HARARE – Financial institutions have been challenged to come up with innovative solutions to avail support to tourism infrastructure and development, says Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara. “We are going to take tourism as one of our key drivers of the economy. So to the bankers who are in the house, I heard you told…
HARARE – Diamond production at Murowa Mine soared 28 percent to 92 000 carats in the third quarter ended September, a recent third-quarter 2012 operations review from parent Rio Tinto International has shown. The increase in production at Murowa comes in the wake of falling international diamond prices, which have witnessed most diamond companies cutting…
HARARE – Zimbabweans whose rights have been violated in the past 32 years can kiss justice goodbye — at least until after the next elections, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said. Speaking at a recent lecture series, Tsvangirai said there was need to strike a balance between justice and the country’s stability. “The people have…
HARARE – Having worked for the National Railways of Zimbabwe as a locomotive driver for 23 years, Dande-born engineman Hudson Simbarashe has always harboured an unbridled passion for the music. While he always wished to have his vocal prowess heard on the local radio stations, the tight schedule that came along with being an employee…
HARARE – Dynamos are through to the semi-finals of the 2012 Mbada Diamonds Cup after thrashing Gunners in an exciting match at Baghdad Stadium in Kwekwe yesterday. The Mbada Diamonds Cup defending champions will meet FC Platinum who beat Shabanie 1-0 on Saturday at Mandava Stadium in a last four encounter. DeMbare and FC Platinum…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has kicked out of the country an American tourism buyer Selina Marasigan on grounds of misunderstanding on her motives. ZTA chief executive Karikoga Kaseke confirmed the development. Marasigan was in the country for the just-ended Sanganai/Hlanganani Travel and Tourism Expo. “We are just screening our buyers and even if…
HARARE – Dancehall doctor Freeman real name Emegy Chizanga will share the stage with seasoned Jamaican reggae artiste Capleton aka King Shango in December in South Africa. King Shango will grace a leading South African event — Cape Town International Reggae Fest slated for December 8 and 9. This is not the first time for…
HARARE – After being separated for eight months from his mother, three-year-old David fears she will disappear again. For nearly eight months, jail separated mother and son as Cynthia Manjoro languished in remand prison. Together with 28 other political and human rights activists, the 27-year-old mother of one is charged with the murder of a…
HARARE – Africa’s liberation struggle ideals have been hijacked by greedy elites who have turned against the people, Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Nelson Chamisa has said. Delivering the third Samora Machel Memorial Lecture in Harare on Friday, Chamisa described the former Mozambican president as an African giant who loved his people. “The tragedy of…
BULAWAYO – When Dumiso Dabengwa walked out of the “marriage inconvenience” with Zanu PF in 2008, many, particularly hard-core Zapu supporters who felt homeless after the 1987 “Unity Accord”, had something to smile about. And when he announced that he would re-launch Zapu, thousands in the Matabeleland region, where the party enjoyed popular support, relished…
