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Zacc’s anti-corruption blitz just red herring

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HARARE – Social and political analysts have dismissed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)’s recent blitz on permanent secretaries, parastatal chiefs and senior government officials where it is investigating alleged fraud and disregard of tender procedures. Zacc investigators recently confiscated documents with key evidence to assist in the investigation which President Robert Mugabe’s spokesperson George Charamba said…

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Equatorial Guinea president makes son VP

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MALABO – Equatorial Guinea’s veteran ruler, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, on Wednesday named his son Teodorin Nguema Obiang vice president of the tiny oil-rich nation, in charge of defence and security. Obiang, who seized power in a military coup in 1979 and was re-elected again in April with 93.7% of the vote, promoted the 47-year-old second…

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Zambian newspaper shut down ahead of vote

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LUSAKA – Zambia’s biggest independent newspaper has been shut down by authorities over unpaid taxes, the editor said on Wednesday, calling the move an attempt to silence it ahead of August elections. Police and tax officials physically closed the Post newspaper’s offices in Lusaka late on Tuesday, managing editor Joseph Mwenda told AFP, leaving staff…

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Chaos in US Congress

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WASHINGTON – There have been chaotic scenes in the lower house of the US Congress as Democrats staged a sit-in to demand a vote on gun control legislation. The protest comes in the wake of the recent shootings in Orlando, the deadliest in modern US history. Republican Speaker Paul Ryan tried to regain control but…

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ZCDC mess, we told you so!

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HARARE – On Monday, Mines ministry permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga saw red as the parliamentary portfolio committee on Mines, chaired by Masvingo urban Member of Parliament Daniel Shumba, hauled him over the coals. The committee told Gudyanga that the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) — a State-owned diamond firm formed after government kicked out private…

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Chidzambwa recharges ZPC

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HARARE – When Sunday Chidzambwa joined ZPC Kariba last season following a 16-year absence from the domestic top flight league, he endured a difficult time. Chidzambwa had exited the local Premiership on September 5, 1999 following Dynamos’ 2-0 defeat to Tunisia’s Esperance in an African Champions League match at the National Sports Stadium. He went…

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Fans warm up to Mutodi music

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HARARE – An overwhelming response that musician Energy “Musoro Wembada” Mutodi received at City Sports Bar’s Jam Session on Monday has left the flamboyant artiste in a dilemma — to concentrate full time on music or to just treat it as a pass time. Mutodi performed at the weekly event backed by his Mutodi Stars…

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Artiste blames Mukanya

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HARARE – Chimurenga artiste Jairos Chabvonga has blamed self-exiled musician Thomas Mapfumo for the “death” of chimurenga music in the country. Chabvonga, one of the few visible traditional  music artistes in the country, told the Daily News that the once popular genre is now playing second fiddle to many genres such as Zimdancehall because of Mapfumo’s…

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Bustop Tv, Baba Tensen collaborate

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HARARE – Comedians Bustop Tv and Baba Tensen have collaborated in three skits that will be released sometime this week. The two outfits are popular on social media for their comedy skits that tackle day-to-day issues in a humorous way. Luckie Aaroni, founder of Bustop told the Daily News that this is to promote talent…

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Old Mutual, PPC increase fungibility limits

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HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has given Old Mutual and PPC the green light to increase fungibility of their shares from 40 percent to 49 percent. Fungibility implies that two things are identical in specification, where individual units of the commodity or good can be mutually substituted. In this case, local shareholders…

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