THE Tendai Biti-led Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (Pac) yesterday accused Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) management of attempting to frustrate the committee’s efforts to unravel shocking misappropriations of funds. This comes after a scathing 2017 Grant Thornton forensic audit exposed financial rot in the organisation, fingering Zinara management and other external individuals from the previous…
The visiting European Union’s managing director for Africa Koen Vervaeke has encouraged Zimbabwe to continue on the path of reform and engagement in order to enhance not only relations between Brussels and Harare, but also the livelihoods of Zimbabweans. Speaking after an intense working visit in Zimbabwe’s capital over the weekend, Vervaeke said: “Based on…
ON March 24, Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in marking World Tuberculosis (TB) Day amid calls for better response to the infectious disease, which is among the top 10 causes of death and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent — above HIV/Aids — globally. In keeping with this year’s…
EDITOR — Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe, Artuz notes the strides made by government in modernising our education system through the Education Act Amendment Bill of 2018. We note the thrust of improving accessibility of education through the emphasis of state- funded basic education. [GoogleAd] We, however, noted gaps in addressing areas of safety…
EDITOR — The resurfacing of fuel queues has become a cause for concern. The fuel situation seems to improve for a few days when queues become shorter but after a while long and winding queues resurface. [GoogleAd] Government needs to find a lasting solution to this fuel crisis. Because of the shortage of fuel, the…
Real democracy allows everyone’s violence to be heard without fear of victimisation. Vitriolic comments on Mwonzora’s view only display the same factional feuds in MDC as in Zanu PF leading to the expulsion of Mutasa, Mujuru and the incumbent president. [GoogleAd] Maybe MDC needs to walk the talk and reform its leadership and replace the…
SUNGURA musician Peter Moyo has traced his musical journey in anew video showing the steps he underwent after the death of his father and music giant Tongai. Titled Musarapavana, the video was dropped on Monday with a number of musicians among them Kapfupi, Bob Nyabinde, Somandla Ndebele, Progress Chipfumo and Baba Harare featuring. [GoogleAd] He has…
CALEDONIA Mining Corporation (Caledonia) says it has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0,07 per share payable this month. The Toronto-listed resources outfit — presently scouting for more brown field investments in Zimbabwe to grow its asset base — released a note announcing the dividend for the quarter to December 2018 would be disbursed by…
EXCITING dancehall singer Enzo Ishall is back with another controversial song titled Mutasvi which is set to divide public opinion. Mutasvi is a Shona word which means horse rider or jockey and in street lingo, big women are referred to as horses. [GoogleAd] The chanter and his Chillspot Recordz handlers have since distanced themselves to…
VETERAN film director Marian Kunonga has reflected on her work, ranking the short film Zvinhu Zvacho Izvi as her best work. She said she was privileged to have the soundtrack from Africa Revenge’s first album straight from the studio before its release. “I consider it the best because it was my very first short film,…
