HARARE – Lawmakers will resume debate on the proposed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 1) Bill on May 2, despite President Robert Mugabe appointing Luke Malaba as Chief Justice (CJ). The proposed Bill — seeking to give the president powers to singularly appoint the CJ — underwent first reading in the National Assembly on April…
HARARE – MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has nominated Gift Shoko for a Senate position for Bulawayo Province. The nomination will now be forwarded for confirmation by the legislature, if no objections are noted by the chief elections officer within 14 days. This comes after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) announced the vacancy in the Senate,…
HARARE – An ancient African saying that “when elephants fight it is the grass that suffers” rings loud in the Zimbabwean context where our politicians are oblivious of the pain they are causing to over 14 million people in their blind pursuit for power. Zanu PF factions are expending energy, fighting over unresolved succession, but…
HARARE – The world’s largest platinum producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) says production at its Zimbabwean unit went up two percent to 18 900 ounces in the quarter to March 2017. Amplats owns and operates Unki Platinum Mine (Unki) near Shurugwi. In a statement accompanying its quarterly production update, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company said…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa says government has assumed pharmaceutical manufacturer, CAPS Holdings (CAPS)’s, legacy debt. Despite growing calls for government to stop warehousing State enterprises’ debt, Chinamasa said Treasury was moving to honour the ailing firm’s debts through Treasury Bills (TBs), in a move aimed at making the company attractive to investors. “Government…
TRIPOLI – International judges on Monday unsealed an arrest warrant for Libya’s former security chief, accusing him of carrying out war crimes in 2011 to quash opposition to late dictator Moammar Gaddafi. The warrant, first issued in 2013 by the International Criminal Court, charges Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled, once head of Libya’s internal security agency, with…
PARIS – French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s political campaign was targeted by a group of Russian hackers last month, according to a report by a cybersecurity research group on Tuesday. The Pawn Storm group, which has been linked to several high-profile attacks in the West, used “phishing” techniques to try to steal personal data from…
HARARE – Highlanders coach Erol Akbay has backed striker Roderick Mutuma to rediscover his scoring touch in today’s Castle Premiership tie against Tsholotsho at Dulivhadzimu Stadium in Beitbridge. Mutuma is yet to hit the back of the net for Bosso in their opening three matches with pressure beginning to mount on the fickle former Dynamos…
HARARE – Log leaders Ngezi Platinum Stars have set their sights on getting back to winning ways in today’s midweek clash against CAPS United at Baobab Stadium. The platinum miners surrendered their 100 percent start to the 2017 Castle Lager Premiership season last Saturday when they lost 1-0 to newboys Yadah FC at the National…
BULAWAYO – South African rapper K.O’s match-up with Zimdancehall star Winky D, set for Amphitheatre on Saturday, will provide an exciting finale to this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) The two highly-rated stars will share the stage with award-winning Zim hip-hop star Cal_Vin and female wheel spinner DJ Liz in clearly…
