HARARE – It will be a hectic week in Parliament as thematic and portfolio committees resume sitting today after a long break — since December 20 last year. The august House resumed sessions at the end of last month after it adjourned in December but its committees had not yet started. The committee meetings will…
HARARE – Finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa, last week presented the Debt Assumption Bill, for consideration to Parliament. If adopted, the Bill will allow government to take over Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s debt. The Bill seeks to authorise government to take over the debt incurred by the RBZ, adding the liabilities to be adopted incurred…
KENT – The recent election of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as chairman of the African Union, the continental body, has, unsurprisingly, drawn a mixed reception, both within and outside Zimbabwe. To his supporters, it’s a crowning glory for their hero, but to his opponents, it’s a toxic moment which demonstrates everything that is wrong with…
TOKYO – Japan has reacted with anger and defiance to a video appearing to show the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto by an Islamic State militant. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan “would not give in to terrorism” and that he would expand his support to countries fighting IS. IS has cited Japanese aid…
HARARE – Forbes Mushipe, who has won three consecutive National Arts Merit Award (Nama) gongs in the mixed media category, believes he is well-positioned to get a record five awards in a row. The Gweru-based sculptor is confident that his fourth successive Nama will materialise on February 14 at the 7 Arts Theatre in Harare….
HARARE – Jah Prayzah, who broke National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) records in Bulawayo last year after claiming an impressive haul of four awards, has conceded that the going will be tougher for him this time around. The Uzumba-born musician has been nominated in just two categories where he is facing stiff competition. Jah Prayzah,…
HARARE – Successive Dynamos’ executives have shunned George “Mastermind” Shaya fearing he may use his legendary status to claim a stake in the country’s most successful club, reveals his wife. Yet, “all he ever wanted” was to “help the club grow”. Shaya has continuously been on the sidelines of the club he joined a year…
EDITOR — The supporters of Zimbabwe football must come out guns blazing at the deputy minister of Sport for reckless statements instigating government interference into football matters. Not because they support Cuthbert Dube or the Zifa board but because they are conscious of the far-reaching consequences of such an action. The minister has exposed herself…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s ascendency to the helm of the African Union as its chairman was no doubt a done deal despite attempts by some quarters to block it. Mugabe, who turns 91 this month, will now hold one of the most powerful posts on the continent for a year, but no sooner had…
HARARE – Analysts and prominent political figures say the assumption of the ceremonial chairmanship of the African Union by President Robert Mugabe will neither dim the critical spotlight on him and his warring Zanu PF party nor help to resolve Zimbabwe’s well-documented political and economic crisis of the past 15 years. In interviews with the…
