HARARE – Foreigners shall only have access to Zimbabwe’s natural resources on condition that government approves but without this exemption, locals shall hold 100 percent of the country’s mineral wealth, President Robert Mugabe said yesterday. Speaking at the burial of veteran nationalist Nathan Shamuyaria at the National Heroes Acre, Mugabe said when it comes to…
HARARE – A year after reiterating that the banking sector would not be exempted from expropriation under the controversial indigenisation policy, the ruling Zanu PF’s policy-setting panel made a 180-degree turn on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for balancing the empowerment drive with the need to attract foreign investment to boost the economy. In staying the…
HARARE – As we have reported countless times in all our inimitable newspapers — the Daily News, the Daily News on Sunday and the Weekend Post — the extent of factionalism within President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party has reached such dangerous levels that some in that vaunted party are literally prepared to commit murder…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday lashed out at Media, Information and Broadcasting Services minister Jonathan Moyo accusing him of using the State media to sow seeds of acrimony in Zanu PF. Addressing mourners at the funeral of the late veteran nationalist and former Information minister Nathan Shamuyarira, Mugabe tore into Moyo, saying he was…
HARARE – Nathan Shamuyarira, the former Cabinet minister and politburo member, died “poor” and his wife Dorothy could not even visit him in hospital because of financial constraints, President Robert Mugabe and relatives said yesterday. Mugabe, who arrived in his luxurious Mercedes Benz S600, was spared the nightmare of dogging potholes, after authorities had earlier…
GWERU – Exciting winger Rodwell Mhlanga scored a memorable brace to propel Chapungu to a comfortable 3-0 win over poor travellers and troubled CAPS United at Ascot Stadium yesterday. Star midfielder Hardlife Zvirekwi pulled out of the match day squad ahead of the team’s departure from Harare yesterday morning in protest over unpaid salaries and…
HARARE – Twenty-four members of the Madzibaba Ishamea Mufani’s Johanne Masowe Church have approached the High Court seeking bail. The magistrate’s court this week remanded the 24 vapositori, along with six others, in custody to June 16. The vapositori, who are facing charges of public violence yesterday filed their bail application, arguing that Harare magistrate…
HARARE – Harare Sports Club yesterday produced a spirited comeback to extend their National Rugby League unbeaten run by compounding defending champions Old Hararians to a 34-28 defeat. The result pushed Sports Club further ahead of the chasing pack, enhancing their ambitions to reclaim the NRL title they lost to OH last season. Yesterday, it…
HARARE – Most journalists in Zimbabwe have described the late Nathan Shamuyarira as a sober man who was an honest broker of good relations between the media and the government but those in Matabeleland are still angry that he openly refused to apologise for the infamous Gukurahundi. Political activist Tabani Moyo said Shamuyarira’s comments on…
HARARE – Zimbabwe says it will extend indigenisation compliance deadlines for “serious investors”. Empowerment minister Francis Nhema said government “is looking for sincere investors”. “If investors want to bring their knowledge for the benefit of the country, then government is flexible to negotiate on a model for compliance within a specified period in line with…
