HARARE – The MDC has condemned the surge of violence in Harare which saw its car and properties belonging to its senior members being torched in suspected cases of arson by people believed to be from its main rival Zanu PF. On Wednesday, MDC MPs demanded action to be taken on the three incidents which…
HARARE – Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister Paul Mavhima has said schools and parents must continue administering corporal punishment on pupils but employ proportionate disciplinary techniques. This comes after High Court judges have ruled that the use of corporal punishment on children at school and in the home is illegal — though the Constitutional…
BULAWAYO – Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa has called for the postponement of the 2018 elections claiming the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) was not yet ready to conduct a credible poll. Dabengwa told a news conference here yesterday that the opposition must not be rushed into an election that they will lose. “Zapu’s investigations into the…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) should consult widely with residents before they roll out the controversial prepaid water meters. Residents believe the city should conduct joint meetings with all stakeholders to explain and justify prepaid water meters before they can introduce them to the residents. With some residents already calling on council to indefinitely…
HARARE – The $250 million Dema Power Plant — set up to provide emergency power in the wake of electricity shortages due to low water levels in Kariba Dam — has been mothballed on the back of fuel challenges, it has been learnt. A short-term initiative implemented to alleviate the country’s power shortages, the diesel…
HARARE – Dynamos left back Ocean Mushure is a major doubt for the Warriors’ decisive return leg against Namibia in a 2018 Kenya African Nations Championships (Chan) qualifier on Sunday at the National Sports Stadium as he is battling a knee injury. The experienced defender appeared to land awkwardly during the first leg in Windhoek…
HARARE – A memorial service for the late veteran Zimbabwean journalist and broadcaster Dave Emberton (pictured) will take place at the City Bowling Club in the Harare Gardens today. Emberton, 69, died of heart failure at his son’s home in Durban, South Africa two weeks ago. Though the late Emberton was cremated in South Africa,…
HARARE – Norton residents have lined up a dinner in honour of music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi for being included by Forbes magazine among Africa’s Top 10 most bankable artistes. The dinner, set for Tuku’s Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton on July 29, is being spearheaded by the independent Member of Parliament for the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s financial sector growth is anticipated to slow down to 1,7 percent after bankers smiled all the way to the bank and recorded a 42 percent profit surge last year, data from the World Bank shows. In its recently released economic update, the Bretton Woods Institution pointed out that the country’s financial services…
HARARE – The resurfacing of terror gangs in several parts of the country — all of which are linked in one way or the other to the ruling Zanu PF — is indeed worrying. Their resurfacing must be least surprising as it is a reminder of the impending 2018 elections. Innocent and unsuspecting citizens are…
