© WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) at the Harare International Conference Centre on May 17 this year, he emphasised that the initia- tive will ‘‘leave a legacy on the country’s political scene and help turn around the economy’’. [GoogleAd] Polad comprises 17 political parties and can- didates who participated and…
© CHARLTON Athletic forward Macauley Bonne is now in line to finally realise his dream of playing for the Warriors after securing his Zimbabwean passport yesterday. Adam Chicksen was also issued with a passport but the Bolton Wanderers defender will not be available for the two qualifiers for undisclosed reasons although reports in some circles…
© ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrieta Rushwaya was on Wednesday night involved in a car accident just outside Kwekwe on her way from Gweru, but escaped unhurt in a crash which claimed one person. The ZMF boss was coming from the artisanal miners’ Annual General Meeting at which President Emmerson Mnangagwa was the guest…
© ZIMBABWE Heads of Christian Denominations (Zhocd) have called on churches to be a strategic partner in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) and to encourage women in Christianity to speak out against it. This emerged during the launch of the “Speak Out Campaign” held in Harare yesterday, which brought together hundreds of congregants and…
© RAPPER Ti Gonzi and Crystal’s attempt to reproduce the hit song Kure through their latest duet Only You has not gone without criticism from music lovers. Just like Kure which Ti Gonzi did with Ishan, the video has a vintage setting, from the dressing, cars and scenes in a township. [GoogleAd] While it has…
© CHIEF magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi has urged men to speak out against abuse from women following reports that a number of them are suffering in silence fearing discrimination from society. Mutevedzi was speaking at the launch of the protocol on multi-sectorial management of sexual abuse and violence in Zimbabwe in Harare yesterday. [GoogleAd] He acknowledged…
© GOVERNMENT is set to improve conditions in the country’s prisons, Justice, Legal and Parliamen- tary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. “We are looking to improve our prisons in terms of infra- structure and we are looking at how we can grow our own food at prison farms so that we can improve our…
© A recent marriage proposal by a South African man Hector David Mkasi to his lover in a KFC food outlet has brought memories of a Zimbabwean man who also proposed in a fast food outlet, Chicken Inn. South African edition is already running under the hash tag #KFCProposal after a video showed a man…
© IN YET another ill-advised move that will worsen the plight of ordinary people seeking medical help at public hospitals, the government fired 134 more medical doctors yesterday for participating in the ongoing strike warning further that another 500 are also facing the chop. [GoogleAd] This brings to a staggering 211 the number of doctors…
© GOVERNMENT’S land reform programme has failed to end rural poverty in the country almost 29 years after landless black Zimba- bweans got access to the resource, World Bank economists say. This is contained in a report titled: “How can Zimbabwe tackle its entrenched poverty traps” written by Rob Swinkels in collaboration with World Bank…
