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Muchechetere still a ZBC employee, says Supreme Court
FORMER Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) chief executive Happison Muchechetere remains an employee after the Supreme Court overturned his expulsion from the State broadcaster six years ago....Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zifa targets broadcast deal
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is working on getting a broadcasting partner that will also benefit the Premier Soccer League (PSL).The PSL has not had television coverage since their...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa gets top post in South Africa
South African Media reported on Wednesday that Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa would be leading the operations of Multimedia giant Naspers in South Africa. The position has been newly created and sh...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 20:08hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe: Human rights defenders at risk as elections approach
Preliminary findings of a field missionPARIS, France - Ahead of Zimbabwe's much anticipated general elections scheduled on July 30, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:20hrs | 1 | by FIDH
Mandiwanzira's 'Supa' corruption exposed
It is amazing how we get animated with factional fights and ignore relationships that are generally corrupt and affect us as a people.The biggest threat to the state and its survival is the co...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 14:46hrs | 5 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Muchechetere fraud trial to commence
Ex-Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings chief executive Happison Muchechetere will now stand trial on charges of contravening the Procurement Act over the irregular purchase of an outside broadcasting (OB) ...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 14:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Undenge docket complete
The trial of former Energy and Power Development Minister Samuel Undenge, accused of prejudicing Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) of $12 650, has been set for April 24.Undenge yesterday appeared b...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
South Africa must close its borders, says Mashaba
Johannesburg - Johannesburg's new mayor, Herman Mashaba, says he's on a mission to clean up Africa's richest city, and the prime targets in his sights are undocumented immigrants and alleged...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 19:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
DStv parent eyes Zimbabwe mobile firms
Africa's most valuable company, Naspers which owns MultiChoice, has set its eyes on partnering with Zimbabwe's mobile telephone firms to boost its video-on-demand business.This comes as th...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 14:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Muchechetere's woes continue to mount
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's (ZBC) former chief executive officer, Happison Muchechetere's woes continue to mount after a local financial institution, CBZ Bank filed a $482 916,35 lawsuit a...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZBC boss to stand trial on August 2
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Happison Muchechetere will stand trial on August 2, after the court last week quashed his second attempt to seek relief at the Constitutional C...Published: 25 Jul 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
DStv SupperSport 9 does shoddy work at Chan
VIEWERS and advertisers were on Tuesday afternoon short-changed during the screening of the Group D African Nations Championship (Chan) opener between Zimbabwe and Zambia on pay per view channel Super...Published: 22 Jan 2016 at 05:27hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
ZBC scoff at questions on why Grace Mugabe's rallies were televised live
SINCE her dramatic entry into mainstream politics last year, First Lady Grace Mugabe has hopped from one podium to another, with an open cheque to build a profile that has thrust her as one of the fro...Published: 25 Oct 2015 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Cricket OB van impounded
Zimbabwe Cricket's mounting debt problems came to a head on Tuesday afternoon, when the deputy sheriff in Harare impounded its Outside Broadcast van, as well as vehicles used by managing director Wilf...Published: 17 Dec 2014 at 16:35hrs | 1 | by Liam Brickhill
Former ZBC boss case held
SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings chief executive Happison Muchechetere, who is facing charges of contravening the procurement law, will have to remain on remand for a while pending determinati...Published: 02 Oct 2014 at 06:29hrs | | by Crime reporter
ZBC property worth $180,000 attached to cover damages
Unfair labour practices have proved costly for the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings after former news anchor Mrs Abigail Mvududu attached the company's 12 vehicles, furniture and broadcasting equipment ...Published: 07 Aug 2014 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Ex-ZBC boss' application dismissed
A Harare Magistrate has dismissed former ZBC Holdings boss, Happison Muchechetere's application for exception, arguing that the state broadcaster is a procurement authority.Magistrate Ai...Published: 29 Jul 2014 at 02:39hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporeter
Muchechetere case takes another twist
Suspended Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings chief executive Happison Muchechetere yesterday sought referral to the Constitutional Court of his matter in which he is accused of breaching the Procureme...Published: 25 Jul 2014 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Fungai Lupande
Muchechetere seeks acquittal
Suspended Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Happison Muchechetere yesterday filed an application seeking to have charges against him dropped. He argues the charges are def...Published: 10 Jul 2014 at 08:14hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Govt to pay $230K for ZBC audit
Government will pay close to $230 000 to external auditors sifting through the morass that has become national broadcaster, ZBC Holdings.In a letter to the managing partner at KPMG Chartered A...Published: 04 May 2014 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
State not ready for Muchechetere trial
Suspended Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Group Chief Executive Officer Happison Muchechetere's case has been postponed to May 15, after the State said it was not ready to proceed....Published: 13 Apr 2014 at 10:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Happison Muchechetere faces criminal charges
There was drama at the Rotten Row court yesterday as Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) suspended chief executive officer, Happison Muchechetere tried to avoid photographers....Published: 30 Mar 2014 at 14:16hrs | | by Phyllis Mbanje
Mugabe's Spokesperson at the centre of the rot at ZBC
The secretary for Information, George Charamba has been accused by suspended ZBC boss, Happison Muchechetere of being at the centre of the rot at the broadcaster. He said Charamba, among other th...Published: 29 Mar 2014 at 15:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Muchechetere arrested
Suspended Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Mr Happison Muchechetere was yesterday picked up by the police on allegations of inflating the purchase price of an Outside Broadcasting (OB...Published: 28 Mar 2014 at 06:46hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Police summon suspended ZBC boss
Suspended ZBC chief executive officer Happison Muchechetere has reportedly been summoned by police for questioning over the $1 million scandal involving the purchase of a radio Outside Broadcastin...Published: 27 Mar 2014 at 07:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Prof J Moyo blast ZBC over mediocre programmes
INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has blasted the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) for producing mediocre programmes "that are not being viewed by a...Published: 09 Mar 2014 at 08:25hrs | | by Ngonidzashe Chiutsi
Suspended ZBC boss in $1 million scandal
Suspended Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Happison Muchechetere is embroiled in a messy $1 million scandal in which he allegedly inflated the purchase price of a radio Outside Broadc...Published: 28 Jan 2014 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gun battle inside a Kenyan shopping mall
A gun fight inside a shopping centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has left at least five people dead, witnesses say.Police have been exchanging fire with gunmen who stormed the Westgate centr...Published: 21 Sep 2013 at 10:33hrs | 2 | by BBC
ZBC acquires 12 channel OB van from China
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has acquired a state of the art 12 channel audio outside broadcast (OB) van worth more than $1 million.The OB van bought from China is expected to ...Published: 08 Aug 2013 at 23:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean soccer to be televised in South Africa
THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League is set for a bigger audience following Supersport's decision to introduce its Supersport 9 channel to DStv subscribers in South Africa. On Tuesday, DStv subscr...Published: 08 Aug 2013 at 14:13hrs | | by Sports reporter
ZBC hailed for acquiring OB van
Members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media, Information, Publicity, Communication and Technology this Thursday toured ZBC's headquarters at Pockets Hill and hailed the national broadca...Published: 08 Mar 2013 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
China donates high definition OB van to ZBC
A high definition outside broadcasting van donated by the Chinese government to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is expected in the country in two weeks time. The digital satellite ...Published: 16 Jan 2013 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dynamos, Motor Action match to be beamed on SuperSport 3
The Herald reports that Zimbabwe's Premier Soccer League will break new ground today with the first live transmission of a local top-flight match to large parts of Africa on three SuperSport ch...Published: 09 Nov 2011 at 04:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa cleared of ‘malicious’ charge
Controversial former Zimbabwe national soccer team fitness trainer and farmer Temba Mliswa got an early Christmas present Tuesday after Harare regional magistrate William Bhi...Published: 22 Dec 2010 at 13:23hrs | 2 | by Court Correspondent
Zimbabwe Permit Deadline 'Stays'
Johannesburg A LOOMING backlog of applications for residence permits from Zimbabweans living illegally in SA and wanting to regularise their stay will not spur the Department of Home Affairs to...Published: 11 Oct 2010 at 23:21hrs | 39 | by eduzenet
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