HARARE – It is exactly a year since #ThisFlag leader pastor Evan Mawarire shot to fame following a successful shut-down campaign, but his relevance seems to have sharply nose-dived, with most critics arguing he has outlived his welcome. Last year, the His Generation Church leader became a hero and people’s darling, as he seemed to…
HARARE – Jubilee Field will be a caldron this afternoon when the Prince Edward School Tigers host Churchill Bulldogs in an eagerly anticipated schoolboy rugby match. Prince Edward are unbeaten in eight games while the Bulldogs come with a four-game winning streak. Churchill have a point to prove coming into this match as they feel…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday sprung to the defence of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is the face of the government-run Command Agriculture initiative that has come under severe criticism from within and outside his government for operating outside the confines of the law. Addressing thousands of party supporters, mainly youths, who packed Mucheke…
VICTORIA FALLS – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is engaging the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to institute stringent controls at the border posts to plug the leakage of bond notes into neighbouring countries. This comes after it emerged that large sums of bond notes are being spirited out of the country by individuals and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has warned that it would cause the suspension of voting in any constituency where there is violence, starting with next year’s elections, as the rights body moves to sink its teeth into politically-motivated disturbances which have overshadowed previous polls. Speaking at a gathering to celebrate the ZHRC attainment…
HARARE – First Lady Grace Mugabe missed yesterday’s Zanu PF rally in Masvingo to attend to an emergency relating to her sons’ accommodation in neighbouring South Africa. This was revealed by President Robert Mugabe during his youth interface really in Masvingo yesterday. “…Saka vati tine hurombo ndanga ndichidisa kuti ndive nemi pamusangano uno asi netsaona…
HARARE – Former Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) president Busisa Moyo has said Zimbabwe is now a broken society due to lack of unity and dialogue. He accused authorities of introducing policies without consulting stakeholders and the people. “Zimbabwe is not broke but broken, we owe $11,2 billion, we owe everyone,” the United Refineries chief…
HARARE – The MDC has ordered its structures to only campaign for party leader Morgan Tsvangirai ahead of next year’s elections, amid fears that top officials were working feverishly to block him from leading a coalition against President Robert Mugabe. With the clock ticking towards the make-or-break harmonised polls, the MDC was plunged into another…
HARARE – Suspended Chitungwiza mayor Philip Mutoti has dragged Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere to the High Court in a bid to set aside the minister’s decision to set up an independent tribunal to probe him on graft charges. This comes after Kasukuwere suspended all 26 councillors on allegations of mismanagement and corruption and installed…
HARARE – The MDC has said it is engaging the African Union (AU) and Sadc to ensure that next year’s elections are free and fair. This comes as several concerns have been raised over the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s capacity to conduct a free and fair poll, outside the influence of President Robert Mugabe’s ruling…
