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Mushohwe breathes fire over graft allegations
CHRISTOPHER Mushohwe, the Provincial Affairs Minister for Manicaland Province has spoken for the first time on allegations that diamond companies operating in Chiadzwa deposited money into his personal...
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Govt operations grinding to a halt
REVENUE being remitted to the fiscus has suffered a major knock in recent weeks owing to a worsening liquidity crisis that could result in government operations grinding to a halt unless Treasury...
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Explore Mexican culinary delights
Cactus and corn, worms, grasshoppers, avocados and chillies. These are some of the tastes of Mexico. Maize is the staple, along with black beans, guacamole and quesilla, soft, chewy white cheese that...
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Chiadzwa villagers battle malaria outbreak
MUTARE — A malaria outbreak is wreaking havoc on an already embattled Chiadzwa community around the Marange diamond fields with members of almost every household suffering from the disease. Numerous...
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UNWTO spurs tourism growth
THE Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT) says the country’s tourism industry significantly benefitted from hosting the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly last year....
View ArticleCriminalisation of homosexuality is futile
EDITOR — Your story “Africa should support Uganda’s stance on homosexuality” refers. Applauding the further criminalisation of homosexuality is a futile and absurd concept. Despite the insistence by...
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Cabinet approves CAAZ unbundling
CABINET has approved a plan to unbundle the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) into two entities, a move which is expected to create a competitive regional aviation hub in the country. CAAZ,...
View ArticleZim can increase exports: ZimTrade
BULAWAYO — Zimbabwe, grappling with a widening trade deficit, has significant potential to boost its export sector despite a declining economy, a study by the export promotion body, ZimTrade, has...
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Firms sue ZESA, SPB
SOME of the companies that had applied to sell prepaid electricity tokens to consumers have approached the Administrative Court contesting a decision taken by the State Procurement Board (SPB) to...
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Mugabe to wield axe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is mulling a roots and branch shake-up of his Cabinet, informed in part by the poor performance of some of his lieutenants and lately the apparent lack of self-restraint and...
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Zanu-PF in turmoil
A SIEGE mood has engulfed ZANU-PF ahead of its elective congress possibly in the third quarter of this year with the bitter succession contest, an erstwhile hot potato in the ruling party, assuming a...
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Zim female rapists inspire Hollywood
STORIES of gangs of women abducting and raping men on Zimbabwe’s highways seemed incredible, when they broke. For a country that thrives on patriarchal attitudes and sometimes exaggerated machismo, it...
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ZANU-PF needs mediator!
THE unfolding events in the ZANU-PF succession race have compelled me to continue focusing on this fascinating development. The party’s secretary for administration, Didymus Mutasa, is quoted by the...
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Zim writer makes Africa39 list
Young Zimbabwean writer, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, is among the list of 39 writers who are under 40 years selected for the Africa39 project aimed to celebrate the most vibrant voices in African literature....
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HIFA set to light up Harare
The annual Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) is set to light up the capital city from April 29 to May 4. Festival founding artistic director, Manuel Bagorro, who had taken a hiatus,...
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Hardships dampen Uhuru in rural Zimbabwe
MY gaze at the imposing and mesmerising Zambezi Escarpment’s Mavuradonha Mountain range as it undulated into yonder distance was promptly disrupted. The smooth drive from Harare to Mukumbura border...
View ArticleYouths celebrate independence on empty stomachs
BULAWAYO — While they appreciate the role played by freedom fighters in liberating the country from colonial rule, many Zimbabwean youths, reeling from the effects of unemployment, feel let down by the...
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Chi-town residents vow to stay put
CHITUNGWIZA residents, who were given a 21-day notice by Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Ignatius Chombo a fortnight ago to demolish and vacate their houses illegally...
View ArticleZDP wants Chombo to resign
THE Zimbabwe Development Party (ZDP) is demanding the immediate resignation of Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo and his deputy Joel Biggie Matiza saying they have failed to deliver in their...
View ArticleGovt honours pledge
CIVIL servants have been paid their salary increments backdated to January as pledged by their employer in what will certainly push government’s wage bill to unmanageable levels. While salaries for...
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