Harare scraps bottom of the barrel
Tendai Mahachi -Controversial appointments haunt city– Bloated wage bill bleeds council coffers HE seemed the right man for the City of Harare — until he became an “unaccountable czar”.The new boss...
View ArticleGloves off in Masvingo
Vice President Emmerson MnangagwaZANU-PF Masvingo province’s political drama climaxes today when the party holds elections to choose a substantive provincial chairman in the hope to end 12 months of...
View ArticleThe incredible Matobo charm
Kudzanai Chipanga, the ZANU-PF Youth League bossTHE late colonialist Cecil John Rhodes must have turned in his grave, or maybe also the Njelele spirits may have stirred in their tombs as thousands of...
View ArticleDefiant Evan Mawarire sends tongues wagging
#ThisFlag Pastor, Evan MawarireTHE intrigue surrounding clergyman, Evan Mawarire, never ceases to grab anyone’s attention. Days before Mawarire disappeared into South Africa following months of...
View ArticlePresident Mugabe moves to save Didymus Mutasa
President Robert MugabeLEADER of a faction of the Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) party, Didymus Mutasa, could recover his top-of-the-range Range Rover Sport with a market value of about US$75 000...
View ArticleTimber industry raises flag
Zimbabwe’s commercial timber forests, which showcase the country’s spectacular biodiversity, have become a haven for criminal activities.•Miners, settlers ravage forest reserves•Conflicting legislation...
View ArticleDebt collectors wreak havoc in Harare
Debt collection is a specific type of litigation, and only lawyers certified by the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) are required to follow up on debts on behalf of clients.A HARARE woman recently set her...
View ArticleLacoste seeks to break rivals
Vice President Emmerson MnangagwaA RULING ZANU-PF faction agitating for Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to succeed President Robert Mugabe is understood to be frantically working to reclaim critical...
View ArticleZANU-PF Politburo orders Masvingo re-election
ZANU-PF secretary for administration, Dr Ignatius Chombo.THE ZANU-PF Politburo has ordered a fresh election to fill the vacant position of Masvingo provincial chairman following an inconclusive poll...
View ArticleChinese eye Harare City Council water project
Acting town clerk, Josephine Ncube … OPC’s involvement raises eyebrows CHINA Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has expressed interest in revamping Harare City Council (HCC)’s water reticulation...
View ArticleZim forests face new threat
Zimbabwe has a total of 14 gazetted natural forests studded with great tree species. All are under siege.A HUGE, muscular man with a wide, pulpy face reclined next to a sky-scraping, indigenous musasa...
View ArticleSandi-Moyo, Mahoka resign
ZANU-PF’s women’s league secretary for finance, Sarah MahokaTHE beleaguered duo of Eunice Sandi-Moyo and Sarah Mahoka have resigned from ZANU-PF following a barrage of accusations that included...
View ArticleI am at a loss for words, says Sandi-Moyo
Eunice Sandi-Moyo resigned from ZANU-PF yesterday. CORNERED ZANU-PF deputy secretary for women’s affairs, Eunice Sandi-Moyo, says she is completely clueless about her situation, but does not blame...
View ArticleWhither US$3 billion Zimbabwe highway project?
The Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway, which is narrow and characterised by dangerous potholes, has become a death trap to motorist due to fatal accidents occuring almost daily.IN July last year,...
View ArticleNew Parliament project stalls
President Robert Mugabe, left, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.THE multi-million-dollar new Parliament construction project, which was expected to commence late last year, is still to take off...
View ArticleZimbabwe roads: Tarmac versus concrete
Zimbabwe’s roads are now riddled with potholes so much that in many cases the tarmac surfacing no longer exists.…Is replacing asphalt with concrete the ultimate solution?AFTER government declared that...
View ArticlePatrick Chinamasa and Joseph Made in dam scandal
Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Joseph Made and Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa.FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick...
View ArticleNo funding for dam maintenance
Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Oppah Oppah Muchinguri-KashiriDESPITE the critical state of the country’s dams which are collapsing one by one due to prolonged periods of neglect, government...
View ArticleElectoral reform war rages on
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson Rita MakarauSTAKEHOLDERS are doubting government’s commitment to the electoral reform process following the conclusion of a Biometric Voter Registration (BVR)...
View ArticleTokwe-Mukosi: Game changer or another dummy?
Tokwe-Mukosi Dam in Chivi District, Masvingo province was commissioned by President Robert Mugabe last week. Construction started in 1998 and was completed last year at a cost of US$300 million.IT is...
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