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Zimbabwe PM vows to reverse Mugabes companies take-over drive
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai wrapped up his party's post-election plan meeting Sunday vowing to overturn President Robert Mugabe's controversial indigenisation drive if he wins upcoming general elections. He wound up the meeting with a rally attended by thousands of supporters of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) at a sports ground in Harare's working ...
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Zimbabwes PM says his party will end years of police and military abuse
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services and will make sure the services uphold the country's new constitution which demands impartiality in their duties. Tsvangirai said if his party comes to power it will manage the police and military so that Zimbabweans ...
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Dynamos Vs Caps Utd - Harare Derby Part One
Harare comes to a standstill this afternoon, when sworn enemies CAPS United and Dynamos cross swords in the 70th edition of their league derby at the National Sports Stadium. The match kicks off at 2pm to allow live coverage on Supersport 9. Dynamos are unbeaten in seven straight derby duels since Makepekepe's last triumph on April 12 2009, when a Nyasha Mushekwi second half brace sank ...
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Sitcom Captures Salon Banter
Zimbabwean film lovers are in for a treat with the forthcoming release of a new sitcom titled Salon.Com. REPORT BY BY SILENCE CHARUMBIRA The 25-minute production will feature some of Zimbabwe's rising actors, among them Eunice Tava, Nothando Nobengula, Dalma Chiwereva, Spilisiwe Kekani, Teddy Mangava, Chati Butau and Memory Bususu. Set in a Harare salon, where the-who-is-who of the city ...
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Marimas Strike Wins It for Chicken Inn
BLACK Rhinos suffered an energy sapping defeat at the hands of Chicken Inn, in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer league match at Gwanzura yesterday. Marshal Marima headed in the priceless goal in the 56th minute after getting to the end of Tonisani Sibelo's cross from the right. Sibelo, the provider of the goal, however turned into a villain during extra time after being shown a second yellow ...
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Fc Platinum Monomotapa Draw... As Mighty Bulls Beat Shabanie Mine
A last-gasp Ronald Chitiyo strike helped Monomotapa cancel FC Platinum's late lead in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Rufaro yesterday. Daniel Vheremu's headed goal off a Ray Sibanda corner kick, three minutes before time, thrust the platinum miners ahead. Monoz's search for the equaliser seemed painful and elusive as Kuda Musharu's goal was ruled offside by ...
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Zimbabwe Bulawayos Water Woes Deepen
BULAWAYO residents have resorted to hoarding water to deal with the many days they go without supplies as the water situation in the city remains critical. The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) introduced water shedding last year, resulting in water supplies being cut off for 72 hours a week. The move however, is doing little to save water since residents are filling up many containers, whenever ...
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Zimbabwe Govt in Dilemma Over Illegal Chinese Mining Activities
THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development says it is in a dilemma over how to deal with some Chinese nationals who are carrying out mining activities without licences and destroying the environment. Deputy mines minister, Gift Chimanikire said some Chinese nationals were illegally carrying out mining activities. He said the Chinese claimed they had been given the green light to do so by the ...
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Zimbabwe Tempers Flare in Mutare Over Diamond Looting
Mutare - Tempers flared at a mines and mineral policy workshop held in Mutare last week when participants expressed anger at the alleged looting of diamonds in Chiadzwa. Participants at the workshop who included Zanu PF youth groups and war veterans said the former ruling party would lose elections unless President Robert Mugabe intervened to stop the looting. Small-scale miners and ...
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Zimbabwe Chinas Vice-Premier to Visit Zimbabwe
Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang is expected in the country this week for an official visit, it has emerged. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday the vice-premier will make the visit at the invitation of Vice-President Joice Mujuru. Minister in VP Mujuru's office, Sylvester Nguni yesterday confirmed to The Standard Yang's visit, but could not give details as he was ...
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Zimbabwe Patient Disappears From Hospital
Chinhoyi - A patient admitted at Chinhoyi hospital, Melody Masuwa has mysteriously disappeared from the health institution with authorities and family members unaware of her whereabouts. Chinhoyi hospital superintendent Collet Mawire confirmed the disappearance of Masuwa from the female ward almost a month ago under unclear circumstances. "It is the first case of a disappearance, although ...
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Zimbabwe No Respite for Burley Tobacco Farmers
SEASONAL burley tobacco prices were averaging US$1,48 per kg at the auction floors last week amid fears that low prices obtaining would drive away farmers from growing the crop. Statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) showed that total seasonal sales were 55 499 kg on Friday, up 83% on last year's figures. The value of the burley tobacco auctioned so far was US$82 ...
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Ndlovu Takes Filmmaking to Namibia
Local filmmaker, Edmore Ndlovu will travel to Namibia this month for the pre-production phase of his latest project, a film titled The Gambler Job, that will be released later this year. Unlike his usual local productions, the greater part of The Gambler Job will be shot in Namibia in Windhoek and Walvis Bay. Some scenes will be done in Zimbabwe. "After staying in Windhoek for a short ...
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Davis Cup Team Dream Up in Smoke
ZIMBABWE'S dream of promotion to the Davis Cup Euro/Africa Zone went up in smoke after falling 2-1 to Egypt at Cairo's Smash Tennis Academy yesterday. Zimbabwe, who were being represented by the gallant quartet of Mark Fynn, Takanyi Garanganga, playing captain Martin Dzuwa and Tino Chanakira had topped their pool B, after seeing off the challenges of Ghana (3-0) and Kenya (3-0). ...
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Gweru Sports Club Records Second Win
Gweru Sports Club (GSC) recorded their second Lion Lager National Rugby League (NRL) win of the season with a 14-3 win over Old Miltonians at Gweru Sports Club yesterday. Fullback Kilvan Magunje planted two tries, one which he converted with the other being converted by flyhalf Denver Chidhindi. George Savhadza's penalty was a consolation for the visitors in an entertaining match in which ...
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Zimbabwe Tsvangirai Lays Out Vision
The MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai has laid out his vision for a new Zimbabwe under his rule, promising citizens justice, freedom and happiness. Launching the MDC's Agenda for Real Transformation at the party's policy conference in Harare yesterday, Tsvangirai, who is also Zimbabwe's Prime Minister, said his party would ensure that Zimbabweans enjoyed their country. "We ...
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Zimbabwe Villagers Urban Developers Clash Over Land
Villagers from Goromonzi's Yafele area have said their livelihoods are under threat following the encroachment of urban developments into their area. The residents have formed Simukai Rural Residents Trust, a platform through which they were fighting for land allocation and utilisation programmes which do not disturb communal farmers' lives. "Simukai was registered at a time ...
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Zimbabwe Teenage Girls Dying of Pregnancy Complications
Adolescent girls aged between 15 and 19 constitute a quarter of the 960 women that die as a result of pregnancy-related complications in Zimbabwe, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has said. UNFPA country representative, Basile Tambashe said there is need to place a special focus on young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights. She was speaking during the handover of ...
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Zimbabwe Ten Years in Jail for Stealing Zesa Transformer Oil
Chipinge - Two notorious oil dealers, who have been wreaking havoc in and around Chipinge draining electricity transformer oil, finally met their fate last week when they were jailed for an effective 10 years. The duo, Michael Mudzamiri and Phillip Mandizvidza appeared before Chipinge magistrate Makamera Waini facing charges of contravening Section 6 of the Electricity Act. The State led by ...
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Zimbabwe Lira Alexio to Share Stage At 7arts
Alexio Kawara is anxiously looking forward to sharing the stage with South African diva Lira, who performs at 7Arts Theatre in Avondale on June 7. The Shaina hit-maker is fast becoming a "ladies man" following various collaborations and stage performances with female artists. On two occasions, he shared the stage with South Africa's Zahara whose last tour of the country was in ...
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Zimbabwe Harare Airport Road to Be Completed By Year-End
Augur Investments (Pvt) Limited, the company constructing the Harare Airport Road hopes to complete the dualisation of the road this year, the company's managing director has said. In an interview with The Standard, Michael van Blerk said a lot of unfair criticism had been lumped upon his company which was doing its best to complete the "complex project". "I want to ...
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Zimbabwe MDC-T to Reform CIO
THE MDC-T government plans to have legislation that would govern the operations of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), among a raft of reforms designed to create a professional security outfit. MDC-T has been insisting on security sector reforms saying some of the CIO operatives were dabbling into politics and operating like an arm of Zanu PF. Reforming the security forces is one of ...
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Zimbabwe Zanu-PF Internal Fights Weaken Mutasa
INTERNAL fights within Zanu PF in Manicaland, which recently reached a boiling point, have severely weakened the most senior politician in the province, threatening his potential to further rise within the party, analyst have said. For decades, Zanu PF Secretary for Administration, Didymus Mutasa has been the godfather in Manicaland and his word was unquestioned. Anyone in the province who ...
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Zimbabwe Man Offered U.S$10 As Monthly Retirement Payment
AFTER 34 years of service in the construction industry, Vincent Muzivorwenyu retired to his rural home in Bikita, hoping that his pension contributions would take care of his needs. In February hope turned into despair for Muzivorwenyu: the Construction Industry Pension Fund told him that his money was ready. His bank account was credited with a "lump sum" of US$647. In addition, the ...
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Zimbabwe Government to Crack Whip On Telecoms Operators
GOVERNMENT is mooting a policy that forces telecommunication firms to share infrastructure in far reaching reforms set to remove the duplication in investments by operators. The move comes at a time when government's calls for infrastructure sharing had been ignored by the operators. Speaking in Bulawayo last week, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure ...
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