HARARE – Organisers of the recent Popcaan concert believe that only half of the people who watched the popular Jamaican’s New Year Eve show paid. The joint organisers of the show Clint Robinson and Patson “Chipaz” Chimbodza made the claims in the wake of the arrest of three people in connection with selling counterfeit tickets…
HARARE – Never in the history of Zimbabwe has preachers hogged the limelight, pulled large crowds and caught media attention with headline-grabbing feats, as the “prophetic movement” continued to soar above the conventional religious groups. New generation preachers and evangelists “live heaven on earth” while indoctrinating their followers with the same ambition. They have evidently…
HARARE – Castle Premiership side Harare City will hold trials tomorrow at Gwanzura Stadium as they look to bolster their squad ahead of the 2013 season. City, who finished their debut season in the top flight in ninth place last year, are hoping for an improved campaign in the forthcoming season. “We will be starting…
HARARE – Regional bloc Sadc, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are the most likely to fund Zimbabwe’s much-awaited electoral processes. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s top political advisor Alex Magaisa told the Daily News, Finance minister Tendai Biti now has authority from coalition government principals to borrow from external sources….
HARARE – When armed police fired tears gas at Glen Norah parishioners during a church service in 2011, there was a huge outcry. The outcry was not a reaction to politics, but police heavy-handedness and insensitivity which was seen as an assault on the Church. Pregnant women and children who were among the parishioners suffered…
HARARE – Zimbabwe remains on course to be re-admitted into the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) after year-on-year output to November 2012 surged by seven percent to 12 422.43 kilogrammes (kg). The country seeks re-entry into LBMA after it was disqualified in 2008 when production dropped to an all-time low of three tonnes, a figure…
ACCRA – Ghanaian President John Mahama is due to be sworn into office following a disputed election victory last month. Mr Mahama, who became acting president in July, has called for unity ahead of the inauguration, appealing to rivals who contested the 7 December result. Official results gave Mr Mahama 50.7% of the vote, enough…
HARARE – The festive season is a period marked by a hives of activities. Business tries to clear stock, ordinary people rushing to buy goods, state institutions are put to rest, and a spirit of togetherness and joy defines people’s faces. The level of vehicle and human traffic increases. The needs and demands of an…
HARARE – The country’s holiday road carnage has risen from 200 to 210, eight days before the end of the official festive season. National police spokesperson Andrew Phiri yesterday said Harare province tops the list. The festive season is recorded from December 15 to January 15, according to the police. Declared the bloodiest festive season…
HARARE – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) team, which arrived in the country late last year, is finalising audit of Air Zimbabwe (Air Zim)’s compliance with the aviation safety guidelines and preparedness to resume international flights. The airline failed the IATA test early last year. IATA is a global aviation body that works with…
