Mwana ramps up nickel sales
HARARE - Pan African miner Mwana Africa Plc (Mwana) says nickel in concentrate sales from its Zimbabwe-based Trojan mine went up 76 percent more to 2,651 tonnes in the quarter ended December 2013....
View ArticleZim celebrities turn to dreadlocks
HARARE - Years ago, it was considered untidy and unprofessional to wear dreadlocks in certain places in Zimbabwe but with the passage of time this has changed as even the first lady Grace Mugabe now...
View ArticleNama can be bigger, better
HARARE - The popularity of the recently-held 2013 Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala was beyond anyone’s imagination and as it was screened live, worldwide. The Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala, to be held this year at the...
View ArticleKingstons property attached over Gramma debt
HARARE - One of the country’s recording companies Gramma Records is attaching property from Kingstons Holdings Limited over debt. Both Gramma Records and Kingstons Holdings seem to be struggling to...
View ArticleJackie launches cosmetic lip collection
HARARE - Vault cosmetics will launch a ‘Dillish’lip gloss and lipstick collection on Valentine’s Day. Vault was founded by Hollywood-based celebrity make-up artist, Jackie Muchanyuka-Mgido and was...
View ArticleBitter exchanges as Syria talks open
GENEVA - Syria's government and main political opposition have traded bitter accusations as a major peace conference begins in Switzerland. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged delegates to engage...
View ArticleRow over rabbit in Nelson Mandela's ear
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's government has ordered sculptors to remove a bronze rabbit they hid in the ear of a Nelson Mandela statue, unveiled after the former president's death last month. It...
View ArticleExplain delay, Justice Hungwe ordered
HARARE - The Constitutional Court has ordered High Court judge Charles Hungwe to write an affidavit within 30 days, detailing reasons for his delay in concluding the case of incarcerated murder...
View Article'Ncube's MDC bankrupt'
HARARE - The sun is setting on Welshman Ncube’s political life as his smaller MDC party is collapsing due to bankruptcy. A senior party member based in Bulawayo told the Daily News that all was not...
View ArticleBarack Obama snubs Mugabe
HARARE - President Barack Obama will exclude President Robert Mugabe when he invites 47 leaders to a landmark US-Africa summit in August, seeking to widen US trade, development and security ties with...
View ArticleMwana to ramp up Zim mines
HARARE - Aim-listed Mwana Africa Plc (Mwana) plans to ramp up production at its Zimbabwe-based gold and nickel mines following a strong performance in 2013. The resources group, led by group chief...
View ArticleZim secures $53m grants
HARARE - Zimbabwe has secured a total $53,4 million in grants targeted at financing projects including power generation, infrastructure and water sanitation rehabilitation, among others. The finances...
View ArticleTrust Bank liquidation postponed
HARARE - Zimbabwe's High Court has postponed Trust Bank (Trust)’s liquidation process to February 18 following a successful challenge by the financial institution’s lawyers. Represented by Thabani...
View ArticleGalz protest gay director's prosecution
HARARE - Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz) has appealed to prosecutor-general Johannes Tomana to drop charges levelled against transgender Ricky Nathanson saying the prosecution was a waste of...
View ArticleZanu PF offers MPs campaign vehicles
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF has offered its winning and losing candidates the option to buy their campaign vehicles. Joram Gumbo, Zanu PF chief whip, confirmed to the Daily News that he...
View ArticleTsvangirai lawyers off the hook
HARARE - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s lawyers are off the hook following a Supreme Court ruling setting aside Electoral Court judge Chinembiri Bhunu’s directive that they be arrested on...
View ArticleMujuru flexes muscles
HARARE - Acting President Joice Mujuru flexed her muscles on Wednesday after convening a special meeting for provincial ministers where she cracked the whip on errant government officials. In the...
View ArticleWe'll not lose sleep over Obama snub: Zanu PF
HARARE - Zanu PF has rubbished American President Barack Obama’s move to snub President Robert Mugabe, saying they will not lose sleep over the matter. Obama plans to exclude Mugabe when he invites 47...
View ArticleBiti breathes fire
HARARE - Zimbabwe remains caught up in a crisis that is weighing down heavily on economic turnaround efforts, former Finance minister Tendai Biti has said. Out of the $4 billion national budget...
View ArticleIndustry finalises EU tour preps
HARARE - Zimbabwe's distressed manufacturing sector — through the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) — is finalising preparations for a European Union tour expected to unlock fresh capital and...
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