KATHMANDU – A small passenger plane has crashed in mountainous western Nepal, killing all 23 people on board. The Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Tara Air, was travelling from Pokhara to Jomsom and lost contact with the control tower shortly after taking off. Most of those on board were Nepalis. It is not clear what…
HARARE – Veteran musician Dickson “Cde Chinx” Chingaira, who has been unwell for some time, made a rare appearance at the City Sports Bar where he made a brief performance. Cde Chinx performed during the City Sports Bar’s Monday Jam Session — a weekly event which brings together veteran guitarists, vocalists and drummers from different…
HARARE – Zimdancehall star Killer T, who walked away empty-handed from the recent National Arts Merit Awards (Nama), could find solace at the Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) on tomorrow night at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). Jah Prayzah’s Jerusarema out-competed Killer T’s Ngoma Ndaimba and Winky D’s Gafa Life to win the award for…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed coal miner Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL)’s tax arrears have ballooned to $69,1 million following the addition of a $28,5 million tax liability. The company’s acting chairman, Jemmester Chininga, on Monday said HCCL had to accommodate the additional tax liability on its books following finalisation of a special exercise…
HARARE – The recent announcement of the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Ordinary Level results for 2015 in which thousands passed with flying colours have raised serious concerns about whether the examination system is still robust or has been compromised. One of the biggest concerns raised by various stakeholders is that Zimsec markers moderated pupils’…
HARARE – The government’s controversial decision this week to seize all of the country’s diamond mines is backfiring spectacularly, amid revelations that hundreds of illegal panners have already invaded the gem-rich Marange fields in Manicaland as an unintended consequence — creating total chaos in the area. At the same time, well-placed Zanu PF insiders told…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s ex-Finance minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Tendai Biti has accused former South African president Thabo Mbeki of having failed to negotiate a fair Global Political Agreement (GPA), which ushered in Zimbabwe’s short-lived coalition government. The fiery lawyer told South African Talk Radio Station 702 yesterday that Mbeki had seemingly been…
HARARE – Zanu PF has been forced to consider allowing dozens of MPs currently serving lengthy suspensions to rejoin the governing party. Some of the suspended legislators who include Shamva MP Nicholas Goche, Enock Porusingazi (Chipinge South), Tendai Savanhu (Mbare) and Fortune Chasi (Mazowe South) have been spotted at First Lady Grace Mugabe’s rallies taking…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao has given The Herald an ultimatum to publish an apology following a “damaging” article written by columnist Reason Wafawarova. Through his lawyers from Dube-Banda, Nzarayapenga & Partners, Zhuwao wrote to The Herald editor Caesar Zvayi on Tuesday, demanding an apology within 48 hours. Zhuwao is contesting the…
JOHANNESBURG – A South African court has sentenced a Czech businessman to 35 years in jail for attempted murder and kidnapping. The charges against Radovan Krejcir, seen as the kingpin of Johannesburg’s criminal underworld, date back to a drug deal in 2013. He was accused of ordering the kidnapping a man whose brother had disappeared…
