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It's criminal, says Mugabe
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe yesterday admitted that irregularities which have taken place in the ruling party’s Youth League polls bordered on criminality and apologised for the shambolic...
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Music lovers in for a treat this weekend
HARARE - Towering singer Jah Prayzah will today bring his band of “soldiers” to Harare’s Airport Lounge while Zora star Leonard Zhakata dates Harare’s Globetrotter. Jah Prayzah, who was busy during...
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ZPC misses power target
GWERU - Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has missed its power production target by 4,05 percent from the initial 4758,13 GWh to 4565,41 GWh during the first half of the year due to a number of challenges....
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Zim's economic forecast downgraded further
HARARE - International economic think-tank, Business Monitor International (BMI), has become the latest institution to cut Zimbabwe’s economic growth outlook for this year, amid acute power supply...
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Police officers must shun corruption
EDITOR — It is disheartening and disturbing to note that police officers who are supposed to maintain law and order in the country are the ones who are involved in corrupt activities. There have been...
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Chitepo and my moustache
HARARE - Until I was well into my 70s, I had kept a well-tended moustache. A few women found it intriguing: what was I trying to hide under that bush? Most men thought I desired to achieve a...
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Stop frustrating well-meaning initiatives
HARARE - Early this week, we reported on the confusion and frustration being caused by government’s insistence that all donations to Tokwe-Mukorsi and Tsholotsho flood victims be channelled through...
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Nigeria's revolutionary salute stalls Ebola
ABUJA - The governors of Nigeria's 36 states have started greeting one another with clenched fist salutes - not out of revolutionary fervour, but to avoid transmitting the deadly Ebola virus....
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Passengers with HIV sue China's Spring Airlines
BEIJING - Two passengers with HIV are suing a budget Chinese airline for refusing to let them board a plane. Local media reports say the two men and a friend - who does not have HIV - were prevented...
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Female trio to rock Intwasa
HARARE - Amawala, a tantalising collaboration featuring leading Zimbabwean women artistes who include Rute Mbangwa, Edith we Utonga and Tina Watyoka could turn out to be the pick of this year’s...
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Zim to up cigarette manufacturing
HARARE - Government’s efforts to engage Chinese and South African companies for the setting up of cigarette manufacturing plants will reduce the country’s dependence on raw tobacco exports, analysts...
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Cottco pins hope on increased production
HARARE - Rebranded Cottco Holdings Limited (Cottco) is pinning its revival hopes on the increased cotton production in the country. The agriculture-focused firm, which has been reeling from debts...
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ACR's Dalny Mine deal approved
HARARE - AIM-listed miner African Consolidated Resources (ACR)’s acquisition of Falcon Gold Zimbabwe’s (Falgold) Dalny Mine (Dalny) and associated infrastructure is on course following Falgold...
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Zim exits deflation
HARARE - Zimbabwe is slowly emerging out of a deflationary phase, amid central bank hopes that an increase in broad money supply into the economy will arrest deflation. Figures released yesterday by...
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What can Mugabe offer Sadc at 90?
EDITOR — The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) summit which starts tomorrow at Victoria Falls with the nonagenarian President Robert Mugabe taking over the rotational reins of the regional...
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DeMbare stuck in the past
HARARE - This week, the back pages have been dominated by the ongoing strike by players at Zimbabwe’s Premier League champions, Dynamos. Since Monday, the players have been reporting for training at...
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Van Gaal a mad genius - Scholes
LONDON - Paul Scholes has described Louis van Gaal as “a mad genius” who will bring to Manchester United the combination of charisma, ability, intimidation and fear with which Sir Alex Ferguson...
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Chelsea 'big horse in title race'
LONDON - Jose Mourinho claimed last season that Chelsea had the role of the 'little horse' in the title race, but on the eve of the new campaign he has a squad that can blow away their competition for...
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The best EPL ever in prospect
JOHANNESBURG - The global showpiece which is the English Premiership kicks off this afternoon with lots of intriguing promises from various clubs. Champions Manchester City have once again gone into...
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League title eluded him as a player
HARARE - In his playing days, Tonderai Ndiraya was credited with engineering most of Dynamos’s goals from an offensive midfield position, but he says no amount of praises can make up for his failure...
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