GWERU – Gweru residents have called for the criminalisation of politicians who are misleading prospective voters in next year’s elections by telling them that pictures taken during the ongoing BVR exercise will be used to trace their vote. Speaking during a Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs portfolio committee public hearing to gather people’s views on…
HARARE – Mutare businessman, Tendai Blessing Mangwiro, who has been fighting to recover over $1,5 million seized by police in 2008, has written a letter to Attorney-General of Zimbabwe (AG) Prince Machaya, complaining about the State’s position challenging his bid to garnish police accounts. A few months ago, Mangwiro approached the High Court seeking the…
HARARE – If there was someone queer enough to apply to Guinness Book of World Records to have the title “shortest lived government ministers” added to their database, the category will certainly not be short of takers. Among the frontrunners would be South Africa’s former Finance minister Des van Rooyen who was reshuffled after three…
HARARE – Walter Mzembi was the last Foreign Affairs minister to serve under former president Robert Mugabe. Although his tenure was brief, for it was during his stint that the Mugabe’s regime fell, it was an event-packed period that has not been recorded. Our News Editor Gift Phiri had an opportunity to hear these events…
HARARE – Last week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa took the first bold step towards tackling the rot that has destroyed Zimbabwe’s economy. Mnangagwa issued a statement, giving individuals and corporates up to three months to return money and assets they externalised. The previous week, he had declared war against graft, marking a total shift from what…
HARARE – Had traditional political conventions held, the new President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa would never have progressed further than the Zanu PF primaries in the race for the State House. In fact, it was unfathomable for anyone to challenge Robert Mugabe for Zanu PF first secretary and State president. A curiosity of a candidate,…
HARARE – Businessman Tawanda Nyambirai has snapped up Arcturus Mine from Metallon Corporation (Metallon). The London-listed firm placed Arcturus Mine under care and maintenance in the 2016 first quarter with mining operations suspended due to consistent losses. As part of the transaction, Metallon ceded all of its rights and obligations concerning Arcturus Mine — a…
HARARE – Several companies were recently honoured for their sterling work in good corporate governance issues at the 2017 Excellence in Corporate Governance Awards. The prize ceremony was held under the theme: Promoting Good Governance for Sustainable Economic Development. Speaking at the ceremony, Denys Denya, who is the executive vice president of the African Export-Import…
HARARE – Sugar producer Starafricacorporation says it is planning to venture into honey production and export markets as a way of increasing revenue streams and preserving shareholder value. The group’s chairperson, Joel Mutizwa, said bottling of honey has begun at Country Choice Foods and more products are lined up within the next six to 12…
HARARE – State-Owned telecommunications company, TelOne, has partnered with a leading global information and communications technology solutions provider, Huawei, to provide training to engineering students. TelOne managing director Chipo Mtasa said the new partnership culminated as a result of radical changes in business brought about by developments in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector….
