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Barnabas Thondhlana Exiled Zanu PF strategist Prof Jonathan Moyo has revealed the rigging mechanisms allegedly underway to ensure a runaway victory for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his military backers. Writing on micro-blogging site Twitter, Prof Moyo said opposition parties should not worry about media reforms going into the watershed elections set for
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Barnabas Thondhlana The commercialisation of research outputs is critical for boosting economic development of an economy, but a number of challenges need addressing first for this to be a reality, deputy chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet has said. Addressing the Research Institute of Zimbabwe symposium in the
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By Correspondent Two authors who worked under renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi in different capacities in separate eras have written about the musician’s work and character. Former Mtukudzi lead guitarist Mono Mukundu dedicates a chapter of his book “Following the Melody” to his experiences with the singer. The musician’s former publicist Shepherd Mutamba
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By Correspondent MDC-T has admitted to milking sitting Members of Parliament through imposition of stringent conditions like demanding $1 000 non-refundable application fee to be considered as candidates in the forthcoming general elections later this year. Those who are not MPs will only pay $100. The stringent conditions has caused outrage within
Read MoreOriginally by HMetro Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned…but in this case it was two women scorned! A Hatfield polygamist and alleged drug lord has appeared in court for possessing dangerous drugs after his two wives tipped off the police. Carlington Kudambo, 37, is also facing a second charge for assaulting
Read MoreBusiness Reporter Mobile operator Telecel Zimbabwe’s Communications and Branding director, Obert Mandimika, says the mobile operator has responded in kind to an increase in demand from its clients. "Telecel has noticed an increased interest and usage of bundles for WhatsApp, Facebook, MegaBoost and Wi-Fi on our *480# short code and we have
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Barnabas Thondhlana Zimbabwe’s tobacco crop is this season expected to top 200 million kg, a harvest last realised in 1999 before the country’s land reform programme. Earnings from the sale of the crop are also expected to increase by 16 percent. Before 2000, tobacco was grown by less than 4000 white tobacco farmers,
Read MoreChikumbu Chouriri COALITION of Democrats (Code) presidential candidate, Elton Mangoma, has desrbied the late MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai as a “brother”, four years after he acrimoniously parted ways with the charismatic leader. Mangoma told independent daily NewsDay yesterday that while the two differed on matters of principle, they still remained in touch
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Kodzevu Sithole Zifa chairman Phillip is reportedly hatching a plan to appoint PSL boss, Keni Mubaiwa and women’s football chairperson, Rosemary Kanonge to avert a constitutional crisi at the soccer governing body. The move follows the resignation of two of the federation’s board members, Piraishe Mabhena and Felton Kamambo, yesterday. The resignations by
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Barnabas Thondhlana Chief Justice Luke Malaba has thrown the cat among the pigeons by ruling that all employees fired under the Three Month Ruling were entitled to damages for loss of employment retrospectively. THOUSANDS of workers, whose employment contracts were arbitrarily terminated on notice following the infamous Zuva Petroleum judgment of
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