HARARE – The semifinal pairing for the National Rugby League (NRL) was decided after Saturday’s final round of matches, highlighted by a scrappy 12-12 draw between Old Hararians and Matabeleland Warriors. All matches in the league were played at OH. The game of the week between the hosts and Matabeleland Warriors was characterised by poor…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday launched a “Yes” vote for the draft constitution in Harare, declaring talks with President Robert Mugabe are dead. Tsvangirai, who was addressing his MDC structures at the Harare Showgrounds in the capital, said he will not be drawn into any further negotiations on the draft authored by the…
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti yesterday flew out of the country heading for Australia as he battles to raise money for budgetary support and the emotive issue of civil servants bonuses. In an interview with the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, Biti declared that failure to pay bonuses to government employees was not an…
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti’s international cash hunting expedition confirms that indeed Zimbabwe has become a basket case after years of misrule and poor management of the economy. As reported elsewhere in this issue, Biti left Harare yesterday for Australia with a begging bowl in his hand trying to convince the world they must…
HARARE – A cocktail of new measures in the banking sector to be deliberated by Cabinet will see a complete overhaul of the Banking Act before year-end, Finance minister Tendai Biti said. Presenting the state of the economy address on Thursday, Biti said his ministry — which recently gazetted the amended Securities Act, Microfinance Bill…
HARARE – My own Boss entrepreneurial Reality show gains momentum, alliances are forged, friends and foes are created, and the boardroom sessions have become the contestants` worst nightmare — and eviction is inevitable. Charlene Chekenya`s eviction in the debut episode came as a rude awakening to the My Own Boss contestants and there was a…
HARARE – One of these days you will cry or be very frustrated indeed when a fortune which will have come your way just disappears like a speeding stolen car. Many golfers have lost thousands of dollars after finishing with fantastic scores, when what appeared to be a minor breach of a golf rule led…
HARARE – Expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station (HPS) is stalling due to funding structure differences between the ministry of Finance and the potential Chinese investor. Tendai Biti, Finance minister, said funding for the expansion project was yet to be finalised as the Chinese government insisted on a buyer’s credit arrangement as opposed to Treasury’s…
BULAWAYO – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party is running a parallel government using proceeds from Zimbabwe’s rich mineral deposits, a Cabinet minister has alleged. Gorden Moyo, the minister of Parastatals and State Enterprises in the shaky coalition government, told journalists in Bulawayo that money from diamond mining ventures in Marange was difficult to account…
HARARE – Monomatapa are being touted as potential Castle Lager Premiership title contenders and one of the key players behind the good season is midfielder Russel Madamombe. The 21-year-old left-sided midfielder, whose skill and pace has impressed many, has been the focal point of most of the 2008 champions’ attacks. Monomotapa currently sit in third…
