Look in the mirror Mr President
HARARE - It surely should not escape President Robert Mugabe in his withering criticism of his senior Zanu PF colleagues over the past week that this is akin to the pot calling the kettle black....
View Article'Street kids' turn to sex work
GWERU - During the afternoon Elina (not real name) ekes out a living as a beggar, but at night she puts on her best attire, perfume, spots a trendy hairstyle, good enough to attract the high and...
View ArticleMillers sue Made over maize producer price
HARARE - Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has sued Agriculture minister Joseph Made over the maize producer price back-dated to April this year, as the association’s members fear...
View ArticleBulawayo fails to employ nurses
BULAWAYO - The cash-strapped Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has failed to employ 30 general nurses a year after government authorised them to fill in the vacant posts. This comes at a time when the local...
View ArticleConstruction of convention centres key: Kaseke
HARARE - Government must prioritise the construction of convention centres to boost the country’s tourism earnings, Zimbabwe Tourism Association (ZTA) chief executive said. Karikoga Kaseke told a...
View ArticleYoung leaders source funds for the needy
HARARE - Junior Members of Parliament and councillors in Muzarabani took matters into their own hands when they approached the local business community to source school fees and uniforms for orphans...
View Article'Sadc, an elitist club'
BULAWAYO - A civil society organisation meeting in Bulawayo under the Sadc People’s Summit banner has described the regional leaders’ bloc as an elitist club pre-occupied with maintaining power at the...
View ArticleHair industry blooms in Africa
HARARE - African women from three countries reportedly spent about $1,1 billion on hair extensions and hair maintenance, news that has been received by others with awe. According to a recently...
View ArticleMutasa scoffs at accusations of plotting against Mugabe
HARARE - As the battle to succeed President Robert Mugabe reaches alarming levels, Zanu PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa, has come out firing, describing as nonsense, accusations that he...
View ArticleAnother airline departs
HARARE - Egyptian airline, Egyptair, has decided to roll back its Zimbabwean operation from next month, adding to woes of a flagging aviation industry, which has been battered by deteriorating...
View ArticleZanu PF is finished
EDITOR — For ages, Zanu PF has been portraying itself as a saintly party and making fools of opposition parties. The current events taking place in the revolutionary party are a sure sign that it is...
View ArticleChaos reigns in Zanu PF
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe is literally crawling through the valley of disaster — he has always done, some will argue, but, clearly, the earth is ceaselessly crumbling all around him this time...
View ArticleOpportunity for Mugabe
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe, at 90, is surely the last man standing of the old fashioned politicians. The veteran Zimbabwean leader is Africa’s oldest president who has defied adversity and...
View Article'Make good use of Sadc chairmanship'
HARARE - Visitors help hosts straighten up very quickly. In anticipation of any guests, we find ourselves cleaning those crevices of our homes that we ordinarily would not attend to, so as to make a...
View ArticleChiranga lines up new comedy
HARARE - Popular comedian Norman Chiranga is set to release another comedy titled Landlord neMaroja Zvaazvinhu today. The new comedy is a sequel to Tsoro Mbiri which generated a huge following on...
View Article'Council should scrap 2013 bonuses'
HARARE - Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has said council employees’ outstanding bonus cheques for 2013 should be completely scrapped. Manyenyeni said this during a full council meeting after acting...
View ArticleMokoomba, MicInity light up Dandaro
HARARE - Not even the chaos in the run-up to their joint concert on Friday at Dandaro Inn could stop Afro-fusion stars Mokoomba and MicInity from delivering spellbinding performances. Until the very...
View ArticlePoor start to film festival
HARARE - Poor planning rocked the highly-anticipated 13th International Images Film Festival (IIFF) as organisers failed to show the opening ceremony film. Hundreds who had graced the opening ceremony...
View ArticleGovt decentralises mining districts
HARARE - Government on Friday gazetted a statutory instrument decentralising the country’s mining districts, in a move meant to rationalise operations in the ministry. This comes as Mines and Mining...
View ArticleZim artistes in solidarity with Book Café founder
HARARE - Several Zimbabwean artistes will perform tomorrow night in a solidarity concert for Book Café founder Paul Brickhill who is struggling with ill-health in a local hospital. The concert, which...
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