NAIROBI – Former Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga was blocked from using a lounge normally reserved for VIPs at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. The nation learnt that it took the intervention of top government officials for authorities at the JKIA to allow Odinga to access VIP3 lounge normally used by high-ranking government officials…
HARARE – CAPS United warmed up to their big weekend clash against Castle Premiership log leaders Highlanders by beating struggling Hwange 2-0 at the National Sports Stadium Wednesday. Makepekepe remain in sixth place on the log with 23 points, six behind Bosso, who lost 1-0 to city rivals Chicken Inn Wednesday. Following the defeat, Hwange…
HARARE – Following the dubious elections of 2008, the African Union meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, mandated Sadc to oversee, among other things, the transition to electoral democracy in Zimbabwe. Last week, I highlighted the primacy of electoralism in democratic transition in Zimbabwe. The significance of electoralism, contrasted with the current fascination on constitutionalism, found…
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti has lambasted the distribution of loans by the financial sector, which is heavily inclined towards the non-productive and consumptive sectors of the economy. This comes as 16 percent of loans disbursed by banks in December last year were advanced to individuals and households. Biti said the personal loans are…
HARARE – After spending four quality nights in the peaceful and tranquil surroundings of Lake Kariba, I was brought back to reality with a bone-jarring thud when I heard about the row between Senator David Coltart and chairperson of selectors Givemore Makoni. This very unpleasant turn of events has the potential of becoming very ugly…
HARARE – A City of Harare manager who lied to his employer over the completion of a water and sewer project in Tynwald has appeared before a Harare magistrate on charges of criminally abusing his office. Allen Mashaire, 34, was last Friday arraigned before magistrate Anita Tshuma, where he was released on bail. The court…
HARARE – As leaders in the art sector gather in Masvingo for a National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) symposium next week, government must take the arts and culture sector seriously from both a funding and promotion point of view. While a number of gatherings have been held before on these subjects, there is a…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe football coach Norman Mapeza has approached the High Court seeking for the registration of an arbitral award compelling his ex-employer Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) to pay him $243 000 in damages. Mapeza won an arbitral award after Caleb Mucheche last year ruled that his indefinite suspension on allegations of match-fixing was…
HARARE – The just-ended 12th edition of the National Arts Merits Award (Nama) held for the first time in Bulawayo on Saturday underscored once again the importance of corporate and government support for the awards. ZTV, who for the past four years had refused to screen the live gala demanding payment upfront, was camped in…
HARARE – Monomotapa pride themselves in being a conveyor belt of red-hot talent, having unearthed and sold quality players to local and foreign clubs since the club’s formation in the early 2000s. Following a season in which they released key players like goalkeeper Artwell Mukandi and midfielder Russel Madamombe to champions Dynamos as well as…
