HARARE – Zimbabwe’s education sector has made great strides in terms of access and school completion rate among children despite the current economic challenges bedevilling government, says a Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) report. According to the key findings of the 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, the gains were recorded both in primary and secondary…
HARARE – Government is mulling the introduction of approved grain buyers at growth points in various districts to solve a depot crisis in the country. Deputy Agriculture minister (livestock) Paddington Zhanda, told Parliament last week that his ministry was too broke to set up the required depots. “I do agree that we have problems of…
HARARE – Zimbabwe property sector is expected to remain depressed in the medium term due to economic uncertainty in the country, industry players have warned. Property analysts contend that while mortgage lending has resumed on the domestic banks’ balance sheet, it still remains on very small scale and short time-frames. This sharply contrasts with mature…
HARARE – A High Court judge has ruled that Ezra Pedzisayi Shoko is the legitimate bishop of Zion Apostolic Faith Mission Church (Zion), following a bitter leadership wrangle with his brother Jameson. The two are sons of the late Dorius Pedzisayi Shoko and were involved in an acrimonious legal battle to take over leadership of…
HARARE – Two brothers last week appeared before Harare magistrate, Milton Serima, one charged with raping his niece and the other for trying to conceal the sexual assault by forcing the 19-year-old girl to abort. Goodboy Gavi, 46, appeared in court on Thursday charged with conspiracy to unlawfully terminate a pregnancy and was remanded in…
HARARE – The Harare Municipal Workers Union (HMWU) has called for an urgent meeting with council management over revelations that the city is clandestinely pushing for the privatisation of council farms. In a letter to the Harare City Council (HCC) management, HMWU executive chairman Cosmas Bungu said the local authority should first consult employees over…
JOHANNESBURG – Russia’s arrival in Zimbabwe with a billion-dollar investment after President Robert Mugabe’s trip to China is helping to turn the country — and the Southern African Development Community — into a new Cold War front. Besides trade and investment agreements, the countries signed an arms deal which, says Russian Trade minister Denis Manturov,…
HARARE – One outstanding scene from the tragic sinking of the Titanic ship was the orchestra band’s continued playing of the music oblivious to catastrophe which had visited the mammoth vessel. Here in Zimbabwe, it is not hard to make comparisons with Titanic’s orchestra band and the rumblings in Zanu PF while the country is…
HARARE – New Canada Rugby Sevens head coach Liam Middleton feels he leaves Zimbabwe rugby in a better state and it will be unfair to apportion the country’s shortcomings squarely on his shoulders. Middleton feels he gave “more than my all” to local rugby after returning to take up the role of Zimbabwe Rugby Union…
HARARE – Dynamos will be hoping to remain on track to win their fourth consecutive Castle Premiership title when they face struggling Shabanie Mine at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon. The Harare giants are currently on top of the log standing with 43 points, two points ahead of second-placed ZPC Kariba. Like in the last two…
