TRANSFORM ZIM HAS NO APOLOGY TO MAKE
Newly formed political party Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) has castigated Zimbabwe Republic Police for enforcing unconstitutional laws. The party’s interim leader Jacob Ngarivhume condemned his recent arrest in Gweru where he was charged for convening a public meeting without police clearance. Speaking at a press…
No Joy for Sesame Seed Farmers in Chipinge
Sesame seed farmers in Chipinge have turned to the Mozambican market after failing to secure local buyers for their crop amid concerns that middlemen are taking advantage of the absence of formal market to underpay them. Sesame seeds are used for…
Education vs Profit, the Dilemma of Private Colleges in Chitungwiza
Education of one’s children is believed to be the most valuable investment a parent or guardian can make in Zimbabwe. Because of the way in which citizens value education, entrepreneurs have taken opened private colleges. Some of which do not even the…
President Mugabe Castigates Sections of Zimbabwean Diaspora
President Robert Mugabe today made disparaging remarks about Zimbabweans in the diaspora saying that they are tarnishing his image and the image of the country. Addressing multitudes of Zimbabweans at the burial of Major-General Eliah Bandama, which was held at the National Heroes Acre, Mugabe condemned the…
MISA Zimbabwe Concerned by,”Confusion” in Implementation of Media Reforms
In a recent statement, MISA Zimbabwe has expressed concerns at the slow pace of reforms to existent media legislation in order to fulfill the provisions of the new constitution. Citing the fact that over a year has passed since the…
Freelance Journalists Tell IMPI to Improve their Working Conditions
Journalists practicing as freelancers have called for the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) and other media organizations to create a conducive working environment for them. At a meeting held at the Media Center and facilitated by…
EU Ambassador under fire
The European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Aldo Dell’Ariccia has once again come under heavy criticism for the comments he made at a public meeting in the capital last month. Dell’Ariccia’s remarks that President Robert Mugabe is the ‘glue’ holding Zimbabwe’s “contradicting…
Six Years On, No Love Lost Between Chisumbanje Villagers and Green Fuel
Chisumbanje villagers used the visit by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Youth, Indigenisation and Empowerment last week Friday to register their displeasure over lack of development by Green Fuel which they accuse of causing so much suffering in their community….
Mobile Phone Company Telecel launches Debit Card.
In a bid to boost mobile banking, the country’s second biggest mobile operator Telecel Zimbabwe on Wednesday launched a Gold Card for its Telecash customers. Unlike the usual way of sending and receiving mobile money the debit card would be used to pay…
MP Torches Unemployment Figures Storm at Youth Forum Meeting.
ZANU PF legislator, Tionei Melody Dziva, who represents the Midlands province under the women’s quota, torched a storm of controversy last week after rubbishing claims of high unemployment in the country. “If there was poverty in this country we would be…