MUTARE – The Mutare City Council has frozen rates and tariff increases for next year, but employees will bear the brunt of the revenue shortfall. The city has unveiled an $18 million 2013 budget which will see residents enjoying a holiday in terms of rate increases. Council workers, however, will not get any salary increase…
HARARE – Liquid Telecom (Liquid), part of the Econet Wireless Group, has announced an alternative route for the country’s high speed international traffic after concluding a direct connection of its fibre to the West African Cable System (Wacs) landing station near Cape Town in South Africa. The telecoms company also announced the rolling out of…
HARARE – A dark cloud hung over several Zimbabwean football players and officials following the completion of the Asiagate match-fixing probe, which could spell dire consequences for individuals implicated in the scam. The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is likely to endorse recommendations by an Independent Ethics Committee which has suggested severe punishment comprising life…
NEW YORK – A more aggressive Barack Obama buried the memory of a poor first showing as he and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney clashed in the second presidential debate in New York. Mr Obama, perceived to have lost their first encounter, came out swinging on the economy, tax and foreign policy. Snap polls after…
HARARE – Agriculture experts have blamed the government’s snail pace in implementing the new agriculture policy as one of the major reasons of looming wheat shortages in the country. The country is facing a severe wheat deficiency after farmers abandoned the crop due to constant power cuts and lack of support from the government. Zimbabwe…
HARARE – National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has revised downwards its target move from 6,8 million metric tonnes of goods this year to 3,8 million tonnes owing to the current economic challenges, general manager Mike Karakadzai said. Addressing delegates at a consultative workshop, Karakadzai said challenges ranged from depressed performance of the economy, liquidity crunch…
HARARE – Book Café today proudly presents an exciting music collaboration between two acclaimed African guitarists as they open the October International Jazz and World Music Festival. The 2012 International Jazz and World Music Festival is organised by the Italian Embassy in Harare in partnership with Pamberi Trust. The two acclaimed African guitarists; master maskanda/jazz…
HARARE – While the onset of the rains this week brought relief to farmers across the country, three Hatcliffe families will forever remember this Monday evening as black day after three men were struck to death by lightning. Although details of what exactly happened were still sketchy yesterday, Harare provincial police spokesperson Tadious Chibanda confirmed…
HARARE – A three-year-old without a mother for more than a year and an emotionally charged lawyer making a gripping plea for the state to end delaying tactics, became the highlights of the latest episode of the MDC 29 activists murder trial. An emotionally-charged Beatrice Mtetwa, representing the weary 29 MDC activists, lashed at the…
HARARE – Telecel Zimbabwe has partnered the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) in a sponsorship deal worth over $30 000 ahead of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel and Tourism Fair commencing on Thursday. Telecel’s chief executive Francis Mawindi said the agreement provides a business opportunity for both entities to showcase their products to both existing and potential…
