JAMAICAN-AMERICAN singer Alaine Laughton has been confirmed as the latest international act to perform in Zimbabwe in the first quarter of the year.Laughton’s performance at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on April 4 alongside Jah Prayzah will follow appearances by other American singers, including rapper Rick Ross, and gospel stars Naomi Raine and Todd…
ALL across Africa, elections are starting to fail the people they are supposed to serve.Formerly viewed as a sign of change and an indicator that the continent could be turning the page on decades of tyranny, elections are increasingly understood as empty spectacles—scripted affairs in which results are predetermined, and citizens’ voices are diminished.This increasingly…
THE Harare City Council is rolling out an urgent disinfestation programme in Mbare following a bedbug re-infestation in the high-density suburb.In a public notice yesterday, the City of Harare Health Department confirmed that recent assessments established the return of bedbugs in several apartment blocks, including Nenyere, Matererini, Matapi, Shawasha and Mbare flats, as well as…
THE European Union (EU) says the government must religiously stick to principles and procedures set out in the Constitution as it pushes Constitutional Amendment Bill No.3.The Bill, gazetted on Monday, seeks to scrap the popular vote for the presidency, instead allowing Parliament to elect the head of State, among other far-reaching changes.Addressing a press conference…
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders have been relatively quiet in the transfer market despite losing several key players since the beginning of the year.The players that went through the Bosso exit include McKinnon Mushore, Nqobile Ndlovu, Mthabisi Ncube, Honest Mhlanga, Learnmore Muyambo, Melikhaya Ncube, Martin Nhubu and Atusaye Nyondo.Ncube joined Bulawayo Chiefs, while McKinnon Mushore moved to…
SIMBA Bhora coach Mandla Mpofu says they will use today’s clash against newcomers Agama FC in the Barnabas Mushunje Memorial Cup to assess their preparedness for the upcoming season.The two sides will face off at Wadzanai Stadium this afternoon in a fixture that carries deep emotional weight for the Shamva community, who will be remembering…
ZIMBABWE must move away from exporting raw materials and instead focus on value addition and beneficiation across key sectors, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Addressing delegates at a ZimTrade exporters’ conference held under the theme “Rooted Locally and Growing Globally,” in Bulawayo yesterday, Mnangagwa said the country’s days as a raw material exporter were numbered.“Dependence on…
IT’S all systems go for four crucial by-elections taking place across the country today.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has finalised preparations to fill vacancies triggered by the deaths and incarceration of councillors in three districts.Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Zec chief elections officer Simbarashe Tongayi confirmed that the commission had allocated ZiG13 million to…
AFRO-FUSION singer Andy Muridzo’s song Mhinduro is deeply spiritual, so much so that it immediately evokes the anguish of the biblical prophet Jeremiah.Like Jeremiah, Muridzo appears trapped in a calling he neither sought nor can escape.The prophet once confessed that the Word of God was like fire shut up in his bones; despite persecution and…
THE Shurugwi Town Council is grappling with US$6,4 million in unpaid revenue for 2025, a financial strain that officials say is crippling service delivery and stalling key development projects.Town secretary Archbald Ncube said the council plans to intensify internal debt recovery measures while avoiding punitive actions against struggling ratepayers.“As council, we cannot apply harsh conditions…
