HARARE – A forthright discussion between an MDC Alliance delegation and the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has triggered nasty exchanges between Zanu PF and its rivals in the opposition. Government’s anger was encapsulated by Foreign Affairs minister retired major general Sibusiso Moyo who savaged Tendai Biti and his delegation for washing the nation’s…
HARARE – When newly re-appointed Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa presented the projected Budget for 2018 he did not mince his words. Paramount in the intentions of government is the embrace of (neo) liberal economics of the free market with a dash of State capitalism also known as “command economy” (intervention). It was a budget statement…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket captain Graeme Cremer arrived on Thursday night from a tour of duty in Bangladesh and had little time to rest as he led his charges into the place of the unknown, the historic four-day Test match against South Africa. The Zimbabwe skipper redeemed himself with three wickets in Comilla Victorians’ 25-run…
HARARE – Zimbabwean musicians have been invited to take part in the AfriMusic Song Contest which seeks to spotlight the best songwriters on the continent. The ultimate winner of the continental music contest will receive show tickets, flights and accommodation to attend the Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Lisbon Portugal on May 12 next…
HARARE – Sultry Zim hip-hop queen Kikky BadAss says the two gongs she won at this year’s edition of the Zim Hip-Hop Awards is ample proof that she is more than just a pretty face. Kikky BadAss landed the coveted People’s Choice Award and the Best Female Artiste gong in Bulawayo last weekend. “I am…
HARARE – Serial political flip-flopper, Jonathan Moyo, has backed opposition political parties’ calls for the west to maintain sanctions on Zimbabwe until the ruling party has introduced noticeable reforms. Before his latest damascene moment from self-imposed exile, the former Higher and Tertiary Education minister was at the forefront of blaming the United States’ policy towards…
HARARE – Three former Zanu PF bigwigs, who are fighting legal battles after being arrested during the Zimbabwe Defence Forces’ Operation Restore Legacy, have once again been arrested for wearing regalia associated with the party and its leadership. Ex-Zanu PF secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo, former Youth league bosses Kudzanai Chipanga and Innocent Hamandishe yesterday…
HARARE – A list of demands for children starting their grade 1 under the Primary and Secondary Education’s new curriculum has drawn fire from members of the public, who say it is too expensive for ordinary parents and guardians. According to the demands, a parent has no fork out between $70 and $100 just to…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has yielded to local and global pressure with a promise that next year’s elections will democratic, free and fair. In his opening remarks at the Zanu PF extraordinary congress in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said his administration was committed to observing the rule of law, live and govern in accordance with…
HARARE – Civil society organisations have said members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) must return to the barracks, further calling for the setting up of an independent body to investigate reports of civilian abuse by soldiers. Soldiers are still in the streets following a takeover of government last month, which saw the resignation of…
