HARARE – The issue of stands be they residential, commercial or industrial formed the greater part of council debate in last week’s proceedings at a full council meeting in Harare. The debate centred on death threats received by councillors, arguments on how many stands should be allocated and how much should be paid per square…
GWERU – As Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown gathers pace, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says the MDC will soon launch peaceful mass demonstrations to force President Robert Mugabe’s government to act on the plight of millions of desperate Zimbabweans who are plagued by rising poverty, hunger and disease. Addressing the media here on Thursday, Tsvangirai said the…
HARARE – Outraged opposition parties say President Robert Mugabe has shown beyond reasonable doubt that he is now out of touch with reality and should step down. This followed the nonagenarian leader’s revelation on Thursday that he earns a staggering $12 000 a month salary at a time that most Zimbabweans are wallowing in the…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace has stuck to her guns on vendors — maintaining that the police should not force them out from the streets — effectively setting herself on a collision path with Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo who recently declared war on street hawkers. As she launched the International Women’s Day…
HARARE – Award-winning South African performers Zahara and Mafikizolo are expected to set alight the Harare International Conference Centre tonight in clearly the biggest gig in Zimbabwe this weekend. The celebrated South African artistes will share the stage with Winky D, Jah Prayzah and songstress Pah Chihera. Tickets for the gig are going for $15…
EDITOR — The awarding of broadcast licences has come up again with the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) issuing eight players out of the 21 applicants. But what is surprising is that some companies received more licences when they already have licences to broadcast in this country. The awarding of more licences to companies that…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF sent his wife on a nationwide mission which seemed designed to let every citizen know that his party was going to be tough with them — and use the language of the gutter too. The gutter language continued up to the time the president spoke to youths during…
HARARE – Although President Robert Mugabe yesterday revealed that he earns a substantial $12 000 a month — making him one of the top earners in Zimbabwe — the nonagenarian still feels that the amount is a pittance and far less than what other heads of states earn. The revelation will come as a shock…
HARARE – An angry Didymus Mutasa yesterday described Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda as a “shameless” person who had imported the “chaos of lawlessness” devouring Zanu PF to the National Assembly. Mutasa’s savaging of Mudenda came after the Speaker controversially ruled on Tuesday that the former Presidential Affairs minister and his nephew Temba Mliswa’s parliamentary…
GWERU – MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai has condemned plans to drive out vendors from the streets saying Zanu PF’s failure to turn around the economy has pushed everyone into the informal sector. Speaking after touring various Gweru City Council projects yesterday, Tsvangirai said Zimbabwe was in a sorry state where its citizens were failing to…
