HARARE – Zanu PF succession is cryptic. Let no one tell you conclusively how it is going to end. We can only speculate because the players in this convoluted game have and continue to keep all the cards close to their chests. But one thing is certain: President Robert Mugabe’s succession issue is now reaching…
HARARE – Health officials are discussing ways to improve precautions against the spread of infectious diseases in the wake of the Ebola virus outbreak, government officials say. This comes as Zimbabwe’s state of preparedness on the Ebola outbreak has been branded as worrisome by aid agencies. Health experts warn that a lot needs to be…
HARARE – Lazarus Dokora, Primary and Secondary Education minister, has defended the impending demolition of houses in Chitungwiza, saying all those who built houses on land reserved for schools should have their structures pulled down. Dokora told Chegutu residents on Saturday that people should stop blaming Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo over the demolitions. “In…
CHITUNGWIZA – More than 11 000 houses earmarked for demolition here could be spared if government gives the nod to recommendations by council to regularise them. Town clerk George Makunde said last week the move was in line with the government audit report’s recommendations to regularise stands, excluding those houses built on top of sewer…
HARARE – Zimbabwe needs to enact the first ever anti-bullying laws to defend against online abuse, with Parliament asked to urgently pass an anti-harassment law specific to the Internet. The call comes as Edmund Kudzayi, the Internet “troll” who allegedly posted vile abuse against top Zanu PF regime officials on Facebook, has reportedly been asked…
HARARE – Ignatius Chombo, the Local Government minister, is set to dispatch an investigation team to Chegutu to probe the rot that is setting in the town’s council, a government official has said. Christopher Shumba, Mashonaland West provincial administrator, told Chegutu residents during a consultative meeting held last weekend, that Chombo is aware of the…
HARARE – Zanu PF politburo member and businessman Tshinga Dube has called on other ex-PF Zapu cadres interested in the united partys’ second presidency to “back off” and support incumbent national chair Simon Khaya Moyo’s elevation. The Zimbabwe Defence Industries chief executive’s calls — in as many weeks — came at a Bulawayo fundraiser for…
HARARE – Some former armed robbers who are now fully rehabilitated and re-socialised ex-inmates have developed into socially reintegrated, responsible and productive Zimbabwean citizens. At Zimbabwe Prison Ministries, a programme run by Life and Liberty Churches International to re-integrate and re-socialise ex-inmates, we are favoured to have some of them occupying high responsibility and decision…
HARARE – It was fireworks at Book Cafe on a warm Tuesday night when several bands came out to honour Paul Brickhill, the founder of the arts hub who is feeling under the weather. The venue was filled to capacity and it was such a joyful night and a marvel to watch all the musical…
HARARE – Gospel power couple pastors Charles and Olivia Charamba say the collaborative 10-song album they will officially launch at Ster-Kinekor Eastgate will make a big impact like the Fifa World Cup. The album, being released four years after the duo last released individual albums, is called WeNazareta. “Yes, we are finally releasing a new…
