HARARE – Local acts have promised to shine when they share the stage with Jamaican star Busy Signal at Saturday’s Carnival After Party set for Glamis Stadium. The Dreams of Brighter Days singer, whose real name is Glendale Goshia Gordon, will share the stage with Winky D, Jah Prayzah, Killer T, Dadza D, Soul Jah…
HARARE – National Social Security Authority (Nssa) says it is reviewing all its investments in the country with a view to dispose loss-making entities in a move aimed at unlocking shareholder value. Nssa’s newly-appointed chairman, Robin Vela, said the new board was moving to put a hold on questionable investments made by the previous management…
HARARE – Very few individuals in President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF administration, such as Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa, are pushing the international re-engagement agenda but their efforts are going to waste due to lack of complementing economic reforms. Over the past three years, Zimbabwe has seen an influx of business delegations from various European countries…
HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa was yesterday roasted by MDC parliamentarians over the controversial “donation” of government-sourced farming equipment to post-congress Zanu PF supporters by First Lady Grace Mugabe at her divisive nationwide rallies. The opposition legislators — led by the vocal trio of James Maridadi (Mabvuku-Tafara), Nelson Chamisa (Kuwadzana East) and Godfrey Sithole…
HARARE – Two Cabinet ministers, Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora and his mining counterpart Walter Chidakwa, are facing allegations of defying and undermining Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, and expropriating a mining claim from a key Joice Mujuru ally. Well-placed sources also say the saga, in addition to the charges of insubordination facing the ministers, also reflects…
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton is set to testify in front of a Congressional committee about the attack on a US consulate in Libya in 2012 that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans. She was secretary of state at the time and is likely to face tough questions. This is Mrs…
HARARE – Since I once stayed and lived in Germany and Austria – two of the EU countries – I happened to make friends there and this week I interviewed several of them online so that they could share with us their experiences over the influx of refugees in their home countries. In recent months…
HARARE – There is no doubt that talent abounds in Dendera music star Suluman Chimbetu whose consistency, since the death of his father — Simon — has thrust him on top of the pile in local music circles. And almost a year after releasing Gunship, an album which showed his versatility and expansive lyrical field,…
HARARE – The European Investment Bank (EIB) will next year open new lines of credit to Zimbabwe’s banking and private sector, a top European Union (EU) envoy has said. EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe Philippe Van Damme yesterday said a technical team from the European Union financial services was currently in the country assessing the private…
HARARE – As the factional and succession wars devouring President Robert Mugabe’s post-congress Zanu PF continue to escalate, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s allies say the nonagenarian’s controversial wife, Grace, is working overtime to weaken the VP through “devious means” as well as through her proxies. This emerged at a tense meeting of the Zanu PF…
