HARARE – We join the nation and the journalism world at large in congratulating Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court for unanimously ruling that the draconian criminal defamation law infringes on people’s freedom of speech and therefore is not a justifiable law in a democracy. In a case brought by two independent media journalists, the full bench of…
EDITOR — After silencing renegades who label themselves as the Renewal Team, it is clear that Morgan Tsvangirai has won this battle and will in due course assume presidency. It has never been questionable that Morgan Tsvangirai enjoys popular support in Zimbabwe. The Renewal Team had portrayed Tsvangirai as someone who was illegitimately remaining at…
HARARE – United Kingdom-based African Consolidated Resources (ACR) is set to acquire Falcon Gold (Falgold)’s Dalny Mine (Dalny) for $8 million. Falgold’s plan to dispose of Dalny has been on the cards since last year, when the Kadoma mine was mothballed due to operational challenges. “The company is currently engaged in discussions with African Consolidated…
HARARE – Zimbabwe remains in deflation mode with latest statistics revealing that its annual inflation stood at -0,19 percent in May, gaining 0, 07 percentage points on the April rate of -0, 26 percent. “This means that prices as measured by the all items Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by an average of 0,19 percentage…
HARARE – Chengetedzai Depository Company (CDC) is now conducting trials of the central securities depository (CSD) system as part of efforts to fully automate trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) by year end. CDC – a company formed to establish and operate the CSD for Zimbabwe’s securities industry – won the right to establish…
HARARE – Miss Zimbabwe 2012 Bongani Dlakama says she was not invited to the Miss Zimbabwe finals on Saturday night. The beauty queen, who had a difficult reign, says she is not bitter but feels she was unfairly sidelined. Bongani was the 2012-2013 queen. But there was no queen for 2013-2014. “I wasn’t invited to…
HARARE – The prize-giving ceremony for the Miss Zimbabwe 2014 winners has been scheduled for Friday at a venue yet to be advised, according to the trust’s chairperson Mary Chiwenga. Chiwenga said they would have comprehensive details on the prizes, which include brand new cars by Friday. The pageant was bankrolled to the tune of…
HARARE – Upcoming Bindura-based Afro-jazz musician Partson Never Nguruve has released a DVD compilation album titled Panyaya Dzerudo. He says the album was poised to rubber-stamp his authority in the music industry. Nguruve, popularly known as Patso, in the musical dome, is determined to put the small mining town of Bindura on the musical map…
HARARE – Despite having a single album to her name, songbird Pamhidzai Tracy Mbirimi, aka Pah Chihera, has scooped the Zimbabwe International Women’s Award (Ziwa). She bagged the award on Saturday at an event held in the United Kingdom. The Runonzi Rudo singer expressed gratitude to fans who voted her as best musician ahead of…
BULAWAYO – Debate has been raging over what penalty best suits rapists amid concerns that courts have been lenient. First Lady Grace Mugabe has suggested that men who rape young girls should be beheaded because they have no place in a normal society. Daily News reporter Dereck Nyathi took to the streets of Bulawayo to…
