Open letter to Higher Education ministry It was with much interest that I recently read an article in the Financial Gazette where the permanent secretary of Higher and Tertiary Education ministry Dr Desire Mutize Sibanda was reported as having directed all tertiary institutions to set up industrial parks and innovation hubs. Without a doubt, this…
HARARE – Following his success at FC Platinum, Norman Mapeza, has since emerged as one of the strong candidates shortlisted to take over at South Africa’s Absa Premiership giants Kaizer Chiefs for the 2018/19 season. Apart from rumours linking him with Kaizer Chiefs, the former Warriors coach is also heavily linked with three more unnamed…
HARARE – MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa says the opposition grouping plans to roll out more protests as the coalition ratchets up pressure on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to level the playing field ahead of this month’s harmonised elections. [Adz]
HARARE – Chicken Inn coach Joey Antipas is convinced the Castle Lager Premiership title race is now just a two-horse race between FC Platinum and Ngezi Platinum Stars. Defending champions FC Platinum sit top of the log with 44 points from 18 matches while Ngezi Platinum are in second with 38 points. Triangle are in…
HARARE – Norman Mapeza is regarded as a perfectionist and always wants his team to play at a consistent level in every match. Of course, it is a difficult task but the reigning Coach of the Year knows if he can get anywhere near the perfection he craves, then his team will win more games….
HARARE – Zimbabwe, like most African countries’ populations, is dominated by young people. Historically, young leaders are energetic, rich in new ideas, technically competent with dynamic innovative capabilities. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe and many other African nations are endowed with the rulership of old men and their old cronies, who are perpetual underperformers with dishearteningly little to…
HARARE – Last week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially launched the Empowerment Bank, amid pomp and fanfare. The microbank has “been formed with the purpose of providing social and financial solutions to the financially excluded population with a greater focus on the youth”. Capitalised to the tune of $12 million, among its activities, Empowerment Bank offers…
HARARE – The rift between the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and the country’s opposition parties taking part in the forthcoming polls has widened in the wake of the short-message service (SMS) saga that erupted on Monday, the Daily News can report. This comes after Zanu PF mandarins took their electoral campaign several gears up by…
HARARE – Pressure is mounting on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) as members of the MDC Alliance are expected to pour onto the streets of Harare today to demand a raft of electoral reforms. MDC chairperson, Morgen Komichi, told the Daily News yesterday that the demonstration was going ahead as scheduled to drive the point…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has said it will transport ballot papers for the forthcoming elections and not the military. This follows a furore created by military spokesperson Overson Mugwisi who told a news conference last week they were ready to assist the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) with logistics during elections. “Our role…
