LETTER FROM AMERICA: US year ends on a factional note
Monica MutswangwaI READ a letter written by my white sister, Cathy Buckle, while searching for a silver lining in events in Zimbabwe. I think Zimbabweans have a lot to rejoice about, at least giggle...
View ArticleCABINET FILES: Cde Chris dismissing himself from the party, Cdes
Cde Chris MutsvangwaDear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, it is with great sadness that I notice Cde Chris has decided to dismiss himself from the great revolutionary party. Over the years, I...
View ArticleWebster Shamu causes confusion in Parly
Webster ShamuDISGRACED former Cabinet minister and suspended ZANU-PF legislator for Chegutu East, Webster Shamu, raised eyebrows in Parliament after he moved a motion to praise President Robert Mugabe...
View Article‘Basic': the biggest insult of 2015
Back to basic: Drake, Lil Wayne, Kate Moss, Sylvia Plath and Kreayshawn Composite: The Guardian ON the evening of Sunday 7 June, an easyJet flight from Bodrum, Turkey landing at Luton airport was met...
View ArticleDawn Properties revenue slump 14 percent
Crowne Plaza hotel in HarareDAWN Properties` revenue for the interim period ended 30 September 2015 declined 14 percent to US$2 347 million from US$2 694 million over the same comparable period last...
View ArticleWhat public sector entities should focus on in addition to annual financial...
Performance auditing offers considerable scope for adding real value to public sector entities. THERE are different types of audits that can be carried out on entities either as statutory or regulatory...
View Article‘Das Auto’ no more: Volkswagen plans image offensive
A Volkswagen company logo adorns the VW factory in Wolfsburg, Germany December 8, 2015. Reuters/Carl Recine SCARRED by a public relations thrashing over its “Dieselgate” scandal, Volkswagen is...
View ArticleCottco Holdings targets profitability on improved volumes
Cotton is one of the major crops produced in Zimbabwe.COTTCO Holdings says is targeting 100 000 hectares of seed cotton in the current planting season but that will heavily depend on inputs that...
View ArticleZim dollar not about to return – RBZ
Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa ((left) and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe chief John Mangudya ZIMBABWE’S government is looking at ways of easing the country’s cash crunch, President Robert Mugabe has...
View ArticleMugabe: Use of yuan will help revive Zim economy
President Robert MugabeZIMBABWE’S President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday the planned increased use of the Chinese yuan as legal tender next year will boost liquidity and help give impetus to the...
View ArticleZimbabwe gives foreign firms March deadline for empowerment plans
Finance Minister Patrick ChinamasaZIMBABWE’S Finance Minister on Thursday gave foreign-owned firms operating in the country, including mines and banks, a March 2016 deadline to submit plans on how to...
View ArticleWal-Mart Driver Charged Over Tracy Morgan Crash
Kevin Roper is accused of manslaughter after the truck he was driving crashed into the comedian’s limo, killing one man.THE truck driver accused of crashing into a limo last year, injuring comedian...
View ArticleZhuwao launches scathing attack on foreign investors
Patrick ZhuwaoYOUTH Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Patrick Zhuwao has launched a scathing attack on would-be foreign investors, accusing them of wanting to loot the country, press...
View ArticleOwl Forces Officer To Abandon Police Cruiser
The nocturnal bird swoops in on the unsuspecting officer, causing him to crash his patrol car into a ditch.A Louisiana police officer on an overnight patrol was forced to ditch his cruiser after an owl...
View ArticleWhy being 6ft 2in tall makes it hard to be a woman
Jes Fernie in Edinburgh in 1986 with flattop haircut and winklepickers. Photograph: Courtesy Jess Fernie Jes FernieAS a teenager, I lived on a prostitutes’ beat. Walking home in my school uniform was...
View ArticleThe best Android games of 2015
Android’s top games in 2015 included Prune, Lara Croft Go and Minecraft: Story Mode Photograph: Samuel Gibbs for the Guardian ONCE upon a time, Android often played second fiddle to iOS when it came to...
View ArticleWhy December Is a Good Time to Buy Property
With fewer buyers in the inland areas during December, those who are in the market for a new home will have the luxury of being able to view show houses without competing with too many other buyers,...
View ArticleArsene Wenger left to rue Arsenal’s chance to go top
“It’s a disappointing result but I have to say well done to Southampton.”ARSENE Wenger admitted Arsenal were second-best after their surprising 4-0 defeat to Southampton on Saturday evening.A Shane...
View ArticleStruggling Zim workers vow massive strikes in 2016
Reports indicated that close to 20 000 people were thrown onto the streets this year aloneZIMBABWE’S largest workers federation says 2015 has been the worst year for workers in the country, warning...
View ArticleBungling Thief Gets Stuck In Shop’s Ceiling
Officers managed to free the man and promptly detained himPOLICE who arrived at a shop after an alarm went off were surprised to find a pair of legs dangling from a hole in the ceiling.According to a...
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