The eighth edition of the annual Diplomat of the Year Awards which are meant to celebrate the contribution of all diplomats in Zimbabwe to the development of the country and its people will be held on Friday. [GoogleAd] Established in 2012, the first three editions of the awards were hosted by the Diplomat Magazine. After the…
THE High Court is on Wednesday expected to rule on ex-Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa’s application seeking charges of criminal abuse of office against him dropped. [GoogleAd] Parirenyatwa argued in court papers that the charges were fabricated and only meant to embarrass him. In the application, the former Cabinet minister cited the presiding…
THE family of the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo has described government as a “dead donkey” accusing it of delaying the erection of a statue in the capital honouring the former liberation struggle stalwart. The much-loved Nkomo who died on July 1, 1999 had a statue built in Bulawayo as well as having a road…
ZIMBABWE is reeling from the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Idai, which forced President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, to cut short his trip to the United Arab Emirates. This comes as the government has deployed the Zimbabwe National Army and Air Force of Zimbabwe to help rescue stranded villagers and students in the hard-hit Chimanimani area in…
Businessman Frank Buyanga through his group of companies, has offered to render assistance to victims of a vicious cyclone Idai that has so far killed over 70 people in Manicaland with 100 more reported missing. [GoogleAd] The cyclone, which hit hard on Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi left a trail of destruction, which saw bridges, schools and…
AMERICA’S Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said on Friday that Washington was “very enthusiastic” about the new Harare government, but wanted to see more action on reform. “We are very enthusiastic and pleased by the new government, the promises that it has made, we want to see more action to implement those promises for…
LORRAINE Chitereka, who has been ordered to pay Harare businesswoman Rudo Boka US$50 000 for having an extra-marital affair with her husband, has approached the court seeking to overturn the judgment. Chitereka claimed she was duped and represented by a bogus lawyer, who failed to represent her in the application. [GoogleAd] “This is an application…
Zimbabwe is engaging transaction advisers in deals to attract foreign investment in its larger State-owned enterprises (SOEs), which are undergoing reforms to make them more competitive, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Ncube began a new round of reforms when he became minister in September aimed at streamlining its lumbering SOEs by introducing private capital, curbing…
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) yesterday said it was working closely with mobile network operators (MNOs) to avoid service blackout in areas devastated by Cyclone Idai. This comes as rescue workers began a massive relief operation in Manicaland yesterday following the cyclone that killed at least 31 people, sent thousands into…
THE government of Japan in partnership with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Zimbabwe last week commissioned four fully furnished schools it built in Gokwe North under the “Every child in school” joint programme, bringing the total number of schools the mission has built in the area to 18. Japanese deputy head of mission…
