HARARE – Former first lady Grace Mugabe’s record-time PhD granted by the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) four years ago only for the thesis to be published this week on the institution’s website, has courted further controversy. Analysts are not amused by the lengthy period it has taken the country’s oldest university to release the thesis…
HARARE – MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe risks being hauled before the party’s disciplinary committee after snubbing another party meeting this week. Khupe missed last week’s national standing committee (NSC) meeting at the party’s headquarters in Harare and was nowhere to be seen again when NSC met at the same venue on Wednesday. The development…
HARARE – National Assembly deputy speaker Mabel Chinomona has warned legislators against absenteeism and unruly behaviour during debates. She gave a stern warning this week after Norton’s independent legislator Temba Mliswa complained that there were some MPs who just come and register their names before walking away. “I would like the chief whips to do…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa insists government will not back down on its decision not to pay newly-recruited Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers, arguing Treasury cannot afford such expenditure. In his 2018 National Budget, Chinamasa made no provision for ECD learning, saying Treasury cannot afford to employ teachers for ECD. He said government recognised…
HARARE – Art galleries and other tourist facilities have been given until March 31 to regularise their operations with the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) or face the music. ZTA, which said its directive was in line with the terms of The Tourism Act of 1996 Chapter 14:20 section 57, further warned that they will unleash…
HARARE – A cross-section of opposition parties — among them the National People’s Party (NPP) and the MDC Alliance — are engaged in secret talks with banished members of the Generation 40 (G40) faction as they seek to work on their weaknesses and outsmart a resurgent Zanu PF at the forthcoming polls. Read full story…
HARARE – Auditions for the inaugural Miss Zone Five pageant, meant for girls aged between 18 and 25 from Harare suburbs that include Warren Park, Kuwadzana, Dzivaresekwa and Lochinvar, will take place on Saturday at Donbrough College in Warren Park D. Miss Zone Five is the brainchild of Rubies Modelling Agency headed by Anea Mushayanyama….
HARARE – The minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Prisca Mupfumira, yesterday encouraged locals to favour local tourist destinations over international destinations. Mupfumira said Zimbabweans have a tendency to give first place to international tourist destinations at the expense of the local tourism industry. She implored locals to consider local tourist destinations first before looking…
HARARE – Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) says production at its Zimbabwean unit, Unki Platinum, decreased 16 percent to 36 600 ounces due to planned maintenance to the mill feed silo at the concentrator, which was completed in December 2017. “The ore stockpile ahead of the concentrator will be processed in 2018. Platinum production was down…
HARARE – It is now possible to install transparent burglar bars at homes, lodges and other buildings in Zimbabwe, providing security against intruders without spoiling the view outside. Conventional metal burglar bars are a deterrent for burglars wanting to enter a building through a window but may not be ascetically pleasing and may spoil the…
