HARARE – The new voter registration process expected to start this Thursday may fail to kick off smoothly as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is yet to take delivery of the bulk of required biometric voter registration (BVR) kits. Zec has said it took delivery of the first batch of 400 of an expected 3…
HARARE – At least seven percent of school children stayed away from school due to illness linked to malnutrition in one month this year, the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVac) 2017 Rural Livelihoods Assessment Report states. The report implored on government to increase the school feeding programme to deal with the issue of malnourishment. “The…
HARARE – The on-going Zanu PF youth rallies have been a windfall to Alpha Omega Dairy Private Limited owned by President Robert Mugabe’s family as the youth league is reportedly buying from it all dairy products being dished out at the party’s gatherings. Alpha Omega, a multi-million-dollar business located in Mazowe, is a subsidiary of…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has secured a loan of $4,5 million from a local bank for the re-capacitation of their quarry mine. HCC acting Town Clerk Josephine Ncube said a board to run the affairs of the quarry was set up and will in the interim be run by former Works director Phillip…
HARARE – Despite government claims of a bumper harvest, the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) silos in various provinces are not yet full with the national granary still accepting grain from farmers. This comes amid claims by proponents of Command Agriculture and Presidential Input Scheme that GMB depots in many provinces are overflowing with the national…
HARARE – A planned demonstration by opposition political parties against South Africa’s decision to grant First Lady Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity after she reportedly assaulted a 20-year-old model is in limbo after the police told the group to first seek clearance from the South African Embassy. The parties coalescing under the National Electoral Reform Agenda…
HARARE – Government needs to restrain itself from being pushed into a messy relationship with South Africa. Events of the last two weeks or so have raised real fears of plunging Zimbabwe into dangerous waters as rants by President Robert Mugabe and his government’s decision to ban and reverse later, the visit by South African…
HARARE – The increasingly threatening rhetoric between Zimbabwe and South Africa over the legacy of Nelson Mandela — who guided his country from the shackles of apartheid to multi-racial democracy — risks triggering a conflict that could escalate to the annihilation of fragile diplomatic relations between the neighbours. President Robert Mugabe has accused ANC secretary-general…
HARARE – It seems playing Dynamos was just the antidote Highlanders needed to snap out of their rotten run of form but ultimately yesterday’s 1-1 draw will be remembered for the poor officiating from referee Arnold Ncube. This was a temperamental game which at times degenerated into total chaos as Ncube totally failed to control both…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa and his Highlanders counterpart Erol Akbay were disappointed by the officiating from referee Arnold Ncube during yesterday’s 1-1 draw at Rufaro Stadium. The result denied DeMbare a chance to go top of the table while Bosso ended a four-game losing streak. However, Ncube made several questionable decisions throughout the…
