adminED pays tribute to Kofi Annan
Mashudu Netsianda, Senior Reporter PRESIDENT Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa has joined other world figures in paying tribute to the late former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan (80), who died…
Jah Signal urges women to be strong
Tonderai Zvimba, Showbiz Reporter Zimdancehall musician Nicodimus Mutize better known as Jah Signal last week released the video for his hit single “Sweetie (Shinga Muroora) ahead of his album launch…
‘We just wanted to make history’
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Acting Sports Editor THE World Cup bound Zimbabwe senior netball squad returned home yesterday with vice captain Felistas Kwangwa saying the zeal to make history propelled them to…
Tanzania rejects US criticism of local polls
DAR ES SALAAM. – Tanzania is an “independent” country and will not be “intimidated”, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party said on Saturday after the US expressed concern about the conduct of…
Devolution a priority: President
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said his Government is prioritising devolution and decentralisation in the running of national affairs as a strategy to revitalise the economy and to improve the people’s standards of living.
New SADC chair Geingob slams criticism of African leaders by West
WINDHOEK. – Namibian President Hage Geingob, who hosted a summit of southern African leaders, on Saturday strongly rejected criticism of Africa by the West, saying there was undue pressure on the continent.
ZSE extends CFI suspension
Shamiso Dzingire, Business Reporter THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has indefinitely extended the suspension of CFI Holdings from trading its shares on the local bourse.
Thousands bid heroine Mathuthu farewell
Daniel Nemukuyu, Harare Bureau THOUSANDS of people yesterday thronged the National Heroes’ Acre in Harare to pay their last respects to national heroine, Cde Thokozile Angela Mathuthu.
How electoral democracy hurts the collective cause
SOMETHING is going wrong with democracy. Something has gone wrong with democracy. It was the most successful political idea of the 21st century, but increasingly democracy is running into trouble, not least because there are people who confuse democracy with elections — people who believe elections are in and of themselves the definition of democracy.
Democracy, elections bad for collective cause
Reason Wafawarova SOMETHING is going wrong with democracy. Something has gone wrong with democracy. It was the most successful political idea of the 21st century, but increasingly democracy is running…