Gukurahundi back in the spotlight
BULAWAYO - Gukurahundi atrocities that befell Zimbabwe African People’s Union (Zapu) supporters in the early years of independence have been revisited by a new book titled Guveya. The book by the...
View ArticleAlexio to launch single on Christmas eve
HARARE - Afro-fusion artiste Alexio Kawara has postponed the launch of a Christmas special single titled Zvazvinhu to December 24. The launchwhich was set for this afternoon, has been deferred to...
View ArticleTariro Negitare ready for Zahara gig
HARARE - Rising songstress Tariro “Tariro Negitare” Ruzvidzo is relishing tomorrow’s high-profile gig at 7 Arts in which she will share the stage with Zimbabwe music legend Oliver Mtukudzi and South...
View ArticleWaller saddened by player boycott
HARARE - Zimbabwe cricket coach Andy Waller is hopeful the New Year will bring better times for the troubled game, which has been rocked once again by a dispute between players and the board. The...
View ArticleMighty Warriors step up preps
HARARE - Zimbabwe's women football team has stepped up preparations for their Unity Day Challenge match against Lesotho at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow. An 18-member squad, which went into camp last week,...
View ArticleBattered and bruised, but not beaten
HARARE - After breaking several bones, not many athletes will have the will, let alone courage, to keep going But Zimbabwe’s multiple motocross champion Jayden Ashwell is no ordinary athlete, he is a...
View ArticleWarriors fall in Fifa rankings
HARARE - Zimbabwe have dropped one place on the latest Fifa rankings released by the world football governing body yesterday despite beating Mozambique 2-1 in an international friendly early this...
View ArticleBancABC rewards players
HARARE - Outstanding players for this year’s BancABC Sup8r Cup yesterday received their individual awards at a function held at the bank’s offices in the capital. Shabanie Mine captain Tafadzwa...
View ArticleElvis Meleka warns Dynamos
GABORONE - Zimbabwean midfielder Elvis Meleka, the reigning footballer of the year in Botswana’s top-flight league, has warned his countrymen Dynamos against complacency when the Zimbabwean giants...
View ArticleS. Sudan on verge of civil war, Obama warns
JUBA - US President Barack Obama has warned that South Sudan is on the "precipice" of a civil war, after clashes in the capital Juba spread around the country. He said 45 military personnel had been...
View ArticlePutin pardons ex-tycoon Khodorkovsky
MOSCOW - Former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is due to be released from jail following a pardon from Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials say. Mr Putin signed a decree earlier pardoning...
View ArticleRio to join Warriors
HARARE - Highlanders midfield star Peter “Rio” Moyo will only join the Warriors’ preparations for the Chan finals next week after returning from a trial stint in South Africa. Moyo – who rediscovered...
View ArticleInjiva's bleak festive season
BULAWAYO - The age-old tradition when Christmas brought palpable excitement among Zimbabweans is gradually losing its twinkle. Tradition had it that this time of the year the second largest city of...
View ArticleAre we the next 'failed state'
HARARE - There have been recent events which have prompted some Zimbabweans to wonder if we are the next African country to be categorised as a “failed state”. A “failed state” is exactly that — a...
View ArticleEcobank expands Zim footprint
HARARE - Togo-based Ecobank International (Ecobank)’s local unit Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited (EZL) has increased its branch network to 13 following the opening of two additional outlets in Harare. This...
View ArticleArt restructures debt
HARARE - Distressed paper and stationery maker Art Corporation Limited (Art) is pursuing options to restructure and reduce its $8,4 million debt. “The initiatives include working with our bankers to...
View ArticleStarafrica losses balloon
HARARE - Listed diversified group Starafrica Corporation Limited (Starafrica)’s losses ballooned to $5,2 million in the half year to September 2013 from $4,8 million incurred in prior comparable...
View ArticlePension packages for ex-lawmakers
HARARE - Former Cabinet ministers and legislators who served during the inclusive government era are set to receive pensions, benefits and retrenchment packages. Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa...
View ArticleUS envoy to look into Zim Asset
BULAWAYO - US Ambassador to Zimbabwe Bruce Wharton says his embassy will look into the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim Asset) to establish whether it is compatible...
View ArticleJudgment date set for Gumbura
HARARE - Independent End Times Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura will spend Christmas and New Year holidays behind bars after Harare regional Magistrate Hosea Mujaya said he will deliver judgment...
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