HARARE – Jostling for positions has intensified in the MDC ahead of its elective congress in May. Party bigwigs are likely to take each other head-on at the congress as they battle for supremacy in the 19-year-old opposition outfit. [GoogleAd] It’s already a dog-eat-dog affair in the MDC with those aspiring to contest for positions…
HARARE – The leader of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) — the world’s largest trade union federation — has cancelled a fact-finding visit to Zimbabwe after he was denied a visa by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. ITUC secretary-general Diallo Mamadou had applied for a visa at the Zimbabwean embassy in Brussels, only to be…
EDITOR — We support the rule of law and sovereign constitutions. We thank the USA for its contribution to democracy in Zimbabwe. We, who are living and working in South Africa, are here because of Zanu PF misrule, corruption, brutality and intimidation. [GoogleAd] Zanu PF is incapable of following or complying with international law. Zanu…
Editor — I am an African. It is our culture to have a kraal head, a headman, a chief, paramount chief and a king. The white man introduced a native commissioner and a chief native commissioner right up to the president. We were forced to accept these. [GoogleAd] We objected to the use of the…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Cricket managing director Wilfred Mukondiwa has been dragged to the High Court by Metbank Limited, which is seeking to recover over $600 000 from the ex-executive. In the application, the bank cited Wilfred and Duncan Mukondiwa as first and second respondents respectively. [GoogleAd] “Plaintiff and first defendant (Wilfred) entered into a loan…
HARARE – Maungwe Brothers, the late Thomas Makion’s musical band, has released their first studio album since the death of the chart-topping Makorokoto singer. Makion died 18 years ago but his cousin brother Fred “Biggaz” Zhakata refused to see his rich musical legacy dying as well. [GoogleAd] “We are just picking it up from where Makion…
HARARE – The Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) says it will this year intensify its drive for micro-insurance to boost Zimbabwe’s insurance penetration, which it says is low. Micro-insurance products offer coverage to low-income households or individuals who have little savings. It is tailored specifically for lower valued assets and compensation for illness, injury or…
HARARE – Lloyd Chigowe’s hopes of assembling a competitive side ahead of the 2019 Castle Lager Premiership season have been dealt a huge blow as talks between midfielder Archford Gutu and Dynamos are reported to have hit a brickwall. Chigowe had hoped to build his team around the returning forward Edward Sadomba and Gutu, who…
HARARE – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has received an early boost ahead of what could turn out to be a bruising contest when the MDC congress gets underway in three months’ time — after several party structures moved to endorse his candidature at the weekend. This comes as speculation is growing that respected MDC secretary-general, Douglas…
HARARE – Black market foreign currency traders have been hit hard by the new measures that were announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last week, which have seen parallel rates beginning to stabilise. This comes as the government is, at the same time, ratcheting up its blitz against illegal forex traders, leading to…
