HONG KONG – Tens of thousands of protesters are taking part in what organisers say could be Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy rally in more than a decade. The annual rally, marking the day Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, is to demand full electoral freedom. It comes after an unofficial referendum on how…
LONDON – Zimbabwe’s economic revolution — encapsulating the transfer of land and business ownership to blacks and the empowerment of communities — has been plagued by a plethora of problems. First was land redistribution. But after about 14 years since the agrarian reforms, the failures of land redistribution have only been masked by successes in tobacco…
HARARE – Mine minister Walter Chidhakwa yesterday retained faith in Farai Mtamangira’s Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) board amid expectations that the second largest shareholder Nicolas Van Hoogstraten would push for the board’s ouster. Save for Nkosilathi Jiyane and Lucas Nkomo’s resignation, the coal miner’s annual general meeting (AGM) was an ordinary affair after the…
HARARE – Telecel Zimbabwe (Telecel) plans to invest over $200 million towards network expansion, with the group pushing for legislation that compels mobile network operators to share infrastructure. The group — Zimbabwe’s second largest wireless network operator — said it is in negotiations with financiers and vendors for the provision of funds and capital equipment….
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed diversified financial services provider FBC Holdings Limited (FBCH) says it has submitted a fresh recapitalisation plan to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) following the extension of the $100 million deadline to 2020. John Mushayavanhu, FBCH group chief executive told shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday that…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) said they owe international as well as regional artistes royalties. William Nanaire, the society’s financial officer, said they collect cash for all artistes but have their priorities set on local artistes. “We owe international artistes and we cannot pay them,” Nanaire said. “Instead, we prioritise the payment…
HARARE – Members of the Chitukuto Zambia group who won this year’s edition of Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival Harare provincial competitions, said determination and sheer hard-work was the secret behind their success. The group, who was the first runner-up at last year’s event held at Chitubu Bar in Glen Norah suburb, managed to clinch…
HARARE – The High Court has sentenced three police officers to hang for robbery and murder. The ruling was handed down by High Court judge Justice Mwayera in Harare yesterday. Police officers Kudzai Madziro, Leeroy Muteyera and Ronald Sambo, murdered one of the security guards while robbing Gletwin, a police farm in Chishawasha in Harare….
HARARE – The blatant contempt of court by expelled MDC secretary-general Tendai Biti’s rebels who went ahead with a purported disciplinary hearing against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday, despite a High Court order stopping the charade, not only exposes the so-called renewal team for the hypocrites they are, it also smacks of embarrassing kindergarten…
HARARE – A thick cloud of confusion is plaguing the MDC rebels after they ditched Sekai Holland as the interim leader. The breakaway MDC’s national council meeting held at Mandel Training Centre in May placed the leadership of the party in the hands of the Guardian Council chaired by Holland. But Holland was conspicuously absent…
