HARARE – Jacob Mudenda, the Speaker of the National Assembly, yesterday declared Zanu PF MPs Didymus Mutasa and his nephew Temba Mliswa’s constituencies vacant. Mudenda informed the House that he had received a letter from President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF that the Headlands MP Mutasa and Mliswa, representing Hurungwe West, had been disowned by their…
CANBERRA – Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor was at pains to make sense of the loss against Pakistan after dominating the match for a major period of time and blamed “mental flaws” of senior batsmen of the side for their plight on Sunday. Zimbabwe looked set for their second win in four matches after restricting…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s $5 billion budget for road construction and rehabilitation is a “conservative figure”, given the $1 million per-kilometre cost of building highways, analysts say. This comes as global studies have shown that bad roads were increasing the cost of delivered goods and Transport minister Obert Mpofu has said Africa needs about $90 billion…
HARARE – Two Finance ministry employees and their eight accomplices, who were on the run following allegations of swindling the government of $700 000, appeared at the magistrates’ courts yesterday. Brian Nyazamba, 34, and Thomas Mawoyo, 35, employed as accountants in the ministry and their accomplices Christopher Kumisai, 35, Tonderai Musekiwa, 42, Felix Rimaunga, 32,…
HARARE – Organisers of the second edition of Zimdancehall Awards to be held at the East End Hall in the Harare Showgrounds on Friday expect a “controversy and violence-free event”. Hillary Mutake, one of the coordinators of the annual event, told the Daily News that all winners would be voted for by Zimdancehall fans. “It…
HARARE – South Africa’s Barnyard Theatre Show will run in Harare from March 11 to March 14. The popular show, which is being brought to Harare by Minky Walters of Sound Event Management, is themed “80s Rewind”. It features a line-up of songs from the decade that started with punk, disco and new romance and…
HARARE – Club Mekka, once regarded as one of the trendiest places on the Zimbabwean night club scene, officially closed its doors last Friday. The club, which was popular for its unique VIP section, started losing business in 2014. On Friday night, they hosted the final One Night Stand, which officially marked the end of…
HARARE – NMB Bank Limited (NMB) has acquired a 40,16 percent stake in Zimre Holdings Limited (ZHL) after taking up nearly 82 percent unsubscribed shares in the insurance group’s $15 million rights issue. The bank underwrote the rights issue — aimed at raising funds to strengthen ZHL’s capital base and finance business growth — which…
HARARE – Meikles Limited (Meikles) has come out “guns blazing” against the Securities Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SEC) over transparency issues related to Mentor Limited (Mentor), with the group threatening to petition government over the unending saga. This comes as the diversified group – with a market capitalisation of $31 898 723 – has slapped…
EDITOR — Many parents are suffering at the hands of corrupt school heads who are fleecing them of their hard-earned cash in order to secure places for their children in schools. It has become a nightmare for parents to secure places for Grade One, Form One and Lower Six. School heads appear to make it…
