Roger’s novel is set in the demi-monde of Zimbabwe’s politics at the end of Robert Mugabe’s reign. Malan considers the portents for South Africa. [GoogleAd] “Two Weeks in November” features several characters whose identity is concealed behind pseudonyms, a factor that would normally seem suspect to me. On the other hand, Douglas Rogers’ book is set…
Exactly one year after the African Medallion Group (AMG) introduced aUS$1 billion gold-backed bond certificate, selling certificates backedby gold ingots as a savings mechanism, the start-up has experienced a high inflow of investor interest. The South African gold medallion firm, owned by Zimbabwean entrepreneur Frank Buyanga, last April launched a fully gold-backedbond certificate, which allows…
A HARARE man who claimed he was sexually abused by a Jesuit priest and contracted HIV is demanding compensation from the country’s Roman Catholic Church — the first such civil case in the country. The man — a 32-year-old — is demanding US$13 000 in damages for the sexual abuse he claims he suffered for…
CELEBRATED writer Virginia Phiri has released her fourth fiction novel titled Grey Angels which follows on the success of other novels like Highway Queen (2010), Destiny (2006) and Desperate (2002). The Daily News on Sunday’s Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda caught up with Phiri whose works have also been published in numerous short story (fiction), poetry…
Chairman of Fools, By Shimmer Chinodya, Harare, Weaver Press, 2005, (2006 edition) 182 Pages. ISBN: 1-77922-041-3 (Paperback) THERE are some books one would not tire re-reading for the simple reason that they are excellent narratives. [GoogleAd] Shimmer Chinodya’s Chairman of Fools is one such book whose plot reflects on real-life happenings in Zimbabwean families. The…
The total number of Zimbabweans on Medical Aid Cover ranges between 800 000 and 1000 000 members. This represents as at December 31, 2017 about $650 million that has accrued to the sector as income on annual basis. Funds handled by the medical aid societies and insurance sector surpass the annual health budget. [GoogleAd] While…
It sure is a comic circus of tragic proportions. Thank God, the life of Senator Tambudzani Mohadi was spared after the vice president’s aide restrained him from getting his gun. If he had carried out his threat, would those hordes of watching police officers have immediately cuffed him or they would have waited for the…
THIS beautiful city, with its gorgeous and serene environment, a rich culture, coupled with conventional tree-lined streets, is facing a worsening water crisis. Once a pristine Ndebele King Lobengula’s capital before the colonialists turned it into the country’s industrial hub, Bulawayo is deep in the throes of not just pesky, perennial water woes. In the…
THE Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government is grappling with growing demands for compensation by victims of oppression and torture under his predecessor Robert Mugabe’s regime. The Mnangagwa government, which toppled the Mugabe regime through a soft coup in November 2017, has agreed to shell out thousands of dollars in taxpayer’s money as compensation settlement for Zimbabweans, mainly…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa continues to stoke heated debate over his excessive foreign trips, with analysts saying his advisors must counsel him to cut down on his costs of travel. In his 18 months of rule, Mnangagwa has made at least 30 foreign trips to March 31, 2019, some a day long and to neighbouring countries,…
