Kenya’s Raila Odinga swears self as president

NAIROBI. — Kenyan authorities suspended television and radio stations yesterday as supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga watched him take a symbolic presidential oath in a Nairobi park in a…

Pusher gets 15-year term

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Cases of drug traffickers using Zimbabwe as a transit point are on the increase and there is need for courts to send a clear message to…

MDC-T on the rocks as Chamisa, Gutu fight

Nqobile Tshili Bulawayo Bureau THE fall-out in the MDC-T leadership has deepened, with party deputy president Nelson Chamisa saying spokesman Mr Obert Gutu’s announcement that he will contest the Harare East…

‘It’s a pity we’re not in Champions League’

Sports Reporter CAPS United president Farai Jere says it’s a pity the Green Machine will not feature in the CAF Champions League this year after the huge impression they left…

Coltart and Gukurahundi conspiracy against ED

MY TURN WITH TICHAONA ZINDOGA Last week, opposition politician and lawyer — one of Zimbabwe’s few politically active white men — David Coltart, published on his blog a statement “on…

CZI prods industry to grab opportunities

Enacy Mapakame Business Reporter The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries says its members must take advantage of the current positive investor sentiment on the country to scout for investments. CZI president Sifelani Jabangwe…

Musician John Mutoko dies

Arts Correspondent Gospel musician John “Mr Fantastic” Mutoko has died. Mutoko, who was a teacher, succumbed to cancer of the colony in Dubai yesterday. A close relative Rosemarry Zariro said they will…

Putin ‘offended’ for not being on US sanctions

KREMLIN. — Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday joked that he was “offended” the US Treasury had not included his name in a list of officials and business leaders eligible for…

Accountant steals $400k, builds school

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter An accountant at a State-owned enterprise, which falls under the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, reportedly stole about $400 000 from his employer and built…

South African chair gives African countries say at IMF

Danny Bradlow Correspondent South Africa’s Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has been selected as the first sub-Saharan African to serve as chair of the International Monetary and Finance Committee. The chair…