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BBA: Head of house rescues Pokello
ZIMBABWEAN representative in the Big Brother Africa house Pokello is out of danger after head of house Bassey used his powers as this week’s leader to save her from possible eviction.
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Ball is in MDCs’ court
THAT Zimbabwe is in a deep political crisis locked in a stalled transition is not contestable.
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‘Zifa are amateurs’
FORMER Warriors coach and Zifa technical director Gibson Homela has blamed the domestic football governing body for the Warriors’ failures
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Coalition against Mugabe grows
MDC-T leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC counterpart Welshman Ncube are under increasing pressure to forge a united front with other political forces to confront Zanu PF
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Cheetahs preps on course
THE Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team’s World Cup preparations entered the home stretch yesterday with the foreign-based players joining camp.
Guest Colomun:Tsvangirai, Ncube — Do you guys have guts?
Conjecture has it that President Robert Mugabe was “humiliated” by Southern African Development Community (Sadc) leaders for unilaterally and defiantly proclaiming July 31, 2013 as Zimbabwe’s election date.
Real test for Peter Moyo
WHEN Peter Moyo launches his new album Mushonga Mukuru tonight at Zim Café in Harare, he literally drops into a sea of anticipations.
UN withdraws poll funding offer
FINANCE minister Tendai Biti has disclosed that government does not have funds for elections despite President Robert Mugabe’s push to have them held by end of next month.
Hunger-stricken Zim turns to Malawi, Zambia
The country’s farmers have gradually abandoned growing the staple crop to concentrate on cash crops like tobacco, leaving the country vulnerable to serious food shortages.
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Making a dent in SA’s drug culture
JOHANNESBURG — In pink tracksuit and big sunglasses, Nomvula Mokonyane, premier of South Africa’s Gauteng Province, delivered a combative warning to the drug dealers of Eldorado Park
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Tsvangirai presentation at Sadc summit
THE Right Hon Prime Minister Tsvangirai’s address to the Sadc Extraordinary Summit in Maputo, 15 June 2013
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Facilitator’s report on Zimbabwe:ZUMA
SOUTHERN Africa Development Community (Sadc) regional leaders, guarantors of the Global Political Agreement, (GPA) which gave birth to the country’s shaky inclusive government forced President Robert Mugabe to postpone presidential, parliamentary and local government elections at a dramatic summit in Maputo, Mozambique, on Saturday.
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ZBH, Zimpapers must be for all parties — Zec
PUBLIC broadcasters must allow all candidates from various political parties free access to air their views during the current electoral period in accordance with the law
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Parly moves to tackle accommodation crisis
PARLIAMENT has begun re-designing Quality International Hotel in Harare so that it can accommodate a large number of MPs brought about by the new Constitution
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Tsvangirai company property attached
KWEKWE — Bithedale Mining — a company owned by Casper Tsvangirai, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s younger brother — had its property seized by the Deputy Sheriff over outstanding payments
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Chombo fires another councillor
LOCAL Government minister Ignatius Chombo has fired Harare city councillor Xavier Vengesai and reinstated councillor Julius Musevenzi
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Chaos mars MDC-T primaries
CHEGUTU — Intra-party skirmishes rocked MDC-T primary elections in Chegutu East constituency after members of a rival faction confiscated and tore ballot papers
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Interfin completes job layoffs
INTERFIN Bank, a unit of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed Interfin Financial Services (IFS) has completed a retrenchment exercise amid plans to bounce back from curatorship, the company has said.
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Asian shares ease as Fed meeting keeps markets on edge
TOKYO — Asian shares eased yesterday as investors waited for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to clarify the US central bank’s plans for its stimulus programme
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Zim financial inclusion remains low
NOT more than two in every 10 Zimbabweans employed by micro, small and medium enterprises conducts business through the formal banking system as the level of financial inclusion remains low
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Govt issues three-year special grant
THE government has issued a three-year special grant for a joint exploration between the Ministry of Mines and New Zim Minerals in a bid to allow full disclosure of iron ore deposits at Mwanesi, Mines secretary Prince Mupazviriho has said.
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‘Zim needs $4 billion to rehabilitate road network’
THE cost of repairing the country’s road network is expected to balloon to over $4,2 billion by year-end from the $2,7 billion last recorded in 2009
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Mystery surrounds diamond money
A ZIMBABWEAN parliamentary committee said tens of millions of dollars of revenue that a diamond-mining company says it paid to the government never found its way to the Treasury.
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TSL profit up
TSL Limited’s after-tax profit for the half-year to April 2013 rose to $3,1 million from $2,3 million recorded during the same period last year.
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Currencies subdued as key event risk looms
The yen held near a two-month high against the dollar and euro in early Asian trade yesterday.
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Downs prepare to wield the axe
PRETORIA — Mamelodi Sundowns are expected to release at least 15 players in the coming weeks.
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Carter expected back as NZ aim higher
CHRISTCHURCH — Flyhalf Daniel Carter is likely to return to the starting side for New Zealand in their final Test against France on Saturday with expectations he can spark the side to even higher performance levels.
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Mutasa happy
WARRIORS assistant coach Lloyd Mutasa was happy with the Warriors’ brave resistance which restricted them to a narrow 1-0 defeat to hosts Guinea in their 2014 World Cup football qualifier
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‘Zifa are amateurs’
FORMER Warriors coach and Zifa technical director Gibson Homela has blamed the domestic football governing body for the Warriors’ failures
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Cheetahs preps on course
THE Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team’s World Cup preparations entered the home stretch yesterday with the foreign-based players joining camp.
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Cara’s agony in Aegon
ZIMBABWEAN tennis star Cara Black came agonisingly close to capturing her second women’s doubles title of the season after losing in the final of the Aegon Classic.
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Caps under Hwange test
CAPS United’s dreams of at least a top-four finish or the league title, comes under scrutiny tomorrow when they face Hwange in a Castle Lager PSL match at the National Sports Stadium.
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Sithole faces former paymasters Dynamos
Buffaloes striker Wonder Sithole, who will face his former paymasters Dynamos tomorrow for the first time at Sakubva Stadium, says he will not be emotional after a sad departure from the team last year.
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Debut Live Literature Festival for Bulawayo
INTWASA Arts Festival koBulawayo and Centre for Talent Development (CTD) has come up with the first ever Live Literature Festival for Schools in Zimbabwe
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BBA: Head of house rescues Pokello
ZIMBABWEAN representative in the Big Brother Africa house Pokello is out of danger after head of house Bassey used his powers as this week’s leader to save her from possible eviction.
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Rhumba outfit mesmerises revellers
THE fairly new rhumba musical outfit, Royal Court Musica, left revellers mesmerised by its scintillating performance on Saturday afternoon at Island Sports Bar in Highfield, Harare.
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Somanje resumes live shows
SUNGURA musician Josphat Somanje, who last month was involved in a car accident that claimed the life of one of his band members, Affick Jones, and left him injured, has resumed his live shows.
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Special Schools extend invitation to region
THE second edition of the Special Schools Arts Festival in Harare scheduled for earlier this month has been pushed to June 22 at the Africa Unity Square to allow children with disabilities from the region to also utilise the platform.
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Mutodi, band members at loggerheads
BELEAGUERED musician Energy Mutodi is at loggerheads with his band members.
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Zakaria laments lack of funding
SUNGURA musician Nicholas Zakaria has lamented lack of funds as the major reason for the delay of his Nicholas Zakaria Academy.
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BBA: Africa backs Pokello
POKELLO Nare, one of Zimbabwe’s representatives in the Big Brother Africa: The Chase House, proved she was a force to reckon with.
