HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Parliament and central government has sent observers to oversee South Africa’s national and provincial elections on May 7, officials confirmed. Parliamentarians and senior government officials constitute the observer mission following an invitation from the government of South Africa. Zimbabwe’s head of standing rules and orders committee Zanu PF MP Daniel Shumba is…
HARARE – Overwhelmed by qualified teachers seeking employment, government has raised the entry bar for relief educators and is now recruiting qualified teachers. The temporary teachers are being recruited to fill up vacancies created by permanent staff on leave for the upcoming second school term. Prospective relief teachers, including those for Grade One classes, who…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) CEO Jonathan Mashingaidze has turned local football into a laughing stock through poor judgment and inconsistent statements in the media. Mashingaidze was this week accused of making an important decision of appointing Maxwell Takaendesa Jongwe as the new Zifa technical director without board approval. Jongwe’s cover as the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s mortgage lenders must be innovative and tailor terms targeted at the informally employed in order to harness new opportunities for property market growth, AfriAsia Zimbabwe Holdings Limited (AZHL) limited said. In its weekly report published on Tuesday, the financial group — formerly Kingdom Financial Holdings Limited — said “there is need for…
HARARE – Zimbabwean jazz star Dudu Manhenga gave a polished performance as a backing vocalist of award-winning Ivorian singer Dobet Gnahoré at the Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) on Thursday Night. Velvety-voiced Dudu was not meant to perform on the Telecel Main Stage this year but fate had other ideas. Gnahoré’s bassist and backing…
HARARE – Zimpraise Gospel Choir has started a music academy that will groom talented youngsters before they are promoted to the main choir. The new initiative, which targets children within the five to 16 age bracket, is meant to boost the reservoir of talent available to Zimbabwe’s leading gospel choir. The choir’s publicist, Farirai Macheka…
LONDON – Motherhood is not only the hardest job you’ll ever love — as the slogan goes — it is also the hardest job you’ll ever do. I love my daughters more than I ever thought possible and I am blessed to have a strong supportive family. The reality of many others is that motherhood…
HARARE – Over 500 children living with disabilities and their caregivers from around Harare had a fun day at Gateway Primary School last week. The party, organised by Miracle Missions Trust and sponsored by G-Tel, is the first of many lined up this year. Sharon Hook, a spokesperson for Miracle Missions Trust, said her organisation…
HARARE – Taurai Mangwiro says his CAPS United side will not change their game plan when they travel to Bulawayo to take on Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium. The Green Machine has had an inconsistent start to the 2014 Castle Premiership season winning two games, drawing two and losing one in the five games they have…
HARARE – Cuthbert Dube, the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president, this week revealed his board will swiftly move to bring an end to the Asigate saga. Addressing journalists at an induction course at the Zifa Village, Dube admitted his previous board spent more time on Asiagate at the expense of helping the game to flourish….
