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Tsvangirai on TB Joshua
HARARE - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sympathised with embattled Nigerian preacher Temitope Balogun Joshua following the death of 115 people after a guesthouse...
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Sarkozy's corruption case 'suspended'
PARIS - A corruption investigation against French former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been suspended, French media say. They quote judicial sources as saying that Paris appeals court will now study a...
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I'll not join any faction: Gono
HARARE - Former Zimbabwe Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono said yesterday he would not join any Zanu PF faction to fast-track his Senate appointment. Gono was speaking after the Zimbabwe Electoral...
View ArticleEx-minister fails to pay maintenance
GWERU - Masvingo Central MP Tongai Matutu’s trial for failing to pay maintenance for his ex-girlfriend and 14-year-old daughter has been deferred to next month. The MDC renewal team member appeared...
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'Audit Marange firms before merger'
HARARE - Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa must produce audited reports on the operations of diamond mining companies in Marange before rushing to merge them, civil society pressure groups have said. In...
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US envoy rubbishes spy claims
HARARE - Bruce Wharton, the United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe, has denied damaging allegations that 12 Zanu PF MPs were spying for the Americans. The beleaguered party members, all of...
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Mnangagwa's offices burgled
HARARE - Police were yesterday investigating a break-in into the guarded offices of Justice and Legal Affairs minister Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday. Nothing appeared to have been stolen. Virginia...
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Emotional send-off for Eric Bloch
BULAWAYO - Renowned economic commentator Eric Bloch was laid to rest at the Jewish section of Athlone Cemetery in Northend suburb yesterday with tributes pouring in from various sectors. Mourners...
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Parly reluctant to call Gono
HARARE - Parliament's portfolio committee on finance is surprisingly “reluctant” to call former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono to help explain how the Bank’s debt ballooned to...
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Bona grabs farm?
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s daughter Bona has reportedly kicked out a white farmer from his farm. While details remained sketchy yesterday, the white farmer, only identified as Nathan, vacated...
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Invest in local diamond auctions, Zim urged
HARARE - Zimbabwe must invest in re-establishing local diamond auctions to avoid being short-changed at international markets, Mungai Lenneiye, former World Bank Zimbabwe country manager said. This...
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Godfather of Zim black cricket
HARARE - There is nothing fancy about the man. He’s not famous. You probably never heard of him – and even if you have, his name didn’t ring a bell. It begs the question, why? Is it because Lazarus...
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Mugabe calls on US and EU to lift "evil sanctions"
NEW YORK - The United States and the European Union should remove their "unilateral and illegal sanctions," says Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as he berates them for trying to achieve "regime...
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Pioneer director denies fraud allegations
HARARE - Zimbabwean transport baron and Pioneer Corporation Africa director, Simon George Wilburn Rudland yesterday, denied a $2 million fraud charge levelled against him when his trial opened at the...
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NewZim Steel to retrench
HARARE - Essar Africa Holdings (Essar) owned iron processor NewZim Steel – formerly Zisco Steel – plans to retrench once it resumes operations. The Redcliff-based steel maker, with a 3 000 workforce...
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Interfin delisted
HARARE – Interfin Financial Services has been delisted from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). The financial group was suspended from the bourse in June last year. This comes as the Reserve Bank of...
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Zim not ready for agric season
HARARE - The 2014/2015 farming season is already upon us and this year, like in previous years, the country is not adequately prepared for summer cropping. Zimbabwe’s agriculture production has been...
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Is this our 'impunity' era?
HARARE - Almost all countries claiming to be “squeaky clean” democracies have periods during which they seem to be obsessed with an “impunity craze”. In our case, the attachment to a real obsession...
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Chibuku contest set for finale
HARARE - Bands representing Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces will battle it out tomorrow at the Glamis Arena for the $5 000 first prize in the Chibuku Road to Fame competition. The prestigious music...
View ArticleGames to change face of Byo
BULAWAYO - The Sixth African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region Five Youth Games will change the face of Bulawayo, according to an AUSC official. Speaking after a tour of the facilities to be used for...
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