HARARE – The rapid increase in disability in Africa is self-inflicted as governments have a prioritisation crisis, an African Union (AU) commissioner has said. Mustapha Kaloko, the newly sworn AU Commissioner for Social Affairs told delegates at the 22nd session of the Ministerial Governing Board in Harare on Thursday that national disability coordination committees have…
HARARE – Ex-Zanu PF legislator Great Makaya has won a right to run a telecommunications venture, which means Zimbabwe can have a sixth data and mobile operator. This comes as the 65 year-old businessman had approached the High Court to restore his Information Media Investments (Private) Limited (IMI) licence annulled by the Postal and Telecommunications…
HARARE – Two former football greats — David George and Douglas Mloyi — do not believe Sunday’s top-of-the-table Castle Premiership tie between Dynamos and Highlanders is the 2012 title decider. With the league just five games away from the finale, log leaders Dynamos and second-placed Highlanders are separated by just two points, making Sunday’s tie…
HARARE – The country’s largest mobile money transfer by registered users, EcoCash, has transacted over $300 million since its inception last year, the businessdaily said. “EcoCash moves millions of dollars every day from urban to rural areas helping to revitalise rural businesses and increase economic activity throughout the country,” said Econet Wireless group chief executive…
HARARE – Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (Caz) yesterday received a $10 000 cash boost from delegates who attended a “Pink Breakfast” meeting in Harare yesterday. The well-attended female-dominated fundraising breakfast meeting was sponsored by Old Mutual and organised by Competitive Edge and Rotary Club of Highlands. Proceeds were handed over to Caz. Central African Building…
HARARE – Former Highlanders player Marko Dube’s popularity is a far cry from the fame of his internationally recognised siblings, the Ndlovu brothers Madinda, Adam and Peter. Marko is perhaps more famous for his resemblance to former Zimbabwe international striker Adam Ndlovu. The two siblings are so similar that they are not easy to tell…
HARARE – Recently crowned National Rugby League (NRL) champions Harare Sports Club will aim to complete a season’s double this afternoon when they host the final leg of the Spar Sevens Summer Series. Three thousand dollars is up for grabs for the team that wins the series. HSC head into these weekend fixtures with their…
HARARE – Gospel diva Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave has proved that her melodious voice is not the only thing that matters in her life but education is also important to her. The songstress and mother-of-three yesterday graduated from the Women’s University in Africa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology after three years of hard work….
HARARE – After suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of its coalition government partners over plans to overhaul the draft Constitution this week, President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF is reportedly planning a comeback by using his status as a global political agreement (GPA) principal to reinstate its discarded demands. With delegates at the second…
HARARE – FC Platinum have vowed to guard against complacency when they host Chicken Inn in a Castle Premiership encounter this afternoon at Mandava Stadium. The platinum miners come into the match on the back up of a 1-0 Mbada Diamonds Cup semi-final win over Shabanie Mine in last weekend’s quarterfinal match at Mandava Stadium….
