Minister grabs Joshua Nkomo's land
HARARE - Controversial Masvingo provincial minister, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, is at it again — this time allegedly working in cahoots with a private company in expropriating land at the Chingwizi transit...
View ArticleDelta unit seeks govt intervention on interest rates
HARARE - Delta Corporation Limited (Delta)’s subsidiary, Megapak — the sole manufacturer of plastic crates in Zimbabwe — says government should regulate loan interest rates to facilitate cheaper...
View ArticleRed tape stalls OK regional expansion
HARARE - Listed grocer OK Zimbabwe (OK) says red tape is stalling its regional expansion plans. Its chief executive Willard Zireva said the group’s efforts to set up operations in two countries he did...
View ArticleZim secures $20m Denmark grant
HARARE - Zimbabwe has secured a $20 million grant from Denmark aimed at infrastructure development. The financing will be channelled through Zim-Fund — a multi-donor trust fund managed by the African...
View ArticleMoyo's position untenable
HARARE - The relationship between the head of an organisation and his subordinates is predicated on trust. This concept is applicable to a head of state and government and his ministers. President...
View ArticleSables' RWC hopes take another knock
HARARE - Zimbabwe's hopes of qualifying for next year’s Rugby World Cup continue to be frustrated after the team’s fine-tuning tour to South Africa was cancelled yesterday due to lack of funds. This...
View ArticlePasuwa defends 'boring' DeMbare
HARARE - Dynamos coach Callisto Pasuwa has defended his team’s tactics following an uninspiring performance against Triangle on Sunday. The Glamour Boys were at times booed by their own supporters who...
View ArticlePlayers' welfare concerns Fuz
HARARE - The Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (Fuz) is deeply concerned with the current state of affairs at CAPS United, Chiredzi FC and Shabanie Mine where players have gone for months without...
View ArticleSundowns leads race for Ndoro
HARARE - ZIMBABWE international Tendai Ndoro is set to leave Mpumalanga Black Aces amid strong interest from Absa Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns. Soweto giants Orlando Pirates have also made...
View ArticleBrazil 'ready' for World Cup
RIO DE JANERIO - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says her country is ready, on and off the pitch, for the football World Cup which starts on Thursday. In a TV address, she said "the pessimists" had...
View ArticleLet's work on our cultural treasures
HARARE - Any good travel writer will tell you that the best way to get the real feel of a country is to take a road trip because in that way you see the real things not just the tourist spots and you...
View Article'Ending sexual violence everyone's duty'
HARARE - The use of sexual violence in war is one of the great injustices of our lifetime. It is hard to document, let alone investigate. Perpetrators do not discriminate, because it’s not about sex,...
View ArticleZim revels in camouflaging reality
HARARE - Soon after the death of former Cabinet minister and journalist Nathan Marwirakuwa Shamuyarira last week, the bad road that leads to his Borrowdale home was hastily patched up to allow for the...
View ArticleMiner, ministers clash over mine ban
HARARE - Two Cabinet ministers yesterday clashed with a Goromonzi-based gold miner who is refusing to comply with an order to halt destructive mining operations along a river course. The drama...
View ArticleMutodi siphoned NHDT cash, manager testifies
HARARE - Businessman-cum musician Energy Mutodi contributed to the collapse of housing projects by pocketing money receipted into National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) by desperate home seekers, a...
View ArticleMasvingo outfit ready for Chibuku finals
MASVINGO - Sungura music outfit, Orchestra Mafarochete will represent Masvingo Province at the Chibuku Road to Fame national finals to be held at Glamis Stadium in Harare on September 27. The...
View ArticleFilm Festival decentralises
HARARE - The Zimbabwe International Film Festival (ZIFF), which will run from October 4 to 11, will this year be held in several cities in addition to the usual hosts Harare. ZIFF, whose theme this...
View ArticleZSE turnover slumps 30pc
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)’s monthly turnover slumped 30 percent to $35,9 million in May from $51,3 million realised prior month, indicating depressed activity on the bourse. According...
View ArticleWilldale lists $3,2m preference shares
HARARE - Listed bricks manufacturer Willdale Limited yesterday listed its preference shares on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. The company recently raised $3,2 million in a rights offer which saw 10...
View ArticleCaledonia eyes Namibia, Zambia
HARARE - Toronto Stock Exchange-listed gold producer Caledonia Mining Corporation (Caledonia) is considering expanding its operations from Zimbabwe into the region. Mark Learmonth, the miner’s vice...
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