HARARE – A rights group, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has said government failed to respect the fundamental rights of villagers at Chingwizi transit camp. The group was also concerned with the situation unfolding following the violence that erupted over the weekend. The Jestina Mukoko-led civil organisation said the situation had become desperate after officers from…
NEW DELHI – An Indian fashion shoot showing a woman being groped on a bus has caused anger, with social media users saying it glamorises the 2012 Delhi gang rape. Photographer Raj Shetye’s images show a model fighting off men on a bus, in a scene reminiscent of the rape and murder that shocked India….
LONDON – US investment in Africa is fighting extremism there, US Secretary of State John Kerry has told the BBC. In an interview with BBC’s HARDtalk, Mr Kerry said stability from business projects was countering extremist ideologies and militant movements. He spoke as more than 40 African heads of state gathered in Washington at the…
HARARE – It started as a simple invitation to MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai to address the Royal Institute of International Affairs, but it appeared to have severely rattled our colleagues from what we have come to know as a party that claims overwhelming electoral victory but with underwhelming delivery on the ground. Tsvangirai has been…
HARARE – News that donors have dumped the London-based popular online news publication, SW Radio Africa, might have come as a surprise to the journalists who formed the organisation and their readers. But to those who are in the know and whotherefore understand the operations of these international organisations, this was to be expected. The…
HARARE – Drop a match and disappear — that’s the new method being employed by people clearing land for their self apportioned plots in urban areas. The fires, like the illegal grabbing of public land for private practices and individual gain are out of control after years of authorities turning a blind eye. Every day…
EDITOR — I’m appalled by the operations of traffic police along Chiremba Road where one can find no less than three to four police road-blocks within a 20km stretch of road to Epworth. A trip that is supposed to take only 20 minutes is now taking around 40 minutes as kombi drivers haggle with police…
HARARE – Ziscosteel (Zisco) — now NewZim Steel — management has been kept in the dark about the deal between government and Indian steel make Essar Holdings (Essar). The iron processor’s chief executive Alex Gowo told Parliament’s Industry and Commerce portfolio committee yesterday that he was not aware of the progress of Zisco’s resuscitation plan….
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed group Art Corporation (Art) is seeking nearly $3,5 million for recapitalisation. The diversified concern is currently raising funding for capital expenditure in order to improve manufacturing efficiency in its factories and improve its product quality, which would also reduce product manufacturing costs. Franklin Mukarakate, the group’s company secretary, said the…
HARARE – Book cafe, Harare’s lively arts hub, will be marking Jamaica Independence Day with an exciting programme of film, music and food today. The celebrations begin with a screening from 6pm of the film The Harder They Come starring the world famous reggae artiste Jimmy Cliff, a renowned 1972 Jamaican crime film whose famous…
