Drama at maternity wards
HARARE - With faces twisted in pain and hands thrown on their distended bellies, heavily pregnant women slowly trickle into a maternity clinic in the bustling suburb of Mbare for their last journey to...
View ArticleChingwizi villagers lose out
MWENEZI - After several years of hustling in the fields with little returns due to rolling droughts ravaging the arid Mwenezi district, news that a massive ethanol project was to be set up in the area...
View ArticleJuwela, new dancehall queen
HARARE - Rising chanter Edeline “Juwela” Mapuranga believes she now has what it takes to share the limelight with Sandra “Lady Squanda” Gazi at the apex of Zimbabwe’s female dancehall community. The...
View ArticleHer only job is entering competitions
HARARE - Most people believe one has to be lucky to win a competition, but Losca Gwanzura, 51 has since established that there is also need for hard work. The Eye Shot crew visited Gwanzura at her...
View ArticleYoung businessman changes ZSE
HARARE - Growing up in the affluent Glen Lorne suburb in Harare, Samuelle Dimairho always dreamt of revolutionising the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). At 15, Dimairho had already decided to create a...
View ArticleChiadzwa villagers cry foul
MUTARE - Traditional chiefs in Mutare recently, got a battering from villagers who accused them of benefitting from diamond explorations while they continue to wallow in poverty and see their rights...
View ArticleFurore over Dokora's proposals
HARARE - A raft of changes being proposed in the education sector by Primary and Secondary Education minister, Lazarus Dokora, caused chaos. Some support him, while others are seething with anger....
View ArticleMarange firms lay off over 400 workers
MUTARE - Alluvial diamond deposits at Marange have run out and companies here have started laying off workers. Chinese diamond mining companies Anjin and Jinan are this week laying-off more than 400...
View Article'Name Baba Jukwa ministers'
HARARE - Didymus Mutasa, the Zanu PF administration secretary, says the Sunday Mail editor Edmund Kudzayi should name the ministers who worked with him on the Facebook character Baba Jukwa. This...
View ArticleBig Three takes 'rightful position'
HARARE - With only two games before the 2014 Castle Premiership season reaches the halfway mark, there is an unfamiliar look at the top of the log standings. Traditional powerhouses of Zimbabwean...
View ArticleClean bill of health for Sables
HARARE - Zimbabwe emerged from Saturday’s big 55-27 victory over hosts Madagascar in Antananarivo with a clean bill of health. With a much tougher challenge coming up against Namibia tomorrow in this...
View ArticleParly grills council over luxury cars
HARARE - Harare City Council senior management was yesterday grilled by Parliament over the alleged abuse of a $144 million loan sourced from China to rehabilitate water infrastructure. Council...
View ArticleNew land permits for A1 farmers
HARARE - All land permits issued by district administrators (DA) are now null and void, a Cabinet minister has said. Douglas Mombeshora, minister of Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement, told a news...
View ArticleStudent drop-out rate on the increase
HARARE - There is an increasing number of children dropping out of school, resulting in increased crime and child marriages, a rights group has said. Phillipah Muchemwa, a lawyer with the Legal...
View ArticleMultiple currency regime to stay, says RBZ chief
HARARE - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya has said Zimbabwe will continue using the multiple currency system for the foreseeable future. Mangudya yesterday told the parliamentary...
View ArticleWhere is Holland?
HARARE - A thick cloud of confusion is plaguing the MDC rebels after they ditched Sekai Holland as the interim leader. The breakaway MDC’s national council meeting held at Mandel Training Centre in...
View ArticleZimura fails to pay international artistes
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) said they owe international as well as regional artistes royalties. William Nanaire, the society’s financial officer, said they collect cash for...
View ArticleFBC Holdings submits recapitalisation plan
HARARE - Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed diversified financial services provider FBC Holdings Limited (FBCH) says it has submitted a fresh recapitalisation plan to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)...
View ArticleTelecel plans $200m investment
HARARE - Telecel Zimbabwe (Telecel) plans to invest over $200 million towards network expansion, with the group pushing for legislation that compels mobile network operators to share infrastructure....
View ArticleMtamangira survives chop
HARARE - Mine minister Walter Chidhakwa yesterday retained faith in Farai Mtamangira’s Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) board amid expectations that the second largest shareholder Nicolas Van...
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