HARARE – Britain’s alleged staunch support for Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pushed it into an increasingly acrimonious corner, with opposition and diplomats warning that the former colonial power is taking a huge gamble. Zimbabwe’s main opposition conglomerate, the MDC Alliance, sought a common strategy to force Britain to drop its perceived support for Mnangagwa,…
HARARE – MDC national chairperson Morgen Komichi has said Harare West legislator Jessie Majome, who has opted out of the primary election race citing irregularities, jumped the gun because she did not wait for the selection of candidates that took place in Harare yesterday. Majome, who is hugely popular in her constituency, on Friday last…
HARARE – Culture Week commemorations launch that was scheduled for Harare on May 19 has been moved to Gwanda on the same date. The Culture Week will run from May 19-25, 2018 and preparations are on course in all provinces. “Culture Week National launch that was scheduled to be held at Harare Gardens on May…
HARARE – Nhimbe Trust, an advocate for a vibrant and sustainable Zimbabwean creative sector notes that the government wishes to absorb the Censorship Board and the National Arts Council into their parent ministry as well as privatise the National Handicraft Centre. We warn against this being done. We are of the view that closing down…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s business community on Friday launched the Africa and Investment Hub, a vehicle to boost trade and investment in the country. The African Trade and Investment Hub is an investment vehicle with representation in South Africa, Nigeria and the USA. The Zimbabwe chapter launch hosted by Buy Zimbabwe was launched in Harare with…
HARARE – She was a school teacher who loved teaching and the children she taught, but the desire to empower others financially saw Maglin Chiwuta dumping the noble profession for a tile manufacturing venture. Raised amidst grinding poverty in a family teeming with siblings, step brothers and sisters, Chiwuta eschewed deprivation. In 1995, without any…
HARARE – Lucky subscribers of NetOne’s mobile money service, OneMoney, have been paid back the money they used to pay school fees through the service, as part of a promotion being run by the mobile network operator. The promotion dubbed “OneMoney 100 percent School Fees Back Promotion”, started on April 22 and runs until May…
HARARE – In a rare encounter, sungura music star Alick Macheso and high flying musician Jah Prayzah will share the stage in Chitungwiza at the launch of the former’s latest album unveiling ceremony, courtesy of Cheso Power Promotions. Macheso is scheduled to launch his latest studio album Dzinosvitsa Kure at Aquatic Complex on June 8….
HARARE – Government has awarded the State- owned telecoms firm TelOne a broadcasting licence, allowing the company to offer video on demand services. TelOne announced the news yesterday in one of the State-run newspapers. “Please note that TelOne (Pvt) Ltd has been awarded a Broadcasting Service Licence by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe in terms…
HARARE – Chiefs in Mhondoro-Ngezi constituency are demanding a re-run in that constituency saying the primary elections were not run properly. In a letter written by chiefs Mushava and Nyika to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on May 8, the two chiefs complained that there were many irregularities “We want to inform you that the elections were…
