MUTARE – A Methodist Church of Zimbabwe reverend who has been on trial for raping a sick female congregant has been acquitted. Gladman Chauya, 33, who was attached to Mutare circuit and is also married to a pastor within the same church, was freed after a full trial by regional magistrate Livingston Chipadze. Chauya has…
MASVINGO – Residents in Masvingo have dismissed the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) Bill saying it gives too much power to the Justice minister and erodes the commission’s independence. Speaking at a public hearing of the Bill on Tuesday Masvingo residents said sections that give power to the Justice ministry should be struck off….
MUTARE – Two Mutare municipal police officers and an accomplice have been convicted of stealing two vehicle wheels from a council workshop. Leslie Mushati, 31, and Cosmas Makore, 37, who are both employed by the city council as police officers and their accomplice Eugine Musundire, 39, were convicted on their own pleas of guilty by…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has finally seen the light on the highly controversial indigenisation policy which has seen his combative minister and nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, causing alarm and chaos in the market. For the first time in 36 years, Mugabe showed rare leadership qualities when, contrary to Zanu PF’s populist and destructive policies, he…
HARARE – Controversial businessman Nicholas van Hoogstraten has flexed his muscles at CFI Holdings (CFI) following the appointment of his blue-eyed boys Timothy Nyika and Shingirai Chibanguza as acting chief executive and deputy chief executive respectively. The duo’s appointment effective this week comes as CFI’s long-serving chief executive Stephen Kuipa has been shown the exit…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s exports to the European Union (EU) have increased by 14 percent to $54,2 million from $28,6 million recorded in 2014, latest figures from ZimTrade show. Data released yesterday by the local trade development and promotion organisation revealed that the country’s exports to the European trading bloc have been steadily rising from $30…
HARARE – African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina snubbed Zimbabwe on his recent working visit to Southern Africa. The Nigerian, who was elected to the regional financial institution in May last year ahead of Zimbabwe’s Thomas Sakala, visited Malawi and Mozambique last week and did not pass through Zimbabwe despite the country initially having…
HARARE – Harare’s five-star Meikles Hotel has completed the $8,5 million refurbishment and refashioning of its north wing. The project, which was started in April 2012 when the entire wing was closed for complete renovation, has resulted in the hotel having some of the most modern and luxurious hospitality facilities and amenities in Southern Africa….
BULAWAYO – Award-winning designer Saneliso Mpofu is the only Zimbabwean who has been invited to showcase her creations at the two-day Tshwane Fashion Festival which begins in Pretoria tomorrow. Mpofu, whose label is called Sanah Designs, will participate at the event that seeks to promote talented young African designers. [GoogleAd] The young designer told the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Writers Association (ZWA) has lauded the contribution made by the late journalist and author Alexander Kanengoni to Zimbabwe’s literature. Kanengoni, 65, collapsed and died at Warren Park home in Harare due to a heart complication on Tuesday. [GoogleAd] In a statement signed by its secretary general Memory Chirere, ZWA praised the…
