POLITICS

Mnangagwa portrait designer furious

BULAWAYO visual artist Charles Dube is angry over the government's failure to pay him after contracting him to do a painting of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, which was displayed during the Independenc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

OPINION

Letter to Thokozani Khupe - It will not be easy

To my sister & friend Thokozani Khupe,IN August 2014, I wrote a public letter to then First Lady Grace Mugabe on my thoughts as she prepared to become the Zanu-PF women's league boss. I hope she s...

By Priscilla Misihairabwi | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

War vets bay for Rugeje's head

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is today expected to square off with angry war veterans, who are bitter about their poor showing in the recently held Zanu-PF primaries, as well as their perceived continu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Khupe's Matebeleland coalition pact collapses

TALKS among five opposition political parties based in Matabeleland region to form a regional pact ahead of this year's general elections have reportedly collapsed as the leaders could not agree on a ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Daddy's shoes prove too big to fill for Zvobgo Jnr

LIKE father, like son, so it's said.But for the late national hero and charismatic Zanu-PF politician, Eddison Mudadirwa Zvobgo and his eldest surviving son, Eddison Jnr, this old dictum does not ring...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

'A degree is not a passport into Parliament'

MUTARE West Zanu-PF parliamentary candidate Teedzayi Muchimwe, who recently defeated National Scholarships minister Christopher Mushohwe in the ruling party's primary elections, has said education was...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Safari operator sues July Moyo

A SAFARI operator in Matabeleland North has taken government to court for allegedly interfering with its operations in breach of a lease agreement on game, bird viewing, foot patrol and assorted photo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

OPINION

Mnangagwa taking Zimbabweans for a ride

President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently officially launched his Zanu-PF party's election manifesto, where he made promises that cannot go unchallenged.The irony of thousands of hard-pressed Zimbabweans,...

By newsday | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF losing candidate challenges poll outcome

RETIRED army chaplain and lawyer, Similo Jonah Ndlovu has disputed his defeat by sitting Gwanda North MP, Madodana Sibanda in the just-ended Zanu-PF primary elections, claiming the voting process was ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Kofi Annan heads to Harare

FORMER United Nations secretary-general and member of an eminent group of global statespersons known as The Elders, Kofi Annan, is reportedly planning a ground-breaking visit to Zimbabwe ahead of gene...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mining firms urge Zim govt to remove indigenisation

The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe is lobbying government to remove the 51/49% indigenisation cap on the diamond and platinum sectors so that investors have a wide choice.Addressing journalists ahead of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Don't arrest to investigate, says Obert Mpofu

HOME Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has warned police officers to avoid rushing to arrest public officials on "unfounded claims" before exhausting their investigations.Speaking at the official launch of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Fierce fight over electoral law amendments

ELECTORAL amendments still remain a pipedream after Justice minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi on Tuesday negated almost all proposed amendments to the Electoral Amendment Bill by MDC-T chief whip, Innocent Go...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Gumbo defends Mugabe's son-in-law

TRANSPORT minister Joram Gumbo yesterday insisted former President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore had no shareholding in Zimbabwe Airways which he said was wholly government-owned.Gumbo, in ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa to reshuffle cabinet after elections

President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will make wholesome changes to his Cabinet if he wins the forthcoming elections, dropping those not yet aligned to his vision of modernising Zimbabwe.The Head of S...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo Agric show grosses $200 000

THE annual Bulawayo Agricultural Show which ran concurrently with the just ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair attracted 186 show steers to the fatstock show with this year's turnover coming to $2...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF youths urged to campaign in full force

ZANU-PF Secretary for Youth Affairs Pupurai Togarepi yesterday challenged the party's Youth League members to go out in full force and campaign for the party to win the coming elections.Togarepi said ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zamco takes over Starafrica

THE Zimbabwe Asset Management Company (Zamco) has snapped 58,34 percent of troubled sugar processor, Starafrica Corporation.In a joint statement yesterday, the two companies said the take over of a ma...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa, war vets meet today

President Mnangagwa will today meet war veterans, war collaborators and ex-detainees in Harare to discuss welfare issues and ways of strengthening Zanu-PF ahead of harmonised elections this year.The p...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Chombo wants passport for SA trip

Former Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo, who is facing a slew of corruption charges and was in South Africa recently for medical attention, intends to apply for the release of his passport again ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

'RBZ not funding black market'

Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has dismissed speculation that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) was funding the black market through selling foreign currency.Minister Chi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Damning appraisal of Chamisa

A RESPECTED University of Liverpool professor yesterday issued a lengthy, damning appraisal of MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa, who was on a visit to the United Kingdom, describing him as exc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Grace Mugabe demands prime land 'gift'

Former First Lady Mrs Grace Mugabe has approached the High Court seeking to compel a local company to hand over to her a "donation" of five hectares of prime land worth millions of dollars in Borrowda...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

POLITICS

Chihuri, mistress disagree on child upkeep

Former Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri and his mistress, Ms Sithulisiwe Mthimkhulu, seem to have failed to negotiate for an out-of-court maintenance settlement...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Parliament okays $153m airport deal

The National Assembly yesterday ratified the $153 million Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport expansion project following the signing of a loan agreement between Government and China Eximbank ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018

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