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Zim cricketers in fresh strike
HARARE - Zimbabwean cricket players have unanimously agreed to boycott all forms of cricket until they are paid outstanding dues owed to them by the game’s governing body, it emerged last night....
View ArticleZB targets informal sector
HARARE - ZB Bank Limited (ZB) has unveiled a $1 million loan facility targeted at boosting the informal sector’s capacity. The “Informal Trader” scheme comes on the back of the institution’s recent...
View ArticleLegal instrument stalls grains exchange
HARARE - The Agriculture ministry says government is finalising a legal instrument to facilitate the launch of the long-awaited commodities exchange. Clemence Bwenje, economics and markets director in...
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Govt plans new tourism policy
HARARE - Zimbabwe is expected to have a new tourism policy next year aimed at boosting tourists’ receipts to over $5 billion in six years. The country’s tourism revenue declined to $1 billion last...
View ArticleDaily News reporters win awards
BULAWAYO - There is no stopping accolades from being added to the bountiful and glittering Daily News trophy cabinet at the moment. The country’s leading daily paper reaffirmed its reputation with yet...
View ArticleMobile phone exposes robber
BULAWAYO - A 36-year-old Bulawayo man was exposed when an unsuspecting buyer used a stolen phone. Nhlanhla Ndlovu, 36, has appeared before the courts facing three counts of armed robbery, aggravated...
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Thanksgiving: Anglicans celebrate Kunonga redemption
HARARE - Chad Gandiya, Anglican Church prelate, is hosting the first thanksgiving ceremony since the defeat of renegade bishop Nolbert Kunonga. Precious Shumba, spokesperson of the Anglican Church...
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Byo hosts Mandela memorial service
BULAWAYO - A memorial service to honour the late former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in Bulawayo has been postponed to today to pave way for a much bigger event in solidarity with...
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Victory no fluke: Mugabe
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe said yesterday his disputed victory in the July 31 polls was free and fair although the main opposition, MDC alleges fraud and manipulation of electoral rolls....
View ArticleRains turn tables against amakorokoza
BULAWAYO - The nostrum that portrays a mine as a hole in the ground with a fool at the bottom and a liar at the top rings true to businesspeople that make brisk business from informal miners when...
View ArticleFamily invades Chinese mine houses
ARDA TRANSAU - A Johanne Marange Apostolic Church family comprising 14 wives relocated from Chiadzwa to Arda Transau by Anjin and currently squatting in a compound due to a housing unit stand-off have...
View ArticleCivil servants still await govt's 'token' salary increment
HARARE - Civil servants’ “token” salary increments promised by President Robert Mugabe in the run up to the July 31 elections have remained a pie in the sky. The cash strapped government has even...
View ArticleUnion rivalry scuttles govt workers pay deal
HARARE - A meeting called to resolve salary negotiations between government and civil servants was thrown into turmoil yesterday after being scuttled by power struggles. Nicholas Goche, the Public...
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Mugabe in bid to honour Nkomo
BULAWAYO - President Robert Mugabe is one shrewd and contriving politician who has stuck to his guns no matter how people at home and abroad view his position. Whatever decision he takes, history has...
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Residents vow to resist demolitions
HARARE - Government’s plans to demolish houses in Chitungwiza faces stiff resistance as residents in Seke Unit ‘O’ Extension have vowed to strongly resist any such move. This follows a consultative...
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They're fools, says Mugabe
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe yesterday ended his party’s 14th annual people’s conference with a scathing attack on the West and its leaders, branding them “fools”. While the Zanu PF strongman took...
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Walk the talk Mr President
HARARE - In his 33 years in power, President Robert Mugabe has treated Zimbabweans to the “best of demagoguery” the world has ever seen, including at key gatherings such as his annual party...
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Where are ZBC licensing fees going to?
EDITOR — The Chitungwiza Residents Trust (Chitrest) joins other progressive residents’ movements in the country in calling for the boycott of licence fees to Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)...
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Madiba, the world will never forget
JOHANNESBURG - The European Champions League matches this week displayed signs reading: Madiba, The World Will Never Forget. The World Club championship that kicked off in Morocco this week will also...
View ArticleThe 'best underrated' defender of his era
HARARE - Former Black Rhinos captain Geoffrey Ndlovu ranks as one of the most underrated players of his generation. For 10 years, Ndlovu was a vital cog in Chipembere’s central defence, having joined...
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