EDITOR — During the 8th African Union Summit which took place in Addis Ababa in 2007, the heads of State and government decided to launch a competition for the selection of a new flag for the union. They prescribed a green background for the flag symbolising hope for Africa and stars to represent member states….
A HARARE lawyer has approached the High Court seeking an order to suspend public hearings of the Constitutional Amendment Bill No.2 because of the deadly coronavirus, which has killed thousands of people across the globe. In the urgent chamber application, Sikhumbuzo Mpofu cited National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda, Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda, Justice minister…
BRITISH financial institution Standard Chartered Bank (StanChart) says it is committed to invest in the future of Zimbabwe. StanChart Zimbabwe chief executive Ralph Watungwa said the bank has launched its flagship corporate social responsibility initiative — Futuremakers — as a way of empowering young people. “As a bank we have proudly declared that we are…
THE much anticipated 10th anniversary of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) and ZimThrive’s homecoming summit scheduled for next month have been postponed to December due to the coronavirus pandemic. Boy band Mokoomba, actress Chipo Tariro Chung, music executive Taponeswa Mavunga and motocross biker Tanya Muzinda were among a host of many other celebrated Zimbabweans lined…
THE National Gallery of Zimbabwe has closed its institutions in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare due to the coronavirus (Covid-19), which has resulted in government introducing strict measures in a bid to contain it. The gallery, which is a key tourism destination, announced yesterday in a statement that the government had directed them to close until…
HUNDREDS thronged Amphitheatre and Lady Stanley cemetery here to pay their last respects to the late football legend Barry Daka. Daka died aged 71 at his Barbourfields home last Thursday morning after a short illness. Many people, including football administrators, legends and those from other sporting disciplines gathered for a big send-off for the fallen…
Sindiso Mhlophe and Mugove Tafirenyika STAFF WRITERS PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday came under fire for holding a mass gathering in Nyakomba Village in Nyanga, where he was commissioning a US$15 million pump house venture between Zimbabwe and Japan, barely 24 hours after banning public meetings of more than 100 people over the deadly coronavirus. …
BINDURA-based music producer and singer Tafadzwa Ncube aka Lasper has roped in veteran singers Agatha Murudzwa, Kudzi Nyakudya, Bethan Pasinawako and Munyaradzi Munodawafa on his forthcoming album. As a teaser, Ncube has since dropped the song Mapopoma, which features the two gospel songstresses. The album will also feature gospel singers. “These are the people who…
CHARLES Manyuchi has been forced to call off his fight against Ugandan boxer Muhamad Sebyala following the government’s directive to ban all sporting activities as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the global pandemic — coronavirus (Covid-19). While the country is yet to report a confirmed case of the deadly virus, President Emmerson…
Nigel Matongorere and Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITERS MOST Castle Lager Premiership coaches have welcomed government’s ban on all sports events as a measure to curtail the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. On Tuesday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a nationwide ban on all public gatherings of more than 100 people. Despite a few scares, Zimbabwe…
