Twine denies CAPS' crisis
HARARE - CAPS United president Twine Phiri has described as “baseless” reports that the club is facing serious financial problems due to mismanagement. In a season that promised so much at the...
View ArticleZimplats commits $10m to community schemes
HARARE - Zimbabwe's largest platinum producer Zimplats has set aside $10 million for the Community Share Ownership Trust (CSOT), with government yet to approve the miner’s indigenisation plan. In...
View ArticlePolicy uncertainty weighs down Zim
HARARE - Zimbabwe's uncertain policy environment remains a concern despite the country improving in global competitiveness ratings, a latest World Economic Forum (Wef) said. In its Global...
View ArticleSatanism, juju rampant in football - Magaya
HARARE - Prophet Walter Magaya says he has ventured into football with the aim of delivering the sport from rampant “Satanism and Juju”. The Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader was...
View ArticleBanks' profits up 182pc
HARARE - Zimbabwean banks’ aggregate profits surged by 182 percent to $13,84 million in the half year to June 2014 compared to $4,9 million in prior comparable period. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)...
View ArticleMicro loans balloon
HARARE - Micro finance institutions’ loan disbursements grew to $170 million in March this year from $164 million in December 2013 despite exorbitant interest rates, reflecting Zimbabweans’ huge...
View ArticleTuku's ex-wife Melody tales
HARARE - Tuku's first wife, Melody, fondly recalls dating the man who became her husband and Zimbabwe’s most influential musician and father of her two daughters, Sandra and Selmor. Melody remembers...
View ArticleBogus CIO operative nabbed
HARARE - A bogus Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer was arrested at Charge Office Bus Terminus last weekend. Courage Zaranyika is alleged to have been in the business of threatening...
View ArticleFresh setback for Kereke
HARARE - The High Court has struck off the roll a matter in which former advisor to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Munyaradzi Kereke is suing his ex-boss Gideon Gono for over $2 million...
View ArticleCondemned murderer faces further charge
HARARE - A man, who was condemned to death by hanging after being convicted for murder, is back in court facing a fresh murder charge. Vusumuzi Moyo yesterday appeared before High Court Judge Esther...
View ArticleState media feel heat of Zanu PF factionalism
HARARE - State media, including the beleaguered Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) and Zimpapers titles such as The Herald and the Sunday Mail, are reeling from worsening infighting within Zanu...
View ArticleBid to scuttle Joice Mujuru
HARARE - Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa’s announcement that the Zanu PF presidium will be determined by a secret ballot has been viewed as a ploy to scuttle Vice President Joice Mujuru at the...
View ArticleSolvency challenges hit AfrAsia, bank limits withdrawals
HARARE - AfrAsia Bank Limited (AfrAsia) is limiting depositors’ withdrawals due to solvency challenges. The bank, limiting withdrawals to between $50 and $200 depending on the day, said it was...
View Article'Bafana must rattle Eagles'
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa are confident of ending a depressing record against Nigeria when they clash tonight in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The Cape Town showdown is a highlight of the...
View ArticleCilic fulfils early promise
NEW YORK - Croatia's Marin Cilic fulfilled the promise of his stellar junior career with a maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open, silencing self-doubts he admits made him wonder if his day would ever...
View ArticleAstra Paints tennis tourney hailed
HARARE - Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) is impressed by the turnout at the just-ended Astra Paints Tennis Centre Junior Championship held at Highlands Sports Club over the weekend. The tournament which is one...
View ArticleZim Davis Cup team in Nigeria test
HARARE - Zimbabwe Davis Cup team will be hoping to continue with their fine start when they face Nigeria in the 2014 Davis Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group III match at Smash Tennis Academy in Cairo, Egypt...
View ArticleThe day Australia invaded Glen View
HARARE - Zimbabwe cricket team’s historic win over Australia in the just-ended tri-series was followed with yet another momentous occasion when the tourists visited Glen View to conduct a...
View ArticleCAPS fans speak out
HARARE - CAPS United fans are worried at their club’s continued on and off field problems and have called on club president Twine Phiri to find a lasting solution as soon as possible. The Green...
View ArticleTricky assignment for Zim A
HARARE - Touring Bangladesh is never easy at the best of times. The hot and humid conditions, the worry of contracting one of the many stomach bugs, the unwavering stench of the various human bodily...
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