Women's fight against cancer captured in film
HARARE - Through the story of Talent and voices of Zimbabwean women leaders, a new film titled A Stitch in Time highlights the plight of the ordinary Zimbabwean woman in the struggle against cancer,...
View ArticleFake Charamba album on market
HARARE - Veteran gospel musician Pastor Charles Charamba has approached the police to investigate a case involving a pirated disc belonging to upcoming musician Trymore Bande which is currently being...
View ArticleNorth Korea powerbroker 'dismissed'
PYONGYANG - A powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been removed from his post, South Korean media reports say. Citing South Korea's intelligence agency, they say Chang Song-thaek, 67,...
View ArticleSA charges Czech 'mafia boss'
JOHANNESBURG - A Czech businessman who has been linked to organised crime in South Africa has been charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and assault in a South Africa court. Radovan Krejcir and...
View ArticleWar veteran killed in police chase
HARARE - A war veteran was killed in a horror crash during a police car chase in Harare’s central business district early yesterday morning. A minibus full of passengers was reversing at high speed as...
View Article'Diarrhoea claims 12 children weekly'
HARARE - Children continue to die from diarrhoeal diseases, latest statistics from the ministry of Health and Child Care reveal. According to the Weekly Disease Surveillance System (WDSS) statistics,...
View ArticleGovt pleads with US for cash
MASVINGO - The Zimbabwean government has pleaded with the United States administration to increase funding for HIV programmes. Robert Mudyiradima, Masvingo provincial medical director, begged US...
View ArticleANZ advertising guru dies
HARARE - Fred Samupindi, the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) advertising manager, pictured, has died after a long career as an advertising executive. Samupindi died at a local hospital after a...
View ArticleFate of MDC rebels to be sealed
HARARE - The national standing committee for Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC will today convene at its Harvest House headquarters in Harare to decide the fate of its rebellious mayors and councillors,...
View Article'Relocate Parly to Bulawayo'
HARARE - Members of Parliament have called for the relocation of Parliament to Bulawayo. The lawmakers made the proposal after complaining of lack of sitting space in the Parliament building as male...
View ArticleMore misery for Chiyangwa
HARARE - Embattled businessman Philip Chiyangwa faces another hefty charge and bill in his “dramatic divorce” from wife Elizabeth after the plaintiff’s lawyer demanded a $350 000 fee from him. The...
View ArticleMugabe snubs Tsvangirai
HARARE - Ex-prime Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai faces the prospect of leaving office without a retirement package, following the scuttling of talks with President Robert Mugabe to define his...
View ArticleUnpacking Zim's leadership gene
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s oral history as narrated by Chief Chiduku is full of rich inheritance in terms of wisdom, indigenous knowledge and real wealth for the people of Zimbabwe. Mambo Chiduku is the...
View ArticleZim, Italy relations anchored on goodwill
HARARE - Italian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Stefano Moscatelli’s (SM) four-year term in the country ends this month. His service has been characterised by the active promotion of cooperation and...
View Article'US dollar inflows key to Zim economic revival'
HARARE - Zimbabwe's economic growth will be determined by continued inflows of the United States dollar into the country, Imara Asset Management Zimbabwe (Imara) has said. Peter Bailey, Imara’s...
View ArticleZim spends $6m on milk imports
HARARE - Zimbabwe is spending approximately $6 million per month on South African milk imports, says local market player Dendairy. Daryl Archibald, the company’s director, said dairy producers were...
View ArticleUpmarket Meikles targets the poor
HARARE - Meikles Limited (Meikles) intends to make forays into the lower end of the market as part of strategies to boost revenue and unlock shareholder value. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed...
View ArticleStudents are also affected by economic situation
EDITOR ? The local Women’s University in Africa has advised lecturers not to mark examination scripts for students who have not paid up their end-of-year semester fees. Lecturers tried and negotiated...
View ArticleRepossessing assets of MPs who abuse CDFs most welcome
EDITOR ? Coalition Against Corruption (Cac) the leading anti corruption organisation in Zimbabwe applauds calls by the government to repossess assets from legislators suspected of abusing Constituency...
View ArticleGovt must honour cadetship promises
EDITOR — This is an open letter to the minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development, Olivia Muchena on the anguish parents of students on the cadetship programme...
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