Turnall mulls retrenchment
HARARE - Listed roofing materials manufacturer Turnall Holdings is mulling to retrench as part of strategies to contain costs and survive Zimbabwe’s harsh economic environment. The group’s marketing...
View ArticleEbola death toll passes 1,900
GENEVA - More than 1,900 people have now died in West Africa's Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. There have been 3,500 confirmed or probable cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone and...
View ArticleNo plans to open Zim office: Microsoft
HARARE - Global software giant Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) says it has no plans to open an office in Zimbabwe, but will partner locals. Hani Shakeel, Microsoft’s regional product manager for the...
View ArticleFormer Zim umpire Goosen dies
HARARE - Former Zimbabwe international cricket umpire Quintin Goosen has died aged 67. Goosen, who was born at Lonely Mine in Matabeleland, officiated in a single Test match and 12 ODIs before...
View ArticleCABS St George's T20 tourney begins
HARARE - The battle for schoolboy cricket supremacy gets underway today when 11 schools descend on St George’s College in Harare for the annual CABS Twenty20 Cricket Schools tournament. Defending...
View ArticleTwine must lead by example
HARARE - Many claim that leadership by example is the best way to lead. We've all heard that people pay more attention to leaders’ deeds than their words. I completely agree. To be remarkable leaders...
View ArticleCrisis-ridden CAPS held, Shabanie win
HARARE - CAPS United lost ground in the Castle Premiership title race after being held to a one all draw by Bantu Rovers at Hartsfield in Bulawayo yesterday. United’s trip to Bulawayo hung in the...
View ArticleWe want 2017 Afcon - Mzembi
HARARE - Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi has announced Zimbabwe’s interest in bidding to host the 2017 African Nations Cup following Libya's withdrawal as the host nation....
View ArticleBatsmen let themselves down again
HARARE - After Zimbabwe's historical win on Sunday, no one was entirely sure how yesterday’s game against South Africa would go. There was a general perception that Zimbabwe had peaked and that they...
View ArticleProphetess Makandiwa donates to charity
HARARE - Prophetess Ruth Makandiwa, wife to United Family International Church (UFIC) celebrity preacher, Emmanuel, celebrated her birthday with children from different charities in Harare yesterday....
View ArticleTuku Backstage: Part III
HARARE - Tuku Backstage converses not only with the man’s dreams, successes and adversities but also Tuku’s moral and ethical challenges including the superstar’s hidden secrets. While writing, I...
View ArticleGovt moves to tighten border controls
HARARE - Government is tightening border controls in a bid to stem the flow of illegal imports, a top government official has said. Mike Bimha, Industry and Commerce minister, told Parliament on...
View ArticleReputation alone not enough
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) awards are back after a seven-year hiatus. There is every reason for celebration by those who follow music and musicians themselves. Curiously, the released...
View ArticleAnd you thought racism was dead?
HARARE - Among the South African journalists of the pioneering Drum magazine I admired the most was Lewis Nkosi, one of whose most popular books was Home And Exile. But he also wrote a novel, Mating...
View ArticleAtlas Mara plans $100m ABCH capitalisation
HARARE - Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited (Atlas Mara) plans to inject $100 million into pan-African banking group ABC Holdings (ABCH)'s three major subsidiaries. ABCH’s chief executive, Douglas Munatsi,...
View ArticleDokora should take a leaf from MPs
EDITOR — Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) would like to applaud the concerted efforts by Members of Parliament who moved a motion concerning the rot in the education sector. RTUZ would like to...
View ArticleDesigner cheats death
BULAWAYO - Production designer Blessing Masora last week escaped death by a whisker after she was hit by a commuter omnibus in Mpopoma. Masora, 27, who has been active in the arts industry for over a...
View ArticleWorship House to bless Harare
HARARE - Top South African gospel group, Worship House, will perform at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) tomorrow. The popular gospel group will share the stage with local stars...
View ArticleImbongi Arts to mark Senzeni Na anniversary
HARARE - Dub poet Albert Nyathi and Imbongi Arts will mark the 20th anniversary of the poem and song Senzeni Na at the Book Café on September 12 through a multi-lingual 90-minute musical production....
View ArticleEbola affects Morgan Heritage Africa tour
HARARE - Red Fox proprietor Robert Zhuwao, who is among African promoters who intend to bring Jamaican reggae band Morgan Heritage to Africa, says the Ebola outbreak has forced them to plan anew the...
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