HARARE – Listed resources group Mwana Africa (Mwana) says it expects its gold miner Freda Rebecca (Freda) to resume full capacity production in March, following a leach tank explosion a week ago. Meanwhile, Freda has restarted limited production. The explosion had forced Mwana, which owns 85 percent in Freda Rebecca, to briefly stop production at…
HARARE – Ozias Bvute has been appointed board chairman of the troubled Air Zimbabwe (AirZim). Transport minister Nicholas Goche yesterday said Bvute is set to “change the fortunes of the national airline.” “Bvute and his team are set to head the financially troubled institution. We need a national airline but we do not have adequate…
PRETORIA – South African athlete Oscar Pistorius “will have to live with his conscience” over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, her father has said. Barry Steenkamp was speaking a day after the Paralympic champion was freed on bail pending his trial. Pistorius, 26, admits shooting Steenkamp, 29, but denies murder, saying he mistook…
HARARE – Since the formation of this so-called Government of National Unity, I have watched in horror as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC made concession after concession to Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF without much in return. Time and time again, Zanu PF would neutralise any momentum that the MDC might have…
HARARE – After Zimbabwe’s win in the warm up match, the words quietly confident were more than likely been used in the team’s changing room when they arrived at the ground for the first of three One Day Internationals on Friday. The decision of Brendan Taylor to bowl only sparked a mild raising of the…
HARARE – Empowerment and the land reform are the two major decisions taken by President Robert Mugabe’s government which Zanu PF says are noble and just. But the hullaballoo surrounding the Zimplats deal in which Brainworks Capital, an advisory firm which stands to benefit from a multi-million dollar windfall for its role in the deal,…
BULAWAYO – The City of Kings, while boasting of massive talent and having groomed hordes of successful artistes, is dead when it comes to quality showbiz. Night life is usually dull, particularly compared to Harare, which kicks into the early hours almost daily. A phenomenon too peculiar in Bulawayo’s arts and showbiz industries has been…
HARARE – After more than a week, most scandals die down but not with the Nieebgate Scandal. The ghost of this advisory miscarriage and the accompanying financial improprieties seem defensible only to those that have either benefitted already or stand to reap immense personal benefits if left unchallenged. This is where, as the Daily News,…
HARARE – After 33 years of independence, Zimbabwe finds itself at the crossroads with divergent views on how best to deliver the promise of a better life for all. One would expect the country to be mature, correctly reflecting its true age and properly standing on the record and experiences of its citizens since independence….
HARARE – Econet Wireless (Econet) has appointed Cuthbert Tembedza as chief executive solely for EcoCash, indicating growing confidence in the mobile money transfer business. Tembedza, who has been with the mobile network operator for two weeks, said he had a “vision of where the brand is going.” Launched in 2011, EcoCash now has more than…
