HARARE – Zimbabwe Fashion Week (ZFW) 2012 is back with a bang with the theme “Breaking Barriers” from its 2011 theme “Think and Live Green” which later became popular across Africa. The showcase commenced yesterday and will end on Saturday. This year’s event strives to exceed previous events and expectations to step into the international…
HARARE – People’s Own Saving Bank (POSB) has reported an 11 percent increase in total deposits to $57,6 million for the half-year, while total assets rose 12 percent to $73,1 million. The banking concern however, said despite country growth prospects remaining positive, they will likely be lowered than originally projected due to the continued liquidity…
HARARE – Government should move to implement the multi-million dollar deal with Indian steel giant Essar, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said. Addressing journalists during his monthly press briefing on Tuesday, Tsvangirai said government should own up to its signature. “The Essar project has to proceed and the debate over mining concessions should now be…
HARARE – A Harare man got the shock of his life after he caught his 26-year-old son having sexual intercourse with his teenage daughter. The Glen View man is set to testify against his son, who is facing four rape counts, in a trial that opened yesterday at the Harare Magistrates’ Court. His son, however,…
HARARE – Party lovers are in for a busy weekend as a number of must-attend gigs are lined up across the country. Dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu is returning to Manicaland Province this weekend. Together with his Orchestra Dendera Kings band, Sulu is expected to put Leisure Centre Bonga on fire in the scenic Nyanga town…
HARARE – Agribank says talks over the disposal of government’s 49 percent stake in the banking concern to private investors were ongoing and at an advanced stage. “The government has commenced the privatisation of Agribank and is currently in progress in accordance with the Cabinet approval of May 2011. Under the privatisation programme, government will…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday got a reprieve as the High Court granted his request for a by-election deadline extension to October 1 and this simply means he has to comply without fail. The extension was reached after an amicable negotiation between Mugabe’s legal team and those calling on him to declare the dates….
HARARE – Zimbabwe has approved a transport policy which government will soon roll out, as the country seeks to provide key infrastructure enablers ahead of next year’s United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly. Zimbabwe will co-host the general assembly with neighbouring Zambia. Saston Muzenda, acting Policy Planning and Coordination director at the ministry…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) Appeals Committee says it will early next week deliver judgment into the annulled Dynamos-Hwange match after holding a hearing into the matter yesterday. Dynamos beat Hwange 4-2 in a Castle Lager Premiership match back in May, but the coalminers played under protest after their coaches Nation Dube and…
HARARE – South African gold producer DRDGold has expressed satisfaction with its ongoing exploration drilling programme in the country. The Johannesburg Securities Exchange-listed miner with a secondary listing in the Nasdaq Capital Market operates 50 percent joint venture with Chizim Investments in an early-stage gold exploration project on Zimbabwe’s greenstone belt. DRDGold chief executive Niël…
