HARARE – Indigenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere says the snub of Barclays’ Zimbabwe unit in the merger of the group’s African operations with those of Absa Group has nothing to do with empowerment laws, but the institution’s internal affairs. This comes as analysts say the omission of the Zimbabwe unit from the $2,1 billion deal is…
HARARE – Zimbabwe risks sliding back into recession this year if the country embarks on a “violent” election, as economists and business warn of tough times ahead. The country registered its first positive gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2009 following a decade of economic meltdown, but fears of reversing the gains realised since then…
HARARE – Newly-promoted Castle Premiership side Black Rhinos re-grouped for a trial of potential new players at One Commando yesterday as they begin preparations for the upcoming 2013 season. The army side has targeted Kariba or Chiredzi for a pre-season training camp. Rhinos became the first team from the four national division one leagues to…
HARARE – Names like Prudence Katomeni-Mbofana and Dudu Manhenga often pop up whenever people talk about Zimbabwean jazz music but urban grooves songbird Diana Samkange believes she has the quality to be the star jazz crooner. Like Dudu and Prudence, Diana is determined to become a household name in the male-dominated music industry. The former…
HARARE – A Harare woman who allegedly killed her husband after the two were involved in a domestic fight is in court on murder charges. Talent Makonde, 24, allegedly got involved in a fight with her husband, whose name was not mentioned in the state papers, leading to his death at Parirenyatwa hospital. Makonde is…
HARARE – Thieves broke into Takashinga Cricket Club in Highfield in the early hours of Saturday and got away with cash and a generator valued at over $ 1500, police said yesterday. The money, believed to be proceeds generated from the club’s sports bar, was kept in a storeroom. Provincial police spokesperson, Tadious Chibanda,…
HARARE – Of significance is that the youth’s fortunes in Zimbabwe are in the most compromised political dustbins but this is a result of the failure by us young people to use the power in our hands to determine the Zimbabwe we want. Youths are faced with the bulk of problems, which also call for…
HARARE – A surprise confession was made recently by Julius Malema. The former ANC Youth League president said that he was now an ordinary person and would no longer be “selling policies that are not sellable”. In order to avoid any distortion, there is need to take a direct quote of what Malema said in…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has freed a Chinese national accused of converting a family friend’s company shares into his name before stealing $70 million. Magistrate Tendai Mahwe yesterday ruled that the state was not ready to put Liu Cheng Hsiao, 55, on trial after submissions that investigations were not yet complete. Liu, through his…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Calisto Pasuwa is already feeling the void left by star midfielder Denver Mukamba, who is on the verge of joining South African Absa Premiership side Bidvest Wits. Mukamba, voted the country’s finest footballer last year, flew out to South Africa at the weekend and was expected to undergo a medical at…
