HARARE – Flamboyant Zimbabwean preacher, Uebert Angel — born Uebert Mudzanire — is splashing a whopping $2 million on a 4-star French hotel, as he expands his business empire in the developed North. The self-proclaimed multi-millionaire and leader of The Good News Church — formerly known as Spirit Embassy — first ventured into real estate…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under huge pressure to sack under fire junior minister Terence Mukupe over a litany of controversial actions and statements that he has made in recent weeks, which have caused palpable anger among many Zimbabweans. It didn’t help matters that Mukupe issued an equally controversial apology yesterday, which only…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under huge pressure to sack under fire junior minister Terence Mukupe over a litany of controversial actions and statements that he has made in recent weeks, which have caused palpable anger among many Zimbabweans. [Adz]
HARARE – Several opposition parties and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling Zanu PF have launched their manifestos, all projecting themselves as committed to providing a messianic solution to the vast majority of the country’s poor in an attempt to redress inequalities in society. All the parties that have unveiled their manifestos have made vague, largely unworkable…
HARARE – On a school gate in the Harare West council elections, a hand-written note details the results of MDC municipal primary elections. The winner, by far, was abstention. Barely a third of the registered voters in this working class neighbourhood bothered to cast a ballot at the school, which doubled up as a polling…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s liquidity constraints are now stifling economic activity, with the impact of the currency shortage extending beyond everyday consumers and seeping into other sectors of the economy. This comes as most service stations in Harare have run out of fuel amid a worsening economic crisis, and long queues have formed at the few…
HARARE – Knives have been drawn out against deputy Finance minister Terrence Mukupe after he made remarks live on radio that exposed the stigmatisation that still runs deep in the officialdom towards people living with HIV and Aids. [Adz]
HARARE – Deputy chief secretary in the President’s Office Ray Ndlukula let the cat out the bag on Thursday after he openly told a court that they illegally granted a lucrative contract to the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. It emerged in court during cross-examination that Marry Chiwenga, wife of former Zimbabwe Defence Forces…
HARARE – Government and the African Risk Capacity (ARC) last week held a workshop on Disaster Risk Financing to discuss critical steps to strengthen the country’s capacity to address natural disaster risk. The workshop convened government officials, local experts of various disciplines, and development partners to strengthen existing and government-led disaster risk management and financing…
HARARE – Norton Town Council (NTC) is inviting bids for the installation of solar street lights. In a notice, the local authority has opened the bidding process to June 22, and a non-refundable fee of $10 is expected to be paid. “Bids should, be accompanied by the following documents: certified copy of CR14, certificate of…
