Pistorius could take stand next week
PRETORIA - The prosecution in the Oscar Pistorius murder case expects to rest early next week, prosecutor Gerrie Nel announced unexpectedly on Wednesday. Nel has only four or five more witnesses to...
View ArticleZPC Kariba's PSL place in danger
HARARE - ZPC Kariba’s participation in the 2014 Premier Soccer League (PSL) is hanging in the balance after government reportedly barred the power company from putting money into football in the wake...
View ArticleIs Zim suffering from lack of confidence?
HARARE - It was another nail-biting encounter in Sylhet yesterday as Zimbabwe squeaked home by five wickets when Vusi Sibanda smashed the ball over long on for six to keep Zimbabwe's World Twenty20...
View ArticleMiss Carnival search begins
HARARE - Regional castings for the Miss Carnival pageant that will take place in Harare on May 16 will begin tomorrow in Mutare and Gweru at the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) Offices. The Carnival...
View ArticleMiner cleared of $4m gold fraud charge
HARARE - A Kwekwe-based miner of Australian origin, who was accused of failing to remit $4 million worth of gold to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (Fidelity), has been freed after the State consented...
View ArticleToddler testifies against rapist
HARARE - A three-year-old girl yesterday testified against a 61-year-old man who allegedly raped her. In testimony heard in camera before Harare magistrate Aidonia Masawi, the toddler narrated how...
View ArticleFao, EU launch multi-million euro project
BULAWAYO - The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (Fao) in conjunction with European Union (EU) have launched a $10,7 million (€7,8 million) livestock production project for...
View ArticleSerial armed robber commits suicide
HARARE - Serial armed robber Simba Muchengeti has committed suicide at Shurugwi Police Station. Muchengeti allegedly committed a spate of armed robberies in Ngundu but was recently apprehended by the...
View ArticleGumbura seeks High Court bail
HARARE - Jailed Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura has filed an application for bail pending appeal at the High Court after a Harare magistrate ruled that he had no...
View ArticleMpofu must give others a chance
HARARE - Apart from crying in Parliament and calling himself “the most obedient son of President Robert Mugabe”, Obert Mpofu’s continued tenure in cabinet has come under increased scrutiny. While the...
View ArticleZuma must quit within 20 days: Malema
HARARE - President Jacob Zuma should resign within 20 days, EFF leader Julius Malema said yesterday. “Zuma should step down. If he fails to do so within 20 days, the EFF will march to the Union...
View ArticleGovt clueless, as economy burns
HARARE - For most Zimbabweans, these are trying times. The country has entered a period of deflation, salaries for those lucky to be still employed are depressed amid a tightening liquidity crisis and...
View ArticleBroad policies needed to revive economy
HARARE - Six months after government launched its ambitious economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset), the country’s economy is still...
View ArticleHow much is your president worth?
HARARE - After the death of many young people looking for jobs in Nigeria last week, the people of that country must have asked the 64-million naira question: how much is our president worth in terms...
View ArticleStop corruption
EDITOR — The government is largely made up of people who are over 65 years of age yet the Constitution stipulates that the pensionable age of a Zimbabwean is 65 years. We are shooting ourselves in...
View ArticleDairibord plans $10m capex
HARARE - Milk processor Dairibord Holdings (Dairibord) plans to spend $10 million in capital expenditure this year, targeted at consolidating its market share. Its chief executive Anthony Mandiwanza...
View ArticleZSE, Infotech sign contract
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) yesterday awarded a contract to supply and install the bourse’s automation system to Infotech Middle East FZ LLC (Infotech). “On July 2013 we announced the...
View ArticleFBCH in $10m PTA deal
HARARE - FBC Holdings (FBCH) is finalising a $10 million import facility with PTA Bank (PTA), its chief executive John Mushayavanhu said. He told businessdaily that it would be available shortly. “In...
View ArticleZim considers Implats refinery proposal
HARARE - Zimbabwe is considering a platinum refinery construction proposal by South Africa-based Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats), businessdaily has learnt. Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa yesterday...
View ArticleByo jazz group launches maiden album
BULAWAYO - Jazz group, The Outfit Band, will launch their 10-track debut album titled Smile at Horizon Club in the City of Kings on March 28. After several years on the Bulawayo music scene, the...
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