HARARE – The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has postponed primary elections in Harare and Chitungwiza provinces to this coming weekend ostensibly to allow formally employed people to vote. MDC national chairperson Morgen Komichi claimed yesterday that most people in Harare and in the nearly dormitory city of Chitungwiza go to work and, therefore, it would be…
HARARE – Insurance and Pension Commission (Ipec) commissioner Tendai Karonga has resigned after falling out with the regulator’s board. This comes, just over a year after he took over from Marnet Mpofu who left the commission following the expiry of her contract in January 2017. Karonga tendered in his resignation on May 16 following an…
HARARE – Aspiring Zanu PF legislator for Dzivaresekwa constituency, George Chimhini, has roped in his losing rivals to become his campaign managers, in a rare display of unity. Chimhini won the primary election in Dzivaresekwa, beating his challengers Andrew Marauka, Rhoda Reza, Francis Chanduru and Charles Chaviwu. All the losing candidates have pledged to support…
HARARE – Harare City Council’s (HCC) emergency services have been hit hard by shortages of manpower and broken down fire engines among myriad problems, the city has revealed in its latest report. HCC has six operating ambulances from fleet of 14 whilst the fire department had only 12 fire engines servicing the city out of…
HARARE – Peace building civic group — the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) — has reported an increase in political violence, which it said was being perpetrated by both the ruling Zanu PF and the MDC. In its first quarter report on the human rights situation, the ZPP said the first three months of the year…
HARARE – Record champions Prince Edward School (PE) will not defend their Hammer & Tongues St George’s College Invitational Soccer Tournament title this year. PE, who won the tournament in 2013, 2014 and 2017, have other commitments this weekend and will not be part of the 24 teams set to converge at St Georges College…
HARARE – At least six diamond companies that were ordered to shut down by government more than two years ago could make a comeback following the drafting of a new diamond policy. In February 2016, government moved to consolidate the diamond mining industry and ceased operations for the other six companies — Anjin, Diamond Mining…
HARARE – The late mbira queen, Chiwoniso Maraire’s music continues to inspire even in death, with a Japanese music band revealing that they have been inspired by her music before they even knew who she was. Lead singer of Iyco and Kaka Furaha, Iyco, said she bought Maraire’s music at an African music corner shop…
HARARE – American television presenter Jerry “Kojo” Robinson is in the country hunting for content to use on his show Music4U, a move which is set to expose local artistes to international audience. Kojo targets music sung in English as CW TV, where Music4U or simply M4UTV is shown, is an American English language broadcast…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Anti-corruption Commission (Zacc), in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), have issued a warrant of apprehension against self-exiled former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo, who is facing 14 counts of fraud. [Adz]
