THE ongoing joint meeting of Sadc ministers of Health and Finance in Harare comes at a critical juncture for our region.As Sadc deputy executive secretary Angèle Makombo N’tumba rightly pointed out on Monday, the structural challenges facing Southern Africa can no longer be tackled through isolated national policies.From volatile local currencies and uneven fiscal deficits…
Anesu MirisawuSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER AS GROWING tensions between South Africa and their fellow African migrants continue to send shockwaves across the continent, local music fans have responded by threatening to boycott concerts headlined by South African singers.This comes as South Africans have given an ultimatum to African migrants to leave their country, accusing them of…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE CAPS United president Farai Jere’s rant against axed goalkeeper Wallace Magalane has stirred the hornet’s nest with current and former footballers rallying behind the embattled shot stopper, while the Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (Fuz) has also added its voice to the issue. This comes after Jere, in an address during the presentation of…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will remove 6 375 dead citizens from the national voters roll to clean its database.In a general notice published in the latest Government Gazette, Zec chief elections officer Simbarashe Tongayi said those with objections should lodge them with the commission.“It is hereby notified, in terms of section 33(4)…
STAFF WRITER WHILE yesterday’s anti-immigration marches in South Africa were mostly peaceful, heavy police guards in the troubled neighbouring country still had to contain scattered cases of violence and looting in major cities like Johannesburg and Cape Town.Tens of thousands of people marched nationwide demanding the deportation of undocumented migrants and tougher immigration laws, as…
POLITICAL EDITOR CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) easily passed through the National Assembly yesterday.The bill surpassed the required two-thirds majority with a decisive 226 to 41 votes, and it now awaits presidential assent to become law.This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa summoned Parliament to an extraordinary sitting yesterday to consider and vote on amendments…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF writer HARARE City Council has vowed to crack down on motorists, vandals, and homeless people blamed for damaging public infrastructure.Speaking during a media briefing in Harare yesterday to assess the city’s progress, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume said the local authority was strengthening both civil and criminal measures to hold those responsible for damaging…
Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER TOP 10 traditional dance groups drawn from the country’s 10 provinces are set to clash for supremacy at this year’s edition of Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance national finals set for August 1 at the Harare Gardens.The event is running under the theme Ngoma Ngairire Shamwari, Tshay’sgubhu Mngane.“The Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE VETERAN coach Arthur Tutani is backing his Jumbo Giants side to bounce back from their recent home defeat by lowly Highrange, an outcome that ended his unbeaten start to life at the Mashonaland Central-based MCM Estates-Northern region Soccer League side.Prior to the home defeat by Highrange, Tutani had led Jumbo Giants to three…
Tapiwa Chirume MWENEZI Rural District Council has ordered the demolition of illegally established small-to-medium enterprise workspaces across several business centres.The directive, issued under Section 32 of the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act, affects occupiers operating at Rutenga Growth Point, Lundi Rural Service Centre, Maranda Rural Service Centre, Murawi Business Centre, Maranda Turn-Off Business Centre,…
