AS Zimbabwe joined the global community this past Sunday to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, it served as a vital moment for introspection.While the day is often marked by calls for liberty across the globe, in Zimbabwe, it offers a chance to measure the distance travelled since the transition into the Second Republic.There is no…
Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITE AT least 10 contestants, from each gender, are expected to take part in the Mr and Miss Albinism Zimbabwe contest scheduled for June 13, marking International Albinism Awareness Day.The event, themed Proudly In My Skin, is set to take place at Marina Convention Centre, Longcheng in the capital.“The exceptional models, each…
Brighton MuronzereyiTHE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is in the process of procuring essential equipment to refurbish Hwange Power Station’s units 2 and 4, in a bid to shore up the country’s electricity supply.This comes as power cuts continue to hammer hard-pressed Zimbabweans, while also hampering national economic activity.ZPC said in the latest Government Gazette that…
Cloud FusireSENIOR SPORTS WRITER VICTORIES over defending champions Scottland and former title holders underline “our credentials as a potential championship winners,” Simba Bhora coach Mandla Mpofu has said.Mpofu’s upbeat statement came in the wake of Shamva-based side’s statement 2-1 victory over Scottland at Rufaro Stadium Sunday, a week after they had an emphatic 3-0 victory…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has suspended Country Agro International over alleged market price manipulation following farmer protests against low prices.The suspension follows demonstrations by tobacco farmers yesterday, with some reportedly forced to sell their crop for as little as US$0.40 per kilogram.In a letter to Country Agro dated…
Anesu MirisawuSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER ONE of the country’s leading traditional ensembles, Hwamanda Dance Troupe, has won first prize at the recently concluded National Arts Festival (Nasfest) held in Malawi.The annual festival, which ran from April 27 to May 3, saw the Mufakose-based group win ahead of two Zambian groups – Tao Edu-tainment Center and Pamphata…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWEANS should avoid insulting prosecutors on social media as they are simply carrying out their constitutional mandate, Prosecutor-General Loice Matanda-Moyo has pleaded.Speaking in Harare yesterday at a Superior Court Procedures Workshop on Appeals attended by senior lawyers, Matanda-Moyo emphasised that justice delivery remained apolitical and stressed the importance of professionalism and…
Rutendo Ngara THREE High Court judges were sworn in Harare yesterday by Chief Justice Luke Malaba and will be deployed to new stations in Kwekwe and Gwanda.The three judges, Custom Kachambwa, Doreen Hove, and Lawrence Masimba Murasi, were elevated from the Labour Court bench.Speaking to the media after the swearing-in ceremony at the Constitutional Court,…
Yvonne NcubeTHREE suspected illegal gold panners have appeared in court facing murder charges following the death of a fellow miner in Filabusi, Insiza District, after a dispute over missing gold ore.The accused, Mbuso Dube, 28, Thembani Nkomo, 27, and Nkululeko Moyo, 31, yesterday appeared before magistrate Sukoluhle Nunu.They were not asked to plead and were…
Brighton Muronzereyi ZIMBABWEANS must embrace unity and collective responsibility in rebuilding the country’s economy to attain upper-middle-income status by 2030, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Addressing mourners at the burial of Air Commodore (Rtd) Simon Bere at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa emphasised the need for peace to realise economic gains.“All of us…
