HARARE – The times they are a changing. The Zimbabwe government has finally reached out to its richest and most generous citizen, Strive Masiyiwa, who lives in London, in exile, and is named as a billionaire by Forbes magazine but was seen by former president Robert Mugabe as an enemy. Masiyiwa previously financed the Movement…
HARARE – A de-watering exercise at former asbestos mining giant, Shabanie and Mashaba Mines Holdings (SMM), is expected to be complete by the first quarter of next year as it seeks to restore underground access to the mines’ main working levels, Mines and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando has disclosed. This comes after the mines’…
HARARE – Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has approached the High Court seeking to block the transfer of his three companies to the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) — the liquidator of his now-defunct Allied Bank Limited. Allied Bank, majority owned by a vehicle linked to Mpofu, had its licence cancelled by the Reserve Bank of…
HARARE – MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa wants to modernise the rural hinterland to boost rural incomes and living standards, according to a policy statement he unveiled on Saturday and Sunday in Seke and Mhondoro that comes amid growing concern about a widening wealth gap and slowing economy. Chamisa pledged significant progress in rural rejuvenation…
HARARE – Zimbabwe needs more children to play golf if the country is to unearth another golfer in the mould of Nick Price (pictured), a top sport personality has said. Price, who is now playing on the senior circuit on the PGA Tour, won three golf majors — the PGA Championship (1993 and 94) and…
HARARE – Eye specialist Solomon Guramatunhu has been dragged to the High Court after two of his companies allegedly failed to pay $48 000 for products secured from M Wiseman & Company (Zimbabwe) Limited in 2001. According to court papers, M Wiseman & Company (Zimbabwe) Limited is the applicant, while Guramatunhu’s companies, Specs and Lenses…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has begun correcting data entry errors made by the voter registration officers on a new voter register ahead of the 2018 presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. Zec has conducted biometric voter registration (BVR) where approximately 5,43 million voters were registered as at April 2018 for an eagerly awaited…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) should step up traffic control in Harare’s Central Business District (CBD). The sight of kombis and mushikashika driving along wrong lanes is now the order of the day in most of the busy streets downtown. The drivers are also notorious for entering red traffic lights in broad daylight, hence…
HARARE – The chaotic nature of the Zanu PF primary elections held over the weekend showed just how shambolic the ruling party’s planning can be. In some constituencies, the elections were still to be completed following various challenges that manifested during the period, including late delivery of ballot papers, intimidation and other electoral ills. In…
HARARE – Some of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s key allies fell dramatically in Zanu PF primary polls held between April 29 and May 1, setting the stage for what is promising to be nail-biting general elections in which the Zanu PF leader will be seeking a five-year mandate in the top office after wresting power from…
