By Mwai Daka Prominent Zimbabwean artist Wallace Chirumiko – popularly known as “Winky D” or “The Big Man” – was shut down on 4 March as he performed his hit song ‘Ibotso’, which refers to state-sanctioned corruption in the country. It’s not surprising. This is, after all, an election year, and with four months to D-Day the ruling
By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilda to the capital Pretoria, lauded the European country for its assistance to Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ramaphosa emphasized the role played by Belgium in backing the World Health Organization’s mRNA technology transfer hub initiative established in South
By Associated Press HARARE: Teja Nidamanuru hit 110 not out to give the Netherlands a comeback win over Zimbabwe in the first one-day international on Tuesday as the allrounder saved his team when it was seemingly down and out. Nidamanuru’s counterattacking first ODI century, with nine fours and three sixes, helped the Dutch recover from
By Reason Razao | Senior Reporter THE government is jeopardizing the future of over five million learners by continuing to ignore calls to raise salaries for teachers who have been reduced to paupers, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has said. In a petition that is demanding the government to pay teachers US$1
By Staff Reporter HIGH Court Judge Justice Manzunzu has interdicted businessmen Gilad Shabtai and Munyaradzi Gonyora from presenting themselves as part of Adlecraft Investments. On the 29th November 2021, Justice Musithu ordered that an illegal irregular board resolution which had been ‘executed’ by previous non-executive directors of Adlecraft Investments, Gilad Shabtai and his driver Munyaradzi
By Staff Reporter PUBLIC Service Medical Investment (PSMI) renal patients at Park View Hospital, Harare have gone for a week without dialysis services after health workers at the institution downed tools. Affected patients, some having breathing difficulties, on Monday said the hospital staff which normally serves them had not reported for duty since last week
By Reuters Pope Francis is making a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, two African nations with millions of refugees and displaced people grappling with hunger. The Catholic Church is a key player in both countries, with Catholics making up about half of the population and being involved in health,
By icc-cricket.com Zimbabwe’s T20 World Cup star Sikandar Raza will return to international cricket for the upcoming One Day International series against Ireland. The all-rounder missed his side’s T20 series win over Ireland after being allowed to in order to fulfil some of his franchise commitments, but is back in the set-up for the ODI
By Nyasha Chingono for Reuters HARARE, Dec 23 (Reuters) – As dusk descends on the dimly lit central business district of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, a steady stream of home-bound workers flows into a sea of informal traders hawking a mixture of basic foods, clothes and electronic devices. The crowds of night-time street traders have expanded as
By Leopold Munhende, Chief Correspondent VILLAGERS in Goromonzi are up in arms with government over its decision to bar them from artisanal lithium mining while dishing out concessions to Chinese companies, which they have accused of employing their services as sources of cheap labour. Reports indicate more rich lithium deposits have been identified in the
By Anna Chibamu A CITIZENS’ Coalition for Change (CCC) MP, Clever Saruwaka has accused Zanu PF activists of personalising President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s schemes meant to benefit every citizen of Zimbabwe. During last Wednesday’s question and answer session, Saruwaka said the Presidential programmes were meant for everyone regardless of party affiliation yet the ruling party activists
By Xinhua HARARE: Zimbabwean farmers are concerned about high input costs ahead of the planting season. Farmers practicing rain-fed agriculture are upbeat about the prospects of good rains during the 2022-23 season which begins around November following predictions by weather experts that the country will receive good rains, but their worry remains on the costs
By Darlington Gatsi WHEN Ronald Pfumbidzai left South African club Royal AM, many wrote an him off with possibilities of tracking back his footsteps to Zimbabwe being thrown around. Pfumbidzai was an integral part of Bloemfontein Celtic before the club plunged into financial crisis which resulted in its sale to Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize and subsequently
By Darlington Gatsi INDEPENDENT Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has teared into Minister of Local Government, July Moyo for plunging Harare into debilitating water shortages. Most areas in the capital experienced water crisis which Harare City Council Mayor, Jacob Mafume attributed to a fault and lack of water chemicals at the Morton Jeffery water works. Harare
By Associated Press DALLAS: Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for the belt was Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas. In a tweet Sunday, Irsay confirmed he acquired
By Xinhua HARARE: Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube on Wednesday urged the country’s revenue agency to come up with strategies that compel taxpayers to voluntarily comply. He said while the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)’s performance has been impressive over the past three years, more effort is needed for the organization to boost and maximize revenue
By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and headlined countless tabloid covers. Lopez announced their marriage Sunday in her newsletter for fans with the heading “We did it.”
By Staff Reporter CHAIRPERSON of the parliamentary portfolio committee on land and agriculture Justice Mayor Wadyajena has been implicated in the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (COTTCO) looting scandal after allegations police raided a warehouse that he used to store inputs meant for distribution to farmers. Sources said police officers raided the warehouse at Gokwe Nembudziya
By Deutsche Welle HARARE: A major mining company in Zimbabwe has agreed to start shipping a lithium-containing rock called spodumene concentrate from its facilities to China next year. Lithium deposits are a cornerstone to a shifting market for EV technology. This has prompted an increase in demand for production at mines in Zimbabwe, home to large deposits
By Alois Vinga RAW materials continue to dominate Zimbabwe’s import list, in a development which falls in line with current financial support trends being extended by monetary authorities to revamp local productivity, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) has confirmed. The latest external trade report covering the month of May reveals a shift from consumptive-based importation
