HARARE – The country must establish a credit bureau to avoid malpractices in the banking sector, Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (Baz) president George Guvamatanga said. Speaking at the Zimbabwe High-level Economic Forum in Victoria Falls, Guvamatanga said banks did not have the aptitude to determine loan defaulters so there was need to establish a platform…
HARARE – Harare City Council is owed $300 million in bills by ratepayers, the authority has revealed. Management accountant Stanley Ndemera told resident representatives yesterday that the authority was failing to implement some of its proposed projects because of resources held in debt. “Council is at the moment owed $300 million in unpaid bills which…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Under-17 football coach Lloyd Chigowe has called on his charges to be worthy ambassadors for their country when they lineup against neighbouring Mozambique in an African Youth Championship qualifier on Saturday. The first leg of the qualifier will be played at Gwanzura Stadium in Harare, with the return leg scheduled for two…
HARARE – Visual artist Aaron Chikukuza is targeting the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to be jointly held by Zimbabwe and Zambia as a platform to market his products. Chikukuza who started visual arts in 2006 has been working on the country’s tourist attractions and is currently putting much of his focus on the…
BULAWAYO – Welshman Ncube, leader of the smaller MDC by legislative representation, has suggested that officials in Zanu PF’s politburo could be high on weed, given the wide-sweeping amendments they have made to the Copac draft constitution. “We wasted three years asking what kind of constitution you wanted and you spoke for yourselves and now…
HARARE – Angola has just held its elections in a very peaceful atmosphere, with its guerilla leader Eduardo Dos Santos being overwhelmingly re-elected into office together with his MPLA party. The election, coming as Africa continues to battle the effects of badly-run elections in countries such as Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ivory…
TRIPOLI – Mauritania has handed Libya’s former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi over to the Libyan authorities, state media say. Libya wants to try Mr Senussi for crimes allegedly committed during his time as Col Gaddafi’s right-hand man. He is also wanted by France and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mauritania previously said Senussi must first…
HARARE – The application for bail by a convicted crew of a boat that killed 11 children at Lake Chivero on Christmas day was yesterday dismissed by Harare regional magistrate Tendai Mahwe. Mahwe said he does not see the prospect of the sentence being set aside. “The principles governing bail before conviction are different from…
HARARE – It was serious business for the first time this week at the Zimbabwe national football team training session yesterday as players went through their fitness tests ahead of Sunday’s crucial match against Angola. Zimbabwe takes on the Palancas Negras in the first leg of the 2013 African Nations Cup qualifier at Rufaro Stadium…
HARARE – Clubs in the Harare Metropolitan Vigne Cup-league have been asked to fund their own activities following the withdrawal of financially-troubled Zimbabwe Cricket ahead of the new season. The Vigne Cup First League will see an upsurge in the number of participating teams from the usual eight to 11. Harare Sports Club bounces…
