HARARE – Zanu PF’s hotly-contested primary elections took place countrywide yesterday amid violent and chaotic scenes, as well as damaging allegations of bribery, favouritism and the imposition of candidates — prompting the ruling party to postpone the internal polls in many constituencies to today. The embarrassing anarchy did not only expose a potential lack of…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Prospectors Association (ZPA) has raised objections to the Minerals Amendment Bill saying if passed, it will severely affect their operations. They have since petitioned Parliament to present their objections to the bill, which is in its second reading. ZPA president Samson Dzingwe said they had presented their objections through public hearings…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is a little-known tourism destination in the affluent Gulf region, and the country targets to grow arrivals from the market four-fold by 2020, Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira has said. The Gulf — whose member nations are among the wealthiest in the world on a per capita basis — is a key tourism…
HARARE – Zimbabweans have expressed mixed feelings over government’s move to legalise the production of cannabis (mbanje). Last Friday, government gazetted a $50 000 licence fee for those wishing to farm the drug while at the same time reducing the prison terms of those caught illegally dealing in the substance. The fees were announced by…
HARARE – National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)’s rolling stock and locomotives unveiled by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on February 21 took over a month to be operationalised as they were held up in Bulawayo by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) over customs clearance. Mnangagwa unveiled NRZ’s 20 locomotives and 200 wagons from South Africa’s Transnet, as…
HARARE – Internal government auditors, who are charged with ensuring public money is spent properly, say auditing the public service is a nightmare. The secretary for corporate governance unit in the Office of the President and Cabinet Stuart Comberbach said he was aware of government employees’ concerns, which include lack of weight given to their…
HARARE – Music fans who attended music legend Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo’s homecoming show at Glamis Stadium on Saturday night got to see first hand why the Chimurenga icon is invariably called the “Lion of Zimbabwe” and “Hurricane Hugo.” Mukanya, 72, who was performing in Zimbabwe for the first time in 14 years, delivered a four-hour…
HARARE – Chimurenga maestro Thomas Mapfumo’s “Homecoming Bira” in Harare lived up to its billing, with his yet to be officially released political song Chauya Chauya wowing the crowds. Mapfumo performed for the first time in the country after a 14-year self-imposed exile in the United States, now his new base. Mukanya, as he is…
HARARE – Independent commissions and the police have set up a special committee to facilitate the swift handling of political violence cases ahead of the looming 2018 elections. The committee comprises the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). During an interview with the media,…
Triangle…………….. (1) 3 Chapungu………….. (0) 1 TRIANGLE – Triangle continued their fine run following a convincing win over Chapungu in a lop-sided Castle Lager Premiership tie at Gibbo Stadium yesterday. This was probably by far the Sugar Sugar Boys’ best performance of the season as they picked a fifth straight win to move to fourth…
