GIFTED young Bulawayo artists’ presence was felt in the 19th edition of the National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) held on 29 February 2020 in the capital, Harare. Among the NAMA Winners were Ronald Madodana Sigeca for Outstanding Actor and Charmaine Mudau for Outstanding Actress, both in the play ‘Imbokodo’ by Norbert Makoche. Under Theatre, the…
ZIMBABWEAN human rights defender and founder of Female Prisoners Support Trust Rita Nyampinga was on Wednesday recognised as one of 12 International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award winners for 2020 by the United States of America government ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday. The International Women of Courage Award also referred to as the…
PASSENGERS Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) president Tafadzwa Goliati has petitioned Parliament over the continued loss of life on the roads due to “avoidable carnage” on major highways in the country. In a petition handed to Parliament, Paz accused the government of “only voicing after a horrific accident and then fall silent afterwards”. Paz said the…
THE government has blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by western countries for its failure to fully fund Zimbabwe Republic Police rural stations. Responding recently to Senator Chief Ntabeni who had asked about government’s plans to address shortage of resources at rural police stations, deputy Home Affairs minister Mike Madiro told Senate that he was aware…
THE world super power, the United States (US) has done it again — maintaining sanctions on Zimbabwe for the same reasons it has been pontificating on since 2003. The mantra has remained the same that Zimbabwe should institute democratic reforms. In an executive order to the US Congress on Wednesday, the American president Donald Trump…
ZIMBABWE will host Food and Agriculture Organisation’s 31st Africa Regional Conference from March 23 to 27 in Victoria Falls to be attended by more than 500 delegates from all over Africa despite the coronavirus scare. Minister of Agriculture Perrance Shiri told journalists yesterday in the capital that the conference would run under the theme ‘‘Agriculture…
OLD Mutual Zimbabwe Limited has partnered with Easy Power Limited to install a ground-mounted solar system at its Mutual Gardens which will be commissioned in August, this year. The solar plant will have an installed capacity of 650kW — which is enough to cover all the electricity needs for the entire office complex at any…
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has extended the United States of America(USA)’s sanctions against Zimbabwe after accusing Harare of accelerating its human rights violations and failing to implement needed political reforms, the Daily News reports. This comes as Zimbabwe’s re-engagement efforts with Western powers appear to be floundering, following growing criticism of Harare’s alleged failure to break…
A three-month-old infant died when his mother fell from an ox-drawn Scotch cart and landed on her back where the infant was strapped. The horrific accident occurred in Nyazura last week. The mother, Beatrice Bauren, 28, was in the company of Enock Manwei, 14, when they approached a steep slope and one of the oxen…
UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) executive secretary Vera Songwe has said African countries, including Zimbabwe, lack leadership with clarity and direction. Speaking on the side-lines of the just-ended sixth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) in Victoria Falls, Songwe said: “I think we need to improve on leadership because…
