HARARE – The appointment of Utoile Silaigwana as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) acting chief elections officer has been described as another unfortunate incident which continues to put into doubt the credibility of Zec through acts of brazen militarisation. Zec appointed Silaigwana as the acting chief elections officer while the hunt for a substantive office…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s neck tie was yesterday auctioned for a staggering $15 000 at the on-going CEOs Africa Round Table (Cart) conference in Victoria Falls. After letting go of the tie, which he came putting on from Harare, Mnangagwa was offered an American flag designed replacement, which he put on immediately. In the…
HARARE – As the 2018 Castle Premiership season opens tomorrow, there is a lot that the authorities will be grappling with as this year’s lap progresses. It is a fact that the majority of Premiership clubs are struggling financially, something not far removed from the state of the national economy. For most clubs, fulfilling fixtures…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s 2018 harmonised elections are likely to be disputed if no effort is made to strengthen democratic institutions and laws that govern elections. Already there are special voting blocs that are raising the red flag, among them those living in the Diaspora, prisoners, the physically-challenged who feel government and, in particular the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – One of Zimbabwe’s leading leisure firms has invested in a plastic waste recycling plant in Victoria Falls to protect the environment around one of the world’s seven natural wonders. Africa Albida Tourism, which operates a string of top end leisure outfits in the Zambezi basin, said in a statement that there was need…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has been elected chair of the Africa Forum of Independent Accounting and Auditing Regulators (AFIAAR), a new accounting and auditing body for African countries established to serve and protect the public interest. The body, formed this month, is expected to enhance members’ oversight capabilities and improve the quality of auditing around the…
HARARE – Local and global accountancy experts will meet in Harare with government representatives next week to discuss the implementation of the accrual-based International Public Sector Accounting Standards (Ipsas) as part of efforts to improve efficiency, transparency and accountability. The three-day round table meeting, slated for March 20 to 22, 2018, is being organised by…
HARARE – Listed light manufacturing group, Innscor Africa Limited, yesterday reported a $6,27 million decline in revenue, a development which the company chairperson Addington Chinake attributed to the avian influenza epidemic that hit the country last year. The group posted revenues of $304,81 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017, representing a drop…
HARARE – A prophet is not without honour except in his own country among his own people, this statement can sum up musician Obey Makamure aka Tocky Vibes who while a darling of music lovers outside the country, struggles to fill small joints locally. Tomorrow, Tocky Vibes’ pulling power will be put on test as…
HARARE – Zimbabwe face Ireland this morning at Harare Sports Club with an aura of optimism after Afghanistan clipped West Indies’ wings with a three-wicket win yesterday. Afghanistan’s win presents the hosts with a good opportunity to leapfrog the Caribbean Islanders ahead of their clash on Monday provided they clear the first hurdle by beating…
