Kumwenda, Bhebhe named 2011 ZIM managers of the year

Business Reporter
ZIMPLOW managing director Mr Zondi Kumwenda and Midlands State University Vice Chancellor Professor Ngwabi Bhebhe are the 2011 Zimbabwe Institute of Managers winners of the manager of the year for the private and public service sectors,

Innscor, TA weigh down stocks

Business Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange slipped 0,14 percent to close 133,08 points, weighed down by losses in Innscor and TA Holdings. Trading was subdued as volume traded plummeted to 2,8 million shares while turnover dropped 60 percent to

Locals take over Blanket Mine

Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Deputy Governor and businessman Mr Nicholas Ncube is set to take over as chairman of the Blanket Mine in Gwanda as the Canadian-owned firm moves to conclude implementation of its indigenisation plan. Mr

Zuma family in court over painting

JOHANNESBURG. — Six of President Jacob Zuma’s children appeared in the High Court in Johannesburg yesterday to defend their father over a controversial painting depicting the president with his genitals exposed. Meanwhile, hundreds of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) supporters gathered outside the court to support the ANC’s legal attempt against the

Editorial Comment: It’s time Africa reverts to its founding principles

Marcus Garvey, one of the leaders of black nationalism and pan-Africanism said, “History is the landmark by which we are directed into the true course of life”, and that “The history of a movement, the history of a nation, the history of a race is the guidepost of that movement’s destiny, that nation’s destiny, that race’s destiny”. We reflect on these words of wisdom

Will Pillay step up to the plate

Prof Jonathan Moyo, MP
If she is as well advised as would be necessary in view of her 96 hour visit, the proposition that there are more questions than answers should weigh heavily on UN human rights chief, Navi Pillay, who is due to hold an eagerly awaited Press

‘Zero funding cannot be a model for public broadcasting’

Mr Chairman, Honourable Members of the Portfolio Committee, Officials,
Media,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
I welcome this invitation by the Portfolio Committee on Media, Information and Communication Technology to give oral

Mahendere up for assault

Court Reporter
Gospel musician Amos Mahendere who allegedly assaulted a kombi driver over volume of a radio in the bus they were travelling in, appeared in court yesterday. Mahendere (36) is being charged with Washington Tapfumaneyi (27) of Unit G and

Driving instructors warned

Herald Correspondent
Driving instructors using the space between the Exhibition Park and the Rotten Row Courts for lessons are doing so illegally, a Harare City Council official has said. This is despite the driving school owners claiming that they pay monthly contributions to

Goethe-Institut marks 50 years

We are all familiar with the German Goethe-Institut Zentrum in Zimbabwe and their cultural interaction with Zimbabweans.
This year, the Goethe-Institut will be celebrating their 50th year in London, with a vast array of cultural performances, ranging from performance, art, dance and music. For Sabine Hentzsch, the director of the Goethe-Institut London, such an influx of

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