HARARE – Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) is concerned about reported cases of intimidation, vote buying, selective application of the Public Order and Security Act and abuse of traditional leaders which have characterised the campaign period in the run up to the Mwenezi East by-election. Zesn national director Rindai Chipfunde-Vava said the scale of the alleged…
HARARE – Civil society and human rights organisations in Zimbabwe present at the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHC)’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in Geneva, Switzerland this month have welcomed government’s acceptance of a number of important recommendations to improve the human rights situation in the country. At the end of…
HARARE – Dual-listed financial services group, NMB Zimbabwe (NMBZ), has sold off just over $12,7 million of bad loans, almost completing the disposal of its toxic portfolio. The group’s chief executive, Benefit Washaya, last week said his organisation was cleaning its balance sheet to make it attractive to international financiers. This comes as the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s fixed telecommunications firm, TelOne, has unveiled the country’s first world class data centre as part of strategies to diversify its business and increase revenue streams. The state-of-the-art data centre, which is a sub-project of the National Broadband (NBB) Project, is expected to transform TelOne to become a fixed mobile converged company with…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is drifting towards an economic crisis as severe as the 2008 economic meltdown which eventually led government to abandon the worthless Zimdollar after it was severely dented by hyperinflation, analysts contend. Banks are so short of cash that queuing has become a full-time occupation for some of those lucky enough to have…
HARARE – Proposition that persons should be allowed to vote anywhere in the country upon production of their national identity documentation cards (IDs) for the 2018 general election is a recipe for electoral chaos, analysts have said. There have been calls by some political actors for the abandonment of the voters’ roll to allow for…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s number 1 boxer Charles Manyuchi lost his WBC Welterweight silver title when he was knocked out in the first round by Qudratillo Abduqahorov of Uzbekistan in Singapore yesterday. Abduqahorov, who is based in Malaysia and was fighting his fourth fight in Singapore, now extends his record to (11-0, 7 KOs) after knocking…
BULAWAYO – CAPS United underlined their status as the country’s best football team at the moment when they beat defending champions Highlanders 3-2 on penalties to lift the ZNA Commander Charities Shield trophy yesterday. Barely a week after dumping DR Congo giants TP Mazembe out of the African Champions League, Makepekepe were celebrating again after they…
HARARE – Regardless of his small stature, Zimbabwe Cricket convenor of selectors Tatenda Taibu is a man full of wisdom. His return to national cricket administration after a premature end to his playing career has come as a welcome relief to Zimbabwe Cricket’s chairperson Tavengwa Mukuhlani, who described the 33-year-old as “a sincere and honest…
HARARE – When the legendary South African footballer Jomo Sono said coaching is a thankless profession, he must have probably forgotten to mention the backroom staff that works behind the scenes as well. As the Warriors prepare for a new era under a new coach following the departure of Kalisto Pasuwa, the senior team would…
