'Duty suspension to bolster Delta bottom line'
HARARE - SABMiller’s Zimbabwean unit Delta Corporation (Delta) has received an excise duty reprieve from government, a development analysts say will grow the beverages maker’s bottom line. Last...
View ArticleTough times ahead, Zimra warns
HARARE - Tax collector, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), has warned of a tough economic environment ahead as government faces shrinking revenue inflows. Gershom Pasi, the authority’s...
View Article'Venue closure affected Zim theatre'
HARARE - Rooftop Promotions director Daves Guzha claims the 2012 closure of Theatre in the Park that his organisation had run in the Harare Gardens for 17 years affected the livelihoods of 900 people....
View ArticleMhlanga adapts 'O' Level set book
BULAWAYO - Bambata Actors Centre director Styx Mhlanga has completed casting Athol Fugard’s Master Harold and the Boys, a play which is a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) ‘O’ Level set...
View ArticleUS-based singer reignites Brian Sibalo memories
HARARE - Only old timers can remember the late gospel musician Brian Sibalo, whose gospel hits rocked the airwaves in the 80’s. Since his death in 1997, Sibalo’s music has continued to play in the...
View Article'Education policies suppress arts'
HARARE - Weak education policies at secondary school level are suppressing the pursuit of performance arts as a career option by talented children, a senior education official has said. Isaiah...
View ArticleOutcry over arrest of ANZ journalists
HARARE - Monday's arrest of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe Group Editor, Stanley Gama, and senior writer Fungisai Kwaramba, has elicited widespread condemnation from both Zanu PF and the MDC, with...
View ArticleProsecutors to consider Khalfan case against the Daily News
HARARE - The criminal defamation charges being levelled against the Group Editor of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), the publishers of the Daily News, Stanley Gama, and senior writer Fungi...
View ArticleZim misses royalties target
HARARE - Zimbabwe collected a total of $133, 7 million in mining royalties last year, missing its $245 million target, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said. In its February 2014 report, the...
View ArticleAfrAsia Bank MD resigns
HARARE - AfrAsia Bank Zimbabwe (AfrAsia)’s managing director Tineyi Mawocha has resigned. His resignation, under yet unclear circumstances, is barely three months after his appointment. Sekai...
View ArticleLifechanging ropes in Zimpraise vocalist
HARARE - Gospel artiste Life “Lifechanging” Nechavava has collaborated with Zimpraise vocalist, Primrose Njewa on a single titled Makomborero. The single, which fuses different gospel music styles,...
View ArticlePlatinum Prince denies Satanism links
HARARE - Dancehall artiste Platinum Prince says those who claim his song Ndinoshamisa Soo is linked to Satanism are way off the mark. The song which celebrates death and gloom has attracted the ire of...
View ArticleHifa endorses Zim dancehall
HARARE - Music promoters regard the Harare International Festival of the arts (Hifa)’s decision to end this year’s edition with a Zim dancehall concert as an endorsement of the music genre. The Zim...
View ArticleY-tjukutja to rock Harare
HARARE - South African house music group Uhuru will perform at Belgravia Sports Club in Harare on Independence eve. The group, which will collaborate with Willom Tight on his forthcoming album, is...
View ArticleIndians vote on key election day
NEW DELHI - Millions of Indians are voting on the first big day of the general election pitting the ruling Congress party against the main opposition BJP. Polling is being held in 91 seats in 14...
View ArticleOscar trial: 'Bull terrier' takes centre stage
PRETORIA - Oscar Pistorius felt first-hand the bite of prosecutor Gerrie Nel minutes into his cross-examination at his murder trial. Mr Nel is known as "the bull terrier" in court circles, and now the...
View ArticleMash Eagles soar above Rocks
HARARE - A clinical Mashonaland Eagles thrashed hapless Southern Rocks by an innings and 94 runs in a Logan Cup that finished in the hours of Wednesday morning on the final day at Harare Sports Club...
View ArticleDon't count us out: Charamba
HARARE - With no golfer ranked under 500 in the world, Zimbabwe faces a daunting task to eclipse their well-travelled opponents let alone land the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open that start today at...
View ArticleZuze braces for Lowveld derby
CHIREDZI - Triangle coach Biggie Zuze is bracing for the first edition of the Castle Premiership Lowveld derby against rivals Chiredzi FC this weekend. The two teams had mixed fortunes in the opening...
View ArticleZim karate team trip in limbo
HARARE - The Zimbabwe karate teams which is set to travel to Japan is racing against time to secure sponsorship with two weeks left before the travelling date. The country's top karateka Sensei Samson...
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