By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Russian Parliament has told Zimbabwe that there is a need to continue strengthening relations between the two countries as this will help the development of both nations. Speaking in Moscow last week, where he hosted Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the…
By Dionne Kanyowa A MUTOKO-BASED man who lied that he was a health worker in order to be granted bail after being arrested for allegedly raping his housemaid, was denied the freedom he was seeking after the High Court caught him out on his lie. Owen Chris Ngwenya, who was arrested for alleged rape sometime…
TWO artisanal miners in Chikuti near Chinhoyi were last week killed by machetes wielding individuals after a misunderstanding over a girlfriend. In a statement yesterday, the police identified the two deceased as Tinashe Nyanguwo (38) and Joshua Kadungure (37). “ZRP Murereka is investigating a case of murder which occurred on 29/09/22 at Village 19 Shops,…
At least 174 people have died in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world’s worst…
A Zimbabwean food show is to be launched on DStv’s Honey Channel, and a call has been made for Zimbabwean foodies to bid to be the presenter of the series. Liz Dziva,pictured, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, said the show would be called My Zim Plate. ‘It is in the style of existing…
SELINA Zigomo, our correspondent, recently interviewed one of Zimbabwe’s leading writers, Virginia Phiri on independent television 3Ktv’s ‘Book Club Show.’ Phiri was born in 1954 in Zimbabwe’s second largest city Bulawayo. She has authored books which include ‘Grey Angel,’ published in 2019, ‘Highway Queen’ (2010), ‘Destiny’ (2006) and ‘Desperate’ (2002). Having been raised in a…
DISCLOSURE by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) that it has no resources for voter registration is not only worrying, but a cause for serious concern as the country hurtles towards the much-anticipated harmonised elections next year. The government, via Treasury, must do something pronto to ensure resources are easily available to Zec to ensure more…
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Higher and Tertiary Education has requested for a stakeholders workshop to deliberate on how to fund tertiary education in the country, as university fees go up and Parliament continues to receive petitions from students regarding the issue. Speaking in the National Assembly, Warren Park MP Shakespear Hamauswa who is also…
SUPPLIERS of goods and services to Zimbabwe’s Hospitality Industry have a new platform for showcasing their offerings with the return of a previously-successful annual expo, HospEx. Modelled on the well-known South African Hostex event, HospEx was last held in 2001, and is now being revived as a means of helping in the national effort to…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE Chinese government will always give top priority to supporting Zimbabwe’s economic and social development to improve its capacity of self-generated development. Speaking in Harare on Friday on the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the country’s ambassador Guo Shaochun said Chinese-Zimbabwe relations would follow the principles…
