HARARE – Voter turnout was high at most polling stations through out the country as Zimbabweans cast their votes in the first poll since 1980 not to feature ex-president Robert Mugabe. President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zanu PF voted at Sherwood in Kwekwe around mid-morning amid tight security. Hordes of journalists were camped at the polling…
HARARE – There was a missing polling station in Glen View North Constituency in Harare as polling stations opened yesterday, the Election Resource Centre has said. “The polling station that was meant to be situated at Glen View 1 Shopping Centre could not be located. Potential voters who were allocated to the polling station in…
HARARE – The National Social Security Authority (Nssa) has dragged a local company to court claiming they were duped $16 million in a housing construction deal. Masimba Xmas Shumba, 44, a chief finance officer at Housing Corporation Zimbabwe (Hcz) appeared before Harare magistrate Milton Serima charged with money laundering on Friday. He was granted $2…
HARARE – Chinese nationals who reportedly shot and wounded the son of Zanu PF official, Keith Guzah, in a shoot-out will have to be put to their defence after the court ruled that they have a case to answer. Luo Tin Gpen, 27, Li Yize, 27, and a local, Gamuchirai Nigel Zuze, 23, had filed…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) announced on Sunday that it had reported MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to the police for violating the law by convening a press conference well outside the period permissible for political campaigns. Zec commissioner Qubani Moyo was quoted while in Bulawayo on Sunday confirming that a report had…
HARARE – “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.” As the old saying goes, it’s better to deal with someone you are familiar with, even if they are not ideal, than to take a risk with an unknown person. But then there is the other old adage: “A leopard can’t change its…
HARARE – Stung by sharp criticism over its rushed decision to report MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to the police on possible violation of the electoral law, while sparing his main rival for similar violations, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission was yesterday forced to do some serious damage control to save face. [Adz]
HARARE – A couple of years ago, I met my late friend Paul Chingoka at the funeral of a mutual friend I was undertaking. Surprised that a whole chief executive officer (CEO) was performing the role of an undertaker driver at the funeral, Paul asked me why I had not assigned that responsibility to one…
HARARE – Soul Jah Love has postponed a concert in South Africa after he fell ill. The Pamamonya Ipapo hit maker collapsed at OR Tambo International Airport ahead of his much-hyped Friday gig. He was due to perform at 263 Nights, but the gig has been rearranged. Soul Jah Love’s handlers said that postponing a…
HARARE – Despite Jah Prayzah’s latest single Ronika dividing opinion on social media following its release last week, scores of his fans who thronged Padziva in Dzivarasekwa in Harare on Saturday have endorsed the song. Jah Prayzah performed at Padziva — a joint run by former Soul Jah Love manager Benjamin Nyandoro — as part…
