JOHANNESBURG – The draw for Gabon 2017 is out and the topical issue which had tongues wagging is Group B which comprises Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Zimbabwe. Talk doing rounds on the continent is that while Zimbabwe has not qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament on a regular basis and arrive this…
HARARE – Music legends Oliver “Tuku”Mtukudzi and Zex Manatsa will share the stage in South Africa on December 15 at Boksburg Hotel which is located on the on the East Rand of Gauteng province . At the event dubbed “The Night of the Legends,” Tuku will perform with the Pakare Paye Arts Ensemble which features…
HARARE – Despite brutalising and bribing voters with residential stands, as well as printing and distributing fake MDC flyers to confuse the people of Norton, President Robert Mugabe’s warring Zanu PF was given a royal hiding in Saturday’s keenly-followed by-election in the constituency which was resoundingly won by independent candidate Temba Mliswa. Analysts and opposition…
HARARE – The dark clouds that have been circling around under siege Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo are getting more ominous, with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) widening its probe into his alleged corrupt practices, to include activities that happened 17 years ago. This comes as the High Court has been petitioned to compel the…
HARARE – Corporate 24 has renewed its feud with Cimas Medical Aid Society after it announced yesterday that it will attach properties of the medical insurer’s members in a bid to recover an unspecified debt which it claims is long overdue. Without specifying how much it was owed, Corporate 24 said it had exhausted all…
HARARE – Defiant anti-President Robert Mugabe protesters have said they will now be secretive about their demonstration strategies, as they devise ways to evade the repressive government’s moves to thwart them following the lapse of police’s demonstrations ban. This comes as the police have violently attacked the protestors — who took to the streets in…
HARARE – The European Union Parliament has invited activist and anti-President Robert Mugabe protester Paston Dzamara to France, to present on civil movements and status of human rights in Zimbabwe this week. The invitation comes amid rising concerns over escalating human rights violations in Zimbabwe, as police brutally attacked protesters in demonstrations against Mugabe’s continued…
HARARE – A 23-year-old car thief, who went on a robbing spree stealing cars armed with a duplicate key for Toyota vehicles, was slapped with an 11-year prison term. Garikai Chakwizira of Waterfalls, Harare, was convicted on three counts of theft of a motor vehicle and another three for driving without a driver’s licence. Harare…
HARARE – Shocking levels of pollution in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, have seen the city degrade into one of the dirtiest cities in the world, Environment minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said. Muchinguri-Kashiri — who also lashed out at officials for illegally settling people on wetlands — expressed concern over continued depletion of the country’s flora, saying it…
HARARE – Independent candidate Temba Mliswa’s victory in the Norton by-election held on Saturday perhaps marks the beginning of a new trend towards political maturity on the part of the Zimbabwean electorate. The whole world was watching in the past month when Zanu PF officials — including vice presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela Mphoko —…
