© GROUND- BREAKING traditional bira ceremony to welcome the New Year will be held at Dzimbanhete Arts and Culture tomorrow (December 7). The event, dubbed Bira rekuparura Mwaka will see attendees come together to sing, clap and dance to the sounds of the mbira and ngoma nehosho. [GoogleAd] “These are sounds of the sacred web. A…
© PARLIAMENT has demanded an explanation from Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on how he allegedly understated the amounts of money the United States of America and China donated to Zim- babwe. Presenting his national budget state- ment last month, Ncube stated that the USA provided US$50 million up to September but the American embassy in…
© THE recent banning of the National Sports Stadium, Rufaro and Mandava from hosting international matches by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) is a serious indictment on the local football industry. Caf inspectors were in the country last month assessing the suitability of our local stadia to stage international games. [GoogleAd] Only Barbourfields Stadium…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must demonstrate leadership and decisively address the health services dilemma which has seen many women giving birth in makeshift maternity wards, Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (Wcoz) has said. Wcoz said the deadlock between the government and doctors had resulted in preg- nant women resorting to community- based deliver- ies, which exposed…
© TWO Harare residents, who were evicted from Arlington Farm in 2016 before their homes were demolished, have approached the High Court demanding over $1 million in compen- sation from the government. In two separate applications, Samson Chiwakata and Marlon Chiwakata are demanding US$58 661,63 and US$37 596,72, respectively as well as $500 000 each…
© FOOD insecurity is one of the major underly- ing causes fuelling the rise in gender-based violence (GBV) across the country, the Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) has revealed. This comes as United Nations Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, recently indicated that 60 percent of the country’s population was…
© THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has approved an MDC rally set for Chisamba Grounds in Sakubva, Mutare on December 15, after months of banning the opposition party’s events. This comes as the police had banned several MDC rallies in the past few months for allegedly failing to comply with some provisions of either…
© THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe(Gmaz) and the government have reached an agreement that will see the retail price of maize-meal drop to $50 per 10kg. Gmaz national chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara told journalists in Harare yesterday that the grain industry and government have been in negotiations over the price of the staple product. [GoogleAd]…
© THE State has contested former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko’s request to have his corruption case referred to the Constitutional Court(Con-Court), arguing he does not qualify for presidential immunity. Mphoko is facing criminal abuse of office charges after ordering the release of two suspects from police custody in 2016. [GoogleAd] He was represented by Tawanda…
© AN EX-POLICE officer who named commissioner-general Godwin Matanga and several other senior officials for allegedly abusing State funds to service their personal cars now faces fraud charges. Vusimuzi Ncube was arrested immediately after testifying during the trial of ex-police boss, Robert Tendero Masukusa, who is facing similar fraud charges before Harare magistrate Rum- bidzayi…
