CAPS United’s long-serving captain Phineas Bamusi, 35, has experienced many highs and lows with the Green Machine.He was a key member of the CAPS United squad that won the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League in 2016. During that championship-winning season, Bamusi’s performances were so vital that he walked away with the club’s Players’ Player of the…
COMPREHENSIVE public participation will take place before the government’s proposed constitutional amendments can be implemented.So underscores the minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi, who adds that the public consultations are designed to give all stakeholders — including ordinary citizens, civil society and political parties — a structured platform to put forward their…
THE announcement by Health minister Douglas Mombeshora that a high-level delegation will descend on London next month marks a fascinating, if not desperate, pivot in our national response to “brain drain” in the health sector.For years, the North-South migration of white-coated professionals has been treated as an inevitable tragedy of globalisation. Now, it seems, the…
ONCE upon a time, Zimdancehall chanter Lady Squanda wore the industry’s notorious “bad girl” crown with ease.In 2013, she infamously faked her own death as a publicity stunt to promote her song Rufu RwaSquanda, a move that shocked not only her fans but also members of her family.The stunt was followed by further controversy when…
ZANU PF director for information Farai Marapira says the recently gazetted Constitutional Amendment No.3 Bill was a response to the “will of the people”.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Marapira argued that the current five-year presidential…
RUWA Local Board has issued a 30-day ultimatum to residents, vehicle owners and guarded car park operators to remove abandoned and broken-down vehicles from public spaces, warning defaulters face removal costs and disposal penalties.In a public notice issued yesterday, the local authority said the directive targets vehicles dumped at Ruwa Polyclinic, shopping centres, termini, open…
THE country’s civil service continues to be plagued by a worryingly dysfunctional system, redundant roles, grade distortions and high vacancy rates, a Public Service Commission (PSC) job evaluation exercise has noted.“Notwithstanding the reform efforts that were conducted by the government in the past years, the public service still encounters institutional, structural and process challenges that…
CONSTRUCTION industry experts say Zimbabwe is integrating technology into the sector to attract both domestic and international investment.The industry is evolving through the adoption of green technologies, including solar energy and rainwater harvesting, alongside modern materials such as light gauge steel. In an interview, the president of the Zimbabwe Building Contractors Association, Tinashe Manzungu, said…
PODCASTING is rapidly reshaping Zimbabwe’s digital media landscape, with even established broadcasters exploring the medium.From gossip and entertainment to politics and fashion, podcasts now cover virtually every facet of local life.One show, however, is taking a decidedly different approach.Dare Remachinda has carved a niche by promoting men’s rights and positive masculinity, deliberately steering clear of…
EXPERTS have called for increased value addition of cassava and mangoes to improve livelihoods, particularly for women-headed households in the country’s rural areas.Speaking on the sidelines of the national dissemination workshop programme in Kadoma on Thursday, Global Agri-Business Solutions (Gabs) director of global programme, Philip Quarshie said value addition would benefit farmers, especially women, by…
