HARARE – Organisers of the Harare International Carnival have pushed this year’s edition to October in response to requests from potential local and foreign participants. The carnival, which was originally scheduled to run from September 14 to 17, will take place between October 6 to 9. Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) head of corporate affairs Sugar…
HARARE – The first edition of the three-day Harare Chamber Music Festival (HCMF) will take place at The Venue in Avondale from September 1 to 3. HCMF, the brainchild of Zimbabwean musician, teacher and educationist, Colbert Mpofu, is attracting the interest of classical music enthusiasts and those looking forward to sampling the genre for the…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s governing ANC party has lost control of the country’s largest city and economic centre, Johannesburg. The city council elected as mayor Herman Mashaba from the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA). The ANC had run the city since the fall of apartheid more than 20 years ago. It lost its council majority in…
LILONGWE – Malawian President Peter Mutharika is under fire from the opposition lawmakers for shielding cabinet ministers who have been implicated in a $330m corruption scam. But Mutharika has vehemently rejected the accusation, claiming he did not know names of the implicated ministers. Leading the bandwagon of those calling for the sacking of the alleged…
HARARE – The government has suggested that it may still be a while before it introduces the much-distrusted bond notes on the market — which are meant to mitigate Zimbabwe’s severe cash shortages — with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) revealing in court on Friday that the notes are only at a “planning stage”….
HARARE – Zimbabwe bounced back on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings after the two-match defeat against New Zealand in Bulawayo earlier this month. The team, whose last Test was way back in November 2014, had been temporarily removed from the rankings owing to having played few matches to warrant any listing. Zimbabwe lost…
HAARE – Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Philip Chiyangwa (pictured) yesterday warned local football referees to remain professional and that they must reject any attempt to involve themselves in the manipulation of matches. Chiyangwa, who was appointed chairperson of the referees committee last week, made the remarks in a familiarisation meeting with the local match…
HARARE – Opposition political parties who have been in recent months watching angry Zimbabweans stage protests over the country’s deepening economic situation, yesterday met to finalise plans to hold a mega demonstration against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) in a bid to force reforms ahead of the 2018 elections. The political parties numbering 18 — met…
HARARE – Bulawayo City have been summoned to appear before the Premier Soccer League’s Disciplinary Committee next month facing charges of match-fixing. Earlier this month, City suspended four members of their technical team, including head coach Philani Ncube, his assistant Farai Mujokoro, goalkeepers’ coach Reginald Buhali and kit manager Gift Mvala, after Border Strikers alleged…
HARARE – A Harare man died while 354 were injured during the multiple protests that have rocked the country since January this year, civil society organisations said in a report. In the report, presented to the 36th Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Heads of State and Government (HSG) summit, on the outlook of Zimbabwe since…
