adminED salutes Chiwenga, Mudenda, Mpofu
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has paid tribute to Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga (Retired), Home Affairs and Culture Minister Dr Obert Mpofu and Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda for playing leading roles in burying former president Robert Mugabe’s dark era and bringing about the new political dispensation.
Matanga not aware of diamond mine
Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga last week said he was not aware that the force had a mining concession at Chiadzwa diamond fields in Marange.
Editorial Comment: Government shows Zim has nothing to hide
IT is pleasing to note that observers from different countries have begun arriving ahead of harmonised elections set to be held by July 31 this year. This exposes wild claims by people from some quarters that the Government was not committed to free and fair elections.
Undenge’s children ejected from varsity over fees
FORMER Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge’s two children studying at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, have been ejected from campus over failure to pay fees.
Business leaders grill Biti over sanctions
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and top member of the MDC Alliance Mr Tendai Biti came under fire last week from business leaders attending a two-day CEO Africa Round Table discussion forum in Victoria Falls for lobbying the United States not to lift sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
Karuru laid to rest in Shamva
The late Presidential cameraperson, Mr Artwell Karuru, was yesterday buried at Goora Village in Shamva, amid praise for the work he did for the community and the nation at large.
Mukanya on Tuku reunion . . . ‘People lie about our relationship’ . . . ‘Early hardships bind us together’
Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo says he is looking forward to a colourful reunion with his friend Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi when the two share the stage at the former’s homecoming bira set for Glamis Arena on April 28.
Dairibord mulls Malawi business closure
Milk processor, Dairibord Holdings Limited, will make a decision on the fate of its Malawi division in the next six months after the unit continued on a perennial loss making path.
Davido definitely coming, says Ginimbi
Businessman Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure, who is working with a local promotions company to bring Nigerian star Davido for a concert on April 21, has assured music fans that their international star will definitely make it to Zimbabwe for the show.
Pepsi starts production in Zim
INDIAN soft drinks manufacturer, Varun Beverages, has started manufacturing operations in the country, but says the cost of setting up its plant might spiral from the initial budget of $30 million to about $40 million due to foreign currency shortages.