HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has accused Energy minister Samuel Undenge of allowing big fuel retailers to maintain large profit margins while the price of oil was falling sharply. A year ago, the price of crude oil was over $115 a barrel. A few days ago, the price fell to below $28 a barrel. This…
HARARE – The governing Zanu PF party must begin showing sincerity to electoral reforms by retiring long-serving Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede, the main opposition has said. The 72-year-old has been in charge of all elections held in Zimbabwe since 1981 amid accusations of ballot fraud favouring President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF party. “We are…
HARARE – Embattled Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has been busy seeking support ahead of the forthcoming African Union (AU) summit amid escalating Western pressure on African leaders to “work behind the scenes” to force the tiny African State to accept the deployment of international troops amid deadly political violence in Bujumbura. Nkurunziza’s envoys have embarked…
HARARE – The Constitutional Court yesterday reserved ruling in an application in which an inmate is challenging the constitutionality of life in prison, arguing it amounts to cruel and inhuman punishment. Obadiah Makoni, through his lawyer Tendai Biti, who was instructed by legal watchdog Veritas Zimbabwe, argued that requiring a prisoner to spend his whole…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has scored among the worst ranking of all 167 nations in a global league table of perceived official corruption, as public anger about graft soars amid the country’s crisis. The index on State sector corruption, published by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) yesterday, also showed other struggling sub-Saharan African countries scoring poorly….
HARARE – Israeli national Arthur Chen, who was nabbed last week for overstaying his holiday visa and contravening the country’s immigration laws, is awaiting deportation after being convicted on his own guilty plea and paying a $200 fine. The 42 year-old Avondale resident, who is also believed to have been working for compatriot Zohar Pablo’s…
RUBAVU – Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa yesterday revealed he will ring changes in this afternoon’s final African Nations Championships (Chan) Group D match against Uganda at Umuganda Stadium. The Warriors are already out of the tournament and face Uganda hoping to salvage some lost pride by ending the disappointing campaign with at least a win…
RUBAVU – Warriors winger Marshal Mudehwe has been ruled out of today’s African Nations Championships (Chan) Group D clash against Uganda after suffering a groin injury. The FC Platinum youngster was in outstanding form against Mali causing all sorts of problems for the West Africans albeit in a losing cause. And with the Warriors out…
HARARE – Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa and deposed Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman Twine Phiri were on Monday united in grief as both visited the late Eric Rosen’s Glen Lorne residence in the capital to pay their condolences. The late Motor Action Football Club director Rosen succumbed to a heart attack on Sunday and is…
HARARE – It was all smiles yesterday at Mandel Training Centre in Harare as Coca-Cola honoured the three top local artistes from both radio and television for the year 2015. Apart from rewarding musicians with food hampers and cash prizes which ranged from $100 to $1 200, the bottling company also honoured more than 20…
