MUTARE – Zanu PF Manicaland provincial chairperson Mike Madiro has expressed pleasure at the election results as urbanites slid into depression as rural voters swayed the election against the MDC Alliance. Zanu PF has won 19 of the 26 National Assembly seats in the province to the dismay of opposition supporters who thought they had…
HARARE – Controversial Sungura artiste Hosiah Chipanga — who just lost the election contest for the Dangamvura-Chikanga constituency — has said he will not give up on his pursuit to influence the country’s political environment. Speaking to Eastern News after announcement of the poll results, Chipanga said he would explore other means to influence political…
HARARE – A Harare man was yesterday slapped with a 30-day prison term for chanting MDC Alliance slogans at a polling station during the just-ended elections. Gift Jeffrey Chigawu,24, pleaded guilty to contravening section 141 (1)(c) of the Electoral Act which criminalises uttering slogans in the vicinity of a polling station at Warren Park Primary….
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s presidential and parliamentary vote represented a political watershed in the history of the country, and opened a new chapter for the country, election observers from the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) bloc said yesterday. The same verdict also came from the African Union and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa…
HARARE – The European Union observer mission has called for announcement of election results in a transparent and accountable manner. The EU mission, in its preliminary statement issued yesterday, came amid opposition accusations that the election commission was deliberately delaying presidential results of Monday’s vote to favour the ruling Zanu PF and its presidential candidate…
HARARE – The streets of Harare were yesterday turned into war zones after the army was deployed to disperse demonstrators, unhappy with delays in the release of election results and perceived bias by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec). [Adz]
HARARE – After his performance in neighbouring Zambia, rhumba music heavyweight Koffi Olomide is expected in the country today for a once-off concert at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on Friday. The flamboyant musician known for his flashy outfits and extravagant lifestyle will bring along his 24-member band. He will be supported by sungura musicians…
HARARE – National flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim), buffeted by high operating costs, old aircraft and intense competition, faces new headwinds on its lucrative Harare-Victoria Falls routes as budget carrier, Fastjet, has launched a service with rock-bottom fares. With the low-cost carrier increasing its flights between Harare and Victoria Falls by two additional frequencies from…
HARARE – The value of mobile transactions processed through the National Payment System (NPS) declined by 0,2 percent to $2,97 billion during the week ending July 13, 2018 from $2,98 billion the previous week, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said This is despite an increase in Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions which…
HARARE – Despite signing only one player during the mid-season transfer window which officially closed last night, FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza is confident his charges will be able to cope with the potentially intriguing reminder of the campaign. Mapeza has kept faith with the core of the team that has sent them two points…
