HARARE – Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive officer Karikoga Kaseke has heaped praise on Tourism minister Walter Mzembi, saying the youthful minister was running one of the few relatively well performing portfolios because of his ability to remain focused on deliverables when others dwell on unproductive debates. “I have never said this before but…
HARARE – Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the current Constitution signed into law in 2013, replacing a Lancaster House charter forged in the dying days of British colonial rule. Approved overwhelmingly in a referendum in March of 2013, Mnangagwa said it consolidates the gains of the struggle for independence. “Whereas in colonial times, Parliament…
MUTARE – A Sakubva woman has been spared jailed after stealing a truckload of charcoal from a vendor at the Sakubva market. Engedzai Mashaka, 37, of Sakubva was convicted on her own plea of guilty by magistrate Innocent Bepura. Mashaka was being charged with theft and she was slapped with a three-month jail term which…
HARARE – Health practitioners will today meet the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to discuss ways in which they can exercise their voting rights in the 2018 general election while on duty. Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association president Edgar Munatsi said they wanted full and unrestricted participation in the vote. “We understand that we are under essential…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest mobile telecoms company, Econet Wireless, has launched a youth empowerment programme designed to support and equip young people with different skills sets, among them entrepreneurship training and mentorship by highly-qualified professionals. The programme, called Elevate, was unveiled at a well-organised and well-attended youth event at Harare Gardens on Saturday, and is…
HARARE – Our reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi sits down for a chat with Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) leader Jenni Williams. Below are excerpts of the interview. Q: You have relentlessly held anti-government protests, what really inspires you? A: I am inspired to demonstrate as I feel it is a way of playing my role as a…
HARARE – Health practitioners will today meet the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to discuss ways in which they can exercise their voting rights in the 2018 general election while on duty. Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZNA) and Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights and other health professional associations will be part of the talks. Nurses and doctors…
HARARE – Knowledge Musona bagged his first international hat-trick to guide the Warriors to a perfect start in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Liberia yesterday. Musona, who was appointed captain for this new-look Warriors side taking over from Willard Katsande, led from the front with a man-of-the-match performance. The Belgium-based forward…
HARARE – Warriors caretaker coach Norman Mapeza and his team got off to a flying start with an impressive 3-0 crushing of Liberia’s Lone Stars yesterday to put their qualification for the 2019 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) firmly on track. Yesterday’s win at the National Sports Stadium was a massive boost for both Mapeza…
HARARE – Zimbabwe attracted $319 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year compared to $421 million in 2015, the World Investment Report has shown. The annual report, compiled by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), southern African country’s FDI has been on a sustained decline for the past five years. Foreign…
