Kombi crew kidnaps soldier
HARARE - A commuter omnibus operator and seven of her employees escaped trial after a soldier who reported kidnap and assault charges withdrew the claims before the Harare Magistrates’ Court. Walter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tafadzwa claims $7 000 from Macheso
HARARE - Sungura ace Alick Macheso’s estranged wife Tafadzwa Fortunate Mapako has filed a $7 000 maintenance claim against the musician, saying she is ready for paternity tests for their two children....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why is Zanu PF crying more than the bereaved?
HARARE - A couple of curious developments that merit analysis have taken place since the failed leadership putsch within the MDC broke into the open. The first one is that Zanu PF surprisingly appears...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'Tsvangirai still holds sway'
HARARE - Eddie Cross, MDC policy director, says Zimbabwe now has four centres of power divided among the two feuding Zanu PF factions, Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) and former Central Bank governor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Place Tsvangirai on sanctions, Chinotimba begs EU envoy
HARARE - Joseph Chinotimba, the Zanu PF MP for Buhera North, has asked the European Union to impose sanctions on Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC for allegedly beating up a physically challenged man....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chinese Premier ducks Zim
HARARE - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is on an African safari, strengthening ties with resource-rich nations but will not come to Zimbabwe. During his African tour, his first since he became the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ZSE turnover hits $51m
HARARE - Zimbabwe's equities market monthly turnover surged to $51,3 million in April 2014 from $28,8 million realised prior month. According to latest statistics from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Econet posts $119m profit
HARARE - Econet Wireless (Econet), Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network operator, recorded a $119 million profit after tax in the year to February 2014. The earnings were 14 percent down from $140...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Court ousts Thai PM
BANGKOK - A Thai court has ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several cabinet ministers to step down. The Constitutional Court ruled that Ms Yingluck acted illegally when she transferred...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SA in post-Nelson Mandela elections
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans are voting in general elections as the country marks 20 years since the end of white-minority rule. The African National Congress (ANC) is tipped to win, returning...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Biti overestimated his influence
HARARE - The political circus unravelling in the country’s opposition politics needs no introduction. The tag of war between the Morgan Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti camps over control of the opposition...
View ArticleBig Brother postponed to September
HARARE - Big Brother Africa (BBA) 2014 has been moved to September to accommodate the Fifa World Cup which kicks off in Brazil next month. Liz Dziva, Multichoice Zimbabwe’s public relations and...
View ArticleArtistes slam Harare gardens ban
HARARE - Music promoters and artistes say the decision by the City of Harare to ban concerts that into the night from being held at Harare Gardens is a big blow to the music industry. The City of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jah Prayzah, Killer T to rock Castle Tankard
HARARE - Award-winning artiste Jah Prayzah hopes to use his concert at the Castle Tankard to be held at the Borrowdale Race Course on Saturday to showcase the brilliance of his latest album Kumbumura...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Freshlyground cleared by Nac: Hifa
HARARE - Organisers of the Harare International Festival of Arts (Hifa) claim that South African band, Freshlyground, was denied temporary employment permits on the eve of the festival despite being...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where are we going?
HARARE - A litany of warnings from senior executives at listed companies is signalling that Zimbabwe’s economy faces significant mayhem for the next several quarters, with a recovery not likely to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boxers blast boxing board
HARARE - Two local boxers Misheck Kondwani and Tawanda Chigwida have lambasted the Zimbabwe National Boxing Board of Control (ZNBBC) for refusing to clear them for international bouts in Zambia....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zim, risky investment destination: Australia
HARARE - Australia says investing in Zimbabwe is extremely risky, likening the move to swimming in the dangerous crocodile-infested Zambezi River. Matthew Neuhaus, the country’s ambassador to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MDC activists ill-treated in custody — Lawyer
HARARE - MDC activists arrested for political violence after a rally held by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in Epworth on Sunday, have said that they were inhumanely treated while in police...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Electoral Bill hearing aborted
HARARE - Members of the public were yesterday left frothing with anger after a public hearing on the Electoral Amendment Bill in Harare was abandoned after legislators walked out without apology....
View Article