HARARE – Hate speech in Zimbabwe comes about in the context of the struggle for political power which is always associated with material gains. Walter Mzembi, minister of Tourism told delegates on Friday at the National Journalism and Media Awards, Njama dinner gala that today’s leaders had wrong leadership philosophy. “Whenever we see ourselves as…
HARARE – A pro-democracy group says it will take the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court if the body fails to give Zimbabweans ample time to study the draft constitution before the referendum. The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), a broad alliance of opposition parties, church groups, trade unions and civic organisations, said the constitution-making process…
HARARE – William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar will be staged at Harare’s Reps Theatre during September, bringing to the fore one of Bard’s most important works. Known more formally as The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, it was written in 1599 and portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against the Roman dictator Julius Caesar, his assassination and…
HARARE – Educator Shungu Sabeta is a woman on a mission. She is bucking the trend by bringing back the cool to learning and speaking in Shona. Sabeta recently established the “Taurai Tione Chikoro cheShona” which seeks to equip Zimbabwean children with skills, tools and knowledge to effectively speak in Shona. “Speaking in English has…
HARARE – The High Court is still to hear the Attorney General’s appeal against Andrew Mutema’s ruling in which the judge freed businessman Newman Chiadzwa on allegations of unlawfully possessing diamonds. The application follows Mutema’s 2011 decision, setting aside Chiadzwa’s conviction and sentence and quashed the Magistrates’ Courts criminal proceedings that resulted in the jailing…
NKAYI – His peers were making a beeline to Jengwe Primary School for their grade 7 final examinations last week, probably their first “real” hurdle in their academic journey. However, Bigboy is heading the opposite direction. Gold has become his life, though not so glittering. The lanky and ambitious 13-year-old dropped out of school when…
HARARE – Brenna Msiska was abused by a vocal section of the CAPS United fans as the former champions crashed to an embarrassing Castle Premiership defeat at the hands of a visiting Buffaloes here yesterday. The Green Machine coach turned into a hate figure, for a section of the United fans sitting in the Machipisa…
HARARE – Top Seed Takanyi Garanganga powered through to the finals of the ongoing Twenty Third Centuries International Futures tournament after beating South Africa’s Ruan Roelofse yesterday. The US-based rising star was stretched to a 7-6(5), 6-4 win, to maintain his unbeaten record at the tournament. Garanganga will now meet South African Keith Crowley, who…
HARARE – AIM-listed Caledonia Mining has completed the indigenisation of its Zimbabwe-based Blanket gold mine after securing approvals from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The indigenisation deal, as outlined in a February memorandum of understanding with Zimbabwe’s Indigenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere, would see indigenous Zimbabweans acquire 51 percent of the mine for $30, 09…
HARARE – A deadly and mysterious explosion yesterday ripped apart four houses and killed five people in the sprawling town of Chitungwiza, leaving residents shell-shocked. Soldiers from the army bomb disposal unit combed what remained of the four houses reduced to rubble with no leads or success at the time of going to print. “There…
