'Mahachi remains suspended'
HARARE - Suspended Harare town clerk Tendai Mahachi can only be reinstated after a full council meeting, Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni said yesterday. Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo...
View ArticleIs it too hard to act on corruption?
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s government has many times flattered only to deceive in matters involving corruption. Mugabe himself has hit the table many times, told delegates at Zanu PF...
View ArticlePsmas board lacks legitimacy
HARARE - Whenever a State institution triggers public outrage, it is important for government to institute effective remedial action. Failure to do so will erode public confidence in the institution,...
View ArticleZim pursues London Bullion Market readmission
HARARE - Zimbabwe has intensified efforts to mobilise gold in excess of 15 tonnes this year as the country forges ahead with its plans to be readmitted to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)....
View ArticleZimplats profit slumps 48pc
HARARE - Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Limited (Zimplats)’ operating profit slumped 48 percent to $21 million in the quarter to December 2013 on the back of lower sales volumes and depressed metal prices....
View ArticleSulu showcases artistic personality
HARARE - THERE is one interesting observation that I have made over the years whenever we host album launches and other showbiz gatherings ? the presence of guests. And I would like to mention in...
View ArticleMudiwa to drop love song on Valentine's Day
HARARE - Multiple award-winning gospel hip-hop star, Mudiwa Mtandwa, is set to launch a single titled Love yaSolomon on Valentine’s Day. The gospel prodigy described his new offering as a dedication...
View ArticleBev threatens Zoey with 'holy ghost fire'
HARARE - Veteran pole dancer Zoey Sifelani has attacked former rival Beverly Sibanda for being ‘jealous’ of her flourishing career. Sifelani told the Daily News that she had received a number of...
View ArticleZim needs $4bn stimulus package
HARARE - Former Finance minister Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe urgently needs a $4 billion stimulus package to get the economy ticking. The opposition MDC secretary general told a press conference this...
View ArticleSwansea sack manager Laudrup
LONDON - Swansea City have sacked their Danish manager Michael Laudrup with the team two points above the Premier League relegation zone, the Welsh club said in a statement on Tuesday. "It is a...
View ArticleGaranganga hits bad patch
HARARE - Zimbabwe tennis ace Takanyi Garanganga failed to make an impression after dropping out in the early stages of two different competitions in the United States last week. Garanganga was knocked...
View ArticleChavhanga back in business
JOHANNESBURG - Former Springbok wing Tonderai Chavhanga has been spotted training with the Sharks ahead of this year's Super Rugby competition.Chavhanga, 30, in recent years played for Welsh team...
View ArticleLocal is lekker for Gorowa
HARARE - Zimbabwe national team coach Ian Gorowa yesterday revealed his locally-based players will form the backbone of the future Warriors squad as he targets a place at the 2015 Africa Cup of...
View ArticlePasuwa races against time
HARARE - Dynamos coach Calisto Pasuwa is racing against time to assemble a formidable squad to face Botswana champions Mochudi Centre Chiefs this weekend. The two teams clash in the first leg of the...
View ArticleFrom hero to zero
HARARE - After the disastrous 5-0 thrashing England received in the recently concluded Ashes series down under, speculation was rife as to who would be given their marching orders. Andy Flower, or the...
View ArticleZim trims T20 squad
HARARE - The Zimbabwe national cricket team yesterday got down to business with a trimmed squad reporting for training at Harare Sports Club as preparations begun for next month's ICC World Twenty20...
View ArticleHarare City Council to meet over Mahachi suspension
HARARE - The Harare City Council is expected to hold a special full council meeting later today to deliberate on the fate of suspended Town Clerk, Tendai Mahachi. Mahachi was suspended last week by...
View Article'Chinese in criminal sabotage'
HARARE - William Mutomba, the Zanu PF MP for Buhera North, has castigated the indigenisation policy arguing that it needs to be revised as it was benefiting foreigners. Mutomba made the remarks in...
View ArticleMDC wants judicial inquiry into executives' perks
HARARE - Tendai Biti, the MDC secretary-general, has called for a commission of inquiry to look into parastatal executives’ obscene salaries. “We have seen explicit corruption whereby people inflated...
View ArticleKereke lying — Gono
HARARE - Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono has said his ex-adviser Munyaradzi Kereke is basing corruption claims against him on false allegations driven by malice and a...
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