to succeed President Robert Mugabe are panicking following recent suggestions that Mugabe could be grooming former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono to take over the reins when he finally retires. The fears have reached fever-pitch after Mugabe toured Gono’s farm in Norton two weeks ago where…
CHITUNGWIZA – Residents have vowed to ignore government’s three-week ultimatum to demolish their houses built on undesignated sites dismissing the minister’s warning as nonsensical. Irate residents have vowed not to relocate until the police arrest land barons who sold them the houses. This also comes in the wake of a public attack on Local government…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will not run any loss if indicted corrupt parastatal CEOs left their offices because the country has abundant talent to take up those positions, a Cabinet minister has said. Information Media and Broadcasting Services minister Jonathan Moyo on Thursday told a Zimbabwe Accountants of Zimbabwe conference that corruption is criminal and all…
PERTH – Signals in remote seas thought to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are “rapidly fading” and finding the jet will be a “massive, massive task”, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbot says. Abbott said he was confident “pings” detected by search teams were from the aircraft’s black boxes. But no new signals…
HARARE – Government needs to stall the indigenisation process and change some of its economic policies and implement practices that will resuscitate the economy, analysts have said. The indigenisation policy compels foreign companies to cede at least 51 percent ownership to Zimbabweans in a move which has spooked foreign investors. Analyst canvassed by the Daily…
