HARARE – The Carnival Street Party marked the end of a six-day spree of fun, dance, crazy costumes and lots of music, from sungura to samba. While most of us have grown to only watch Street Carnivals on television and happening in other countries, today’s generation should have something to cheer. At least we now…
HARARE – Global brewer SABMiller says the current economic crisis in Zimbabwe has affected the bottom-line of its subsidiary Delta Corporation (Delta). “The economic environment in Zimbabwe hampered the performance of our associate, Delta, with lager volumes declining by 18 percent,” said Alan Clark, SABMiller chief executive. “However, traditional beer volumes grew strongly at 12…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) remains the biggest bourse by market capitalisation in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the Central African Stock Exchanges (Case) handbook launched recently, the local bourse is ahead of the Botswana, Malawi and Zambia stock exchanges. Despite depressed trades since mid-last year, characterised by erosion in value of shares, the…
HARARE – Information on the health of our leaders should be disseminated with full facts like is done in other progressive states to avoid unnecessary speculation both in the media in public discussions. We have said this time and again and we maintain the same stance. No sooner had information come out that opposition leader…
HARARE – Some time ago, Transport and Infrastructure Development minister Obert Mpofu said over 500 000 vehicles in the country were not roadworthy. This is an extremely high number of defective vehicles in a country with a supposedly functional government. And only a fortnight ago, Police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri told us more than 80 percent…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has allayed fears that he may be seriously unwell, with his aides saying yesterday that he was “as fit as a fiddle”. The aides said the former prime minister in the government of national unity is recharging his batteries at his home in Harare after his doctors ordered him…
HARARE – Government has hiked consultation fees for doctors by close to 100 percent. In a notice published in the Government Gazette last Friday, Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa said the hike must be implemented immediately. Zimbabweans are now required to pay $35 to consult a general practitioner from $20 and follow-up consultations…
HARARE – South Africa’s Western Cape premier, Helen Zille, has expressed outrage at the standing ovation granted to President Robert Mugabe. Africa’s oldest and one of the longest serving leaders received the loudest cheer at the south lawn of the Union Buildings in Pretoria at the presidential inauguration of Jacob Zuma on Saturday. It was…
HARARE – Parliament has summoned Chitungwiza town clerk George Makunde for a briefing on the conditions of service for municipal workers. Makunde was invited by the Paurina Mpariwa-chaired parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. This comes after Makunde suspended three council employees who include workers committee chairperson Ephraim Katsina, Ngonidzashe Marau…
HARARE – Our senior assistant editor Guthrie Munyuki chats to Galz director Chesterfield Samba. Below are excerpts of the interview. Q: What is the role of Galz? A: Galz exists primarily to provide a service to lesbian women, gay men, bisexual, transgender and transsexual men and women, and intersex persons (LGBTI persons). Galz provides practical…
