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Tsvangirai Loses Bid to Delay Polls
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's bid to block a Harare man, Mr Jealousy Mawarire's court application for early proclamation of election dates to be heard on an urgent basis failed yesterday after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the man. Mr Mawarire had approached the superior court seeking an order to have his case heard on urgent basis arguing that the life of Parliament and ...
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Sam Mtukudzis Tombstone to Be Unveiled Today
SUPERSTAR Oliver Mtukudzi, who returned from his overseas tour this week, will miss out on the three-day Mutare Music Festival which began yesterday to attend to the unveiling of his son's tombstone at Warren Hills Cemetery. Mtukudzi lost his son Sam in a car crash on March 15, 2010 that also claimed the life of his childhood friend and sound engineer Owen Chimhare. Although by yesterday, ...
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What Future White Viewpoint
We are headed for very interesting times I tell you. The MDCs do not want elections before or by June 29, which is when the life of Parliament extinguishes itself. Yet they harp on laws which need realignment with the new constitution when it comes into force, and all this before we go for elections. This is increasingly sounding like a precondition. Those laws would have to be passed by ...
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ZEC to Start New Voter Registration Exercise
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said yesterday that it will start a new voter registration exercise once President Mugabe assents to the new constitution, but says funding for the process has to be released now. Zec chairperson Justice Rita Makarau said after meeting with fellow commissioners to plan for the new voter registration and to exchange experiences on the on-going exercise that ends ...
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Can the Derby Come to Life
THE world's most famous football clash for over half a century has been the "El Classico" in Spain, featuring Barcelona and Real Madrid. From the late '50s until now, the razzmatazz, emotional and dazzling encounters that have engulfed the football globe, whenever these two giants clash, has lost none of its sparkle. Real's Alfredo di Stefano and Barca's Josep ...
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Teen Maternal Deaths Up
Teenagers in the 15-19 years age group constitute a quarter of institutional maternal deaths recorded between January and July this year, a Government analysis has revealed. According to the analysis produced by the reproductive health unit in the Health and Child Welfare Ministry, a total of 224 death notification forms were received at the head office. It is from these forms that data was ...
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Hosiah Chipanga On Enigmatic Lifestyle
AFTER more than three decades of churning out sungura tunes on a gospel tip tackling social ills in a biting and subliminal way, Hosiah Chipanga's personality has bubbled to the surface in a big way. Now a ripe 61 years old, Chipanga showcases himself as an apostle, a spirit medium, a state advisor and a politician. Chipanga has created an array of confusing alter egos which have now ...
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MDC-T Launches Promising Transformation Plan
The MDC led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday launched its plans for transforming Zimbabwe, plans which have been described as "promising." Tsvangirai on Friday officially opened his party's 8th policy conference in Harare, a three day event that will set the tone for his and his party's election campaign this year. The theme for the conference is: "Towards ...
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Harare City Council Needs $2.5 Billion to Address Citys Water Woes
The Harare City Council on Thursday revealed that it requires a staggering $2.5 billion to roll out a programme to address the city's water problems. Speaking to journalists, Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda said the programme would ensure that residents have uninterrupted supplies, during a week when most residents had no water. The dormitory town of Chitungwiza, which gets its water from ...
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Policy to Transform Zim Launched
The policy that will open Zimbabwe for business, usher in substantive reforms in various sectors with the sole objective of spurring economic growth, restore our collective dignity and creating jobs for the millions of unemployed Zimbabweans has been launched. The policy was launched Friday at a colorful ceremony held at the Jubilee Christian Centre in Harare. Even young people who are ...
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Zim for Inaugural Childrens World Cup
CHILDREN from local homes will have an opportunity to showcase their talent when they take part in the World Cup of Children from Care Homes "Hope for Mundial" to be held in Warsaw, Poland,next month. The event will be held on June 15 and 16 and the participating teams are expected to arrive on June 13. Zimbabwe was invited for the inaugural World Cup after Kutting Edge Sports ...
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Cowdray Park Residents Battle Ongoing Water Problems in the Dry City
Residents in the still growing Cowdray Park suburb of Bulawayo are battling with ongoing water shortages that have plagued the area for more than seven years. Thousands of people, allocated stands in the area, have been forced to add hours of queuing for water into their every day plans. They say the water problems have been caused by bad planning, with only five communal taps servicing eight ...
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