adminThe day MDC legislators were paid in own coin
Since the beginning of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe, MDC legislators have displayed a sickeningly childish behaviour which is unbecoming of an opposition party anywhere. The lawmakers have sought to gain the electoral victory which eluded them in the ballot box on July 30 through unorthodox, unparliamentary and shameless behaviour that seems to border on retributive sabotage.
Multi-disciplinary VTCs on cards: ED . . . commissions two classroom blocks
Government, through the Lotteries and Gaming Board, has embarked on a programme of constructing multi-disciplinary vocational training colleges (VTCs) countrywide to equip secondary school leavers with essential technical skills, President Mnangagwa has said.
Buyanga wants Zim in UNSC
BUSINESSMAN Frank Buyanga has written to United Nations Secretary-General Mr Antonio Guterres asking him to consider Zimbabwe for a seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member, saying the peace and stability the country has enjoyed over the years deserves such recognition.
Sanctions: No more kid’s gloves
The recent renewal of ZIDERA and sanctions against Zimbabwe by the US despite spirited and genuine re-engagement attempts by our leadership under ED is a clear slap in the face of our people . . .
Ex-soccer star found dead
FORMER soccer star Olisidio Simbi, who used to play for the now defunct Premiership sides Black Aces and Rufaro Rovers, was yesterday morning found dead in Glen Norah A, Harare, with his genitals severed, according to police reports.
Feel free to come home, Diasporans told
Zimbabweans living abroad, including failed asylum seekers, are free to return home and help rebuild the country after years of ruinous Western sanctions. This was said by Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana in a statement yesterday, in response to a United Kindgom newspaper article claiming that British and Zimbabwean governments wanted to forcibly repatriate failed asylum seekers in that country.
Africa’s enemies don’t deserve apologies
At this critical juncture in history, Mother Africa’s children at home and abroad find themselves forced to confront just how committed they truly are to the path and journey of revolution.
Soul Jah Love freed on bail
Dancehall artiste Soul Muzavazi Musaki, popularly known as Soul Jah Love, appeared in court yesterday charged with breaching the aviation regulations after he allegedly forced himself through a screening point at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on Wednesday.
Natpharm to open retail outlets
The National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) will open retail pharmacies soon to ensure drugs are sold at affordable prices in flexible currency and not specifically the United States dollar, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo has said.
Gold prices flat as dollar steadies, equities tick up
Gold was little changed on Thursday as the dollar steadied and equities climbed on signs of easing trade tensions between the United States and China, while palladium rose to a record high, trading at a premium to the bullion.
Spot gold was steady at $1,245.55 per ounce at 0806 GMT, while U.S. gold futures were up 0.1 percent at $1,251.2 per ounce.