HARARE – Education stakeholders say the raft of changes being introduced in the sector by Lazarus Dokora, minister of Primary and Secondary Education will cause disharmony and anxiety among teachers. Since taking over last year, Dokora has announced several changes to the education sector including banning teachers from complementing their low wages through offering holiday…
HARARE – Zimbabwe remains plagued by a financial “leprosy” to the extent that it is seriously considering securitising its minerals, a move which both economists and the World Bank say is risky and could affect future generations. Here Senior Assistant Editor Guthrie Munyuki speaks to a leading economist Godfrey Kanyenze who says inclusivity and consensus…
HARARE – We are impressed that the country’s leadership is now taking the fight against child sexual abuses seriously, and urge government and police to come down hard on the evil perpetrators of these monstrous crimes. Vice President Joice Mujuru and minister of Gender Oppah Muchinguri have spoken passionately against child sexual offenders, who go…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s trade facilitation body, ZimTrade, will be spearheading an investment mission in Mozambique as part of efforts to have local companies establish businesses in the country. The trip is set for August in Tete province. Tete’s economic activity has in recent years grown significantly, driven mainly by coal mining. With abundant untapped mineral…
HARARE – Telecel Zimbabwe (Telecel)’s chief commercial officer Ashraf Elguindy has resigned. His sudden resignation, in yet unclear circumstances, comes on the back of the group’s former chief executive Francis Mawindi’s controversial dismissal last year. “Mr Elguindy is no longer in the employ of Telecel Zimbabwe and has decided to pursue other interests back home…
HARARE – Filmaker Rufaro Kaseke has just finished directing a movie titled Elusive Horizons that was jointly made by local motion picture makers and their counterparts in the United Kingdom. The film, which was shot in Stoke on Trent and Birmingham and features award-winning actress Demetria Karonga, is the first production in a series of…
HARARE – Consultants hired by the re-launched Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) say categories for the gongs will be announced within a fortnight. Michelle Fernandes, the events manager of the South African Music Awards (Sama) made the announcement after consultations with Harare-based musicians last week. “Within the next two weeks we will release the final categories…
HARARE – Organisers of the just-ended Soap and Shirt Donation Winter Festival are considering making the charity event an annual concert. Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), the Women’s Trust (TWT), Batanai HIV, Aids Organisation (BHASO) and Crisis In Zimbabwe Coalition jointly held the charity concert on Saturday to raise essential goods for victims of the…
HARARE – Washington Pakamisa scored his first league goal of the season to steer Dynamos to a deserved Castle Premiership 1-0 win over old rivals Highlanders here yesterday. DeMbare put behind them the disappointment of last week’s defeat to Hwange and maintained their seven-year dominance over the Bulawayo giants. The Glamour Boys’ win also ended…
LONDON – An Eden Hazard assist and a goal by Divock Origi in the 88th minute secured Belgium a 1-0 World Cup win over Russia in Group H at the Maracana in Rio on Sunday, along with qualification for the knockout stages. The teenage striker rifled in following great work down the left from Hazard…
