FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi, pictured, has revealed stunning details of how the ruling Zanu PF rigs elections through harvesting fear, riding on people’s poverty and having prior access to the voters’ roll by its candidates. Mzembi, who is in self-imposed exile in South Africa and recently formed a political movement — the People’s…
UNITED States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols has chided government for failing to address rampant corruption in the agriculture sector which has undermined food security. Nichols made the remarks in the wake of recent revelations that the current maize meal shortages were being worsened by widespread corruption at Grain Marketing Board (GMB) where some officials…
LEGAL think tank Veritas has said Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who recently exempted Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies from paying income tax, has no jurisdiction to backdate tax. Two weeks ago, Ncube gazetted two statutory instruments which backdate Huawei Technologies exemption from paying tax to December 2009. “This is in line with a 2014 “framework…
THE government has justified its decision to repossess the late former president Robert Mugabe’s nephew Robert Zhuwao’s Zvimba plot, arguing the process was lawfully done. Zhuwao, who is accused of abandoning the farm since 2011, told the court that the 232-hectare land was offered to him under the land reform programme in 2004. He denied…
LISTED property firm Mashonaland Holdings Limited (MHL) says reduced capacity utilisation and declining disposable incomes have resulted in a fall in demand for real estate space and properties. In a trading update for the first quarter ended December 31, 2019, MHL said occupancy levels marginally declined to 76,2 percent in 2019 from 77 percent. “Occupancy…
STAR musicians Alick Macheso and Jah Prayzah will headline the 2020 National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) ceremony scheduled for February 29 at the Harare International Conference Centre. While local musicians have in the recent past snubbed other awards events, Nama organisers believe having two of the best entertainers among the guest performers will be a…
AFTER receiving a 2020 Noble Citizen Award among other African youths, talented writer Tendai Dara will officially launch his second book titled Turning Point next month. Dara, who is a third year student at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) and a beneficiary of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (Icaz) Vimbiso…
BULAWAYO-BASED uLoyiko Theatre Group has embarked on a mission to put the emotive Gukurahundi massacres on an international platform through art. It emerged this week that the South Africa-based outfit has already started fund-raising for their maiden trip to the United States of America where they will stage the emotive play dubbed the Matabeleland Gukurahundi…
A brand new series of events aimed at promoting the growth and visibility of women in the arts under the name “Women Crush Wednesday” will be premiered at the Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre on March 11. The event is part of fulfilling the industry’s vision to promote growth of the arts and entertainment industries through…
RISING musician Gary Tight, pictured, has roped in the services of veteran artistes on his debut studio album scheduled for release in March. Titled Nzira Yangu, the album comprises 10 songs. On the project, the 25-year-old musician worked with former Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’s Black Spirits guitarist Enock Piroro who played the bass guitar. Piroro is…
