HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has ruled out pay increase for civil servants in a development which marks a huge shift from his populist decisions which analysts have previously blamed for hurting the country’s economy. Mugabe has consistently used State occasions such as the Independence Day and Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Day, to make pronouncements…
HARARE – One in 14 Zimbabweans would consider taking a break from the country and moving abroad, according to a new survey from Afrobarometer. In interviews of adult Zimbabweans between January 28 and February 10, 2017, the research network gathered that the majority of locals who were planning on leaving were angry at government’s failure…
HARARE – A 75-year-old Mazowe man appeared in court yesterday on allegations of raping his 21-month-old granddaughter. The man (name withheld to protect identity of child) appeared before Harare magistrate Esthere Chivasa charged with rape. He denied the charges saying he only called the toddler after offering to give her some fish he had cooked…
HARARE – Prosecutor Fransisca Mukumbiri yesterday advised the court that an anonymous caller exposed details that led to the arrest of ex-British soldier busted with cocaine making machinery at his Glen Lorne home. James Francis Joscelyne, 39, appeared before Harare magistrate Nomsa Sabarauta yesterday for trial continuation on charges of dealing in dangerous drugs. Joscelyne…
MUTARE – An increasing number of people from the Rusitu community is being lured into illicit and dangerous gold mining in South Africa (SA), where many have died while some have disappeared. Known as Zama Zamas, the daring illegal gold miners, who enter active mines through hidden holes that access underground shafts and would exit…
HARARE – The local public media’s silence on skirmishes involving First Lady Grace Mugabe in South Africa, where she allegedly severely assaulted a 20-year-old woman she had found with her sons at an upmarket hotel in Sandton is shocking to say the least. Grace is the President’s wife and a public figure, hence the nation…
EDITOR — The past few weeks have shown the difference between Zimbabwean political rivals, President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai. A few weeks ago, some MDC hooligans who were said to have been hired from Harare travelled to Bulawayo where they assaulted party officials, including deputy president Thokozani Khupe. Tsvangirai immediately suspended the persons involved…
BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe-born medical doctor and motivational speaker, Nothabo Ncube, 28, who is based in Canada, is a woman at the top of her game. In addition to appearing on Oprah’s Lifeclass — an American primetime television show hosted and produced by the legendary Oprah Winfrey — Ncube has featured on the globally-acclaimed TEDx which…
HARARE – National power utility Zesa Holdings subsidiary — Zimbabwe Power Company — has become one of the few government entities to record a profit. The State-owned company’s managing director Noah Gwariro said ZPC has recorded a $25,3 million profit after tax for the year ended December 31, 2016. “This was attributed to a decrease…
HARARE – Diversified group, Zimre Holdings Limited (ZHL), has begun negotiations over the disposal of certain assets as it intensifies its restructuring drive. Company secretary Lovemore Madzinga yesterday said the firm wanted to use the disposal proceeds in new ventures. “The company has begun negotiations over the disposal of certain assets held by the company….
