HARARE – Zimbabwean towns and villages were bracing for “catastrophic” floods even after forecasters downgraded the cyclone Dineo status to a tropical storm, with heavy winds and rain battering Mozambique’s coastline yesterday. A deluge of up to 200mm of rainfall yesterday lashed Inhambane — 470km northeast of Maputo on the coast of Mozambique — after…
HARARE – Two men seeking a court order to nullify the appointment of Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri as MDC vice presidents faced a setback yesterday after the party’s leader Morgan Tsvangirai accused the pair of relying on a bogus constitution. The duo — Patson Murimoga and George Rice — filed a High Court application…
HARARE – Health minister David Parirenyatwa has said it is not yet time to provide condoms in schools but strengthen sex education. This comes as adolescents have become a key population in the treatment of HIV, as infections are rising among the age group. “We still insist on delaying sexual debut. We are quite conscious that…
HARARE – Two vendors brutally assaulted during clashes with the police on Tuesday appeared in court yesterday with visible soft tissue injuries, prompting a magistrate to order investigations into the matter. Fungai Muzira and Godwin Mbizo appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa charged with public violence. They were represented by Liberty Gono of Machaya and…
HARARE – Government has pleaded with teachers to call off a strike planned for next Monday, saying the move will sabotage on-going dialogue. This comes as the Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has advised that its members will down tools over their unpaid 2016 bonuses, despite numerous promises by the authorities. In a…
HARARE – Zanu PF must channel the large sums of money budgeted for President Robert Mugabe’s 93rd birthday bash towards rehabilitation of Zimbabwe’s derelict roads, Chitungwiza North MDC MP Godfrey Sithole told the National Assembly. The nonagenarian and scores of guests are expected enjoy the usual unrestrained feasting at the Matobo holiday resort on February…
HARARE – US President Donald Trump’s phone call to South Africa President Jacob Zuma highlights neighbouring Zimbabwe’s high political risk and that Washington does not consider President Robert Mugabe a serious factor in Afro-American political and socio-economic relations, opposition and analysts said yesterday. This comes after Trump spoke with Zuma on Monday this week to…
HARARE – Dubai-based financial executive John Vitalo has inexplicably resigned from Atlas Mara, the seven-tier banking group and BancABC Zimbabwe parent, as the sub-Sahara Africa-focussed firm’s share price and continental fortunes continue to tumble. This also comes as the London-listed financial behemoth’s other co-founder Ashish Thakkar is embroiled in a messy divorce, which has exposed…
HARARE – Dendera star Suluman Chimbetu, who is currently going around the country promoting his latest album titled Jamboree, will hold his second show this weekend at Masvingo-based Ritz Night Club tomorrow night. Before heading to Zimbabwe’s oldest urban Centre, the rejuvenated Suluman will take his act to La Rouge Lounge situated at Westgate Mall…
HARARE – Braveman Chizvino Mawanza, who is better known as Baba Harare, will hold his first show this weekend at The Volt (Formerly Book Café) in Harare tonight. The former lead guitarist and backing vocalist in Jah Prayzah’s Third Generation Band will then wind up his weekend shows tomorrow at City Sports Bar in the…
