HARARE – Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s political career in Zanu PF is hanging in the balance, after First Lady Grace Mugabe launched a thinly-veiled frontal attack on President Robert Mugabe’s embattled deputy yesterday. The powerful First Lady ominously accused Mnangagwa — among a litany of other deadly charges — of deception, faking love for President…
HARARE – The controversy over genetically modified crops is disrupting international efforts to provide food aid to starving people here, with the government resisting foods that contain transgenic maize. Zimbabwe is rejecting genetically engineered foods despite many people facing hunger and starvation. The latest development in the biotechnology-derived food aid saga has stymied international efforts…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has produced close to 62 000 metric tonnes of wheat against an annual requirement of 400 000 metric tonnes due to massive power outages and lack of funding, a senior government official has said. This has resulted in the country forking out close to $169 million importing wheat to cover the 338…
HARARE – Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s recent reward of brand new Toyota Prado four-wheel drive vehicles to all players and the technical team of his country’s national football team that recently won the African Nations Championship should be a lesson to the leadership of this country that routinely rewards mediocrity. Nothing exemplifies…
BULAWAYO – Being a journalist, particularly in Africa, can be hell on earth. It’s even worse when you are a columnist, which I have been since the 1960s.I wrote a column, Bits and Pieces From Harare, for The African Parade, before it became just Parade. I became editor of the magazine for a few months….
JOHANNESBURG – So the saga involving Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa and the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is now a thing of the past. Reports say the rising mentor was given a two-year contract which is renewable but as in any employer/employee issues, the contract has also condition that the coach must deliver on his mandate….
BULAWAYO – Chicken Inn will be hoping to be the first team to defeat Mamelodi Sundowns since last September when they clash in the African Champions League preliminary round at Barbourfields Stadium today. Kick-off is 3pm. The Brazilians have been in ruthless form in the South African domestic league where they have gone for 19…
HARARE – Harare City coach Taurai Mangwiro says his side needs a healthy first leg victory against AS Adema of Madagascar in this afternoon’s African Confederation Cup preliminary round tie at Rufaro Stadium. The match kicks-off at 2pm. Mangwiro’s men have been preparing for their continental football debut for over a month and they concluded…
HARARE – Zimbabwe went down to Afghanistan by five wickets in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2016 Plate Championship final played yesterday at Sheik Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground in Bangladesh’s port town of Cox’s Bazar. Tariq Stanikzai struck an unbeaten 106 that belied his 16 years of age to bundle Afghanistan over…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Rural Electrification Fund has accrued close to $245 million between 2009 and 2015 from six percent levy, fiscus funding and other income, as government moves to empower rural communities. The Fund, which was established through an Act of Parliament (Chapter 13:20) of 2002, has so far seen more than 8 000…
