By Tanyaradzwa Marabada THE country’s premier motion picture event — Zimbabwe International Film festival (Ziff ) — will roll into action from tomorrow until Saturday in Harare across several venues. First held in 1998 to showcase the best films from Zimbabwe and abroad, this year’s edition of the festival will feature 60 films selected from…
By Professor Norman Nyazema ON SEPTEMBER 1, it was reported that a Marondera man was jailed for five years for unlawful possession of about 597kg of cannabis which is commonly known in Southern Africa as dagga, a misnomer. The amount found in his possession surely means there is a serious market somewhere. In fact, it…
“CONSISTENT with the collective aspirations and determination of the people of Zimbabwe to achieve an Empowered and Prosperous Upper Middle-Income Society by 2030, the Second Republic launched Vision 2030 to chart a new transformative and inclusive development agenda. “It is the pursuit of this vision which will deliver broad based transformation, new wealth creation and…
THE Zimbabwean government has been acknowledged by the United States (US) Fiscal Transparency Report as one of the governments that made significant efforts towards meeting minimum fiscal transparency requirements. The annual Fiscal Transparency Report evaluates data on fiscal transparency collected in 141 countries that are eligible to receive US foreign assistance. It is prepared by…
By Dionne Kanyowa BUSINESSMAN Wicknell Chivayo says he is still keen to implement the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC)’s 100 megawatts Gwanda solar project granted to his company or the power utility must pay him US$25 million for withdrawing it. This is despite the fact that Chivayo is facing fraud charges for allegedly failing to execute…
FORMER South Africa president Jacob Zuma summoned ANC national executive committee (NEC) members supportive of him to his Nkandla homestead on Saturday,…
By Dionne Kanyowa OPPOSITION politicians have taken the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court challenging the recent astronomical hikes in candidates’ nomination fees ahead of next year’s general polls. Aspiring presidential candidate Egypt Dzinemunhenzva, legislator Allan Norman Markham, Tapiwanashe Chiriga and Esther Vongai Zimudzi filed an application at the High court yesterday challenging the constitutional…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE United Kingdom (UK) will explore ways of extending its trade relations with Zimbabwe, to include supporting the country’s financial services sector. Speaking at the just-ended Birmingham Autumn Fair in England, UK director for trade in Zimbabwe, David Gate, said they were keen to replicate their success in agriculture in the financial…
By Rutendo Ngara STUDENTS from the University of Zimbabwe were arrested yesterday after they protested against the recently introduced astronomical fees that will see some paying up to $1 million per semester. Speaking to the Daily News after their running battles with the police, Zimbabwe National Association of Students Union (Zinasu) spokesperson Lenon Mazuru said…
By Ketty Nyoni POLICE have so far received 412 illegal firearms under the presidential firearms amnesty. In a statement, the police announced a 156 increase in the number of firearms surrendered as of yesterday, compared to those that were handed over by September 1. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) reports that as at 12th September…
