HARARE – Zanu PF has postponed today’s crunch politburo meeting due to President Robert Mugabe’s commitments with the visiting King of Lesotho. The party’s spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo confirmed the postponement yesterday but said he was not sure when it would be held. “I have been told that the politburo will no longer meet tomorrow…
HARARE – Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere must pay suspended town clerk James Mushore his exit package, Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni said yesterday. Mushore was suspended by Kasukuwere just after his appointment last year, with the minister arguing he had been hired without following due procedure. With the former banker’s salary pegged at $10 450…
HARARE – Police in Gokwe have come under fire for allegedly hiring out unregistered fire arms and selling ammunition to poachers in a syndicate that is threatening elephant population in the area. This follows an investigation by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) which has led to the arrest of Zengeni Chitekete, a constable, found…
HARARE – Jazz music fans will be in for a treat this weekend when The Time & Jazz presents the Jazz Music Festival at Cresta Oasis Car Park in Harare on Friday and Saturday. And to entice new jazz audiences, the festival will bring headline musicians from other music genres with dendera ace Suluman Chimbetu…
HARARE – Isaac Tazvida has vowed to revive the once popular ‘‘Smoko’’ music’ founded by his late brother System Tazvida even though he has met several reverses in his attempt so far. Tazvida told the Daily News at the City Sports Bar on Monday when he briefly performed at the Harare joint’s weekly event, Jam…
HARARE – Leonard “Karikoga” Zhakata (pictured) will for the first time this year perform in the capital, Harare when he dates Jazz 24/7 on Saturday. Apart from a brief appearance at a charity ‘‘Bring a Shoe Show’’ held earlier in the year, where he impressed, Zhakata has been keeping away from the capital. “We have…
HARARE – Government is moving to disenfranchise millions of Zimbabweans in the key 2018 vote by refusing to re-align the Citizenship Act with the new Constitution, opposition parties and civic groups have said. Declarations by registrar general Tobaiwa Mudede that government will continue to outlaw dual citizenship by amending the new charter to abolish provisions…
HARARE – More than 20 arts acts will take part in Culture Week celebrations at Glen View 1 Hall in Harare on next Monday. The showcase is part of countrywide arts related activities run by National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz). In Glen View 1, the participating artistes will major in music, theatre, dance and…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders have strongly condemned unruly fans who caused the abandonment of the league match against Dynamos at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. Irate Bosso fans threw missiles at referee Munyaradzi Majoni and his assistant Thomas Kusosa after they had allowed a controversial equaliser by Dynamos forward Christian Ntouba to stand in the 42nd minute….
HARARE – A married military couple that was dismissed from the force after the wife fell pregnant before serving her first three years has dragged army commanders to the High Court challenging the sacking. Nester Chidembo and Emmanuel Masendeke are suing Zimbabwe National Army commander Philip Valerio Sibanda, Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Constantino Chiwenga and…
