HARARE – Zimbabwe international and Dynamos defender Partson Jaure has apologised for his reaction after he was sent off against Highlanders last month. Jaure was red-carded by referee Thabani Bamala together with Highlanders forward Njabulo Ncube in a in the first half of a league match at Barbourfields Stadium. The Dynamos defender lost his cool…
NEW DEHLI – India has successfully launched a spacecraft to the Red Planet – with the aim of becoming the fourth space agency to reach Mars. The Mars Orbiter Mission took off at 09:08 GMT from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on the country’s east coast. The head of India’s space agency told the BBC…
KINSHASA – The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed victory over M23 rebels in the east of the country. A government spokesman said the last remaining rebels had either fled across the border or surrendered and their weapons had been destroyed overnight. The M23 have not publicly commented on the claim. Kinshasa…
HARARE – Zimbabwe desperately needs external budgetary support to help revive its economy, former Finance minister Tendai Biti says. He said the greatest challenge in formulating the country’s 2014 budget will be limited resources. “…the task is always that of managing a tiny envelope in an ocean of high demand and huge expectations,” Biti said….
HARARE – Full implementation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Staff Monitored Programme (SMP) in Zimbabwe will help reduce the country’s indebtedness, the African Development Bank (AfDB) says. The regional institution said, in its September 2013 monthly economic review, that adoption of the SMP will also unlock new inflows into the investment-starved country and also…
HARARE – Islamic group Orischart says it is in negotiations with monetary authorities in Zimbabwe to introduce Islamic banking in the country. Ashirai Mawere, an Orischart official, told businessdaily that they had engaged the central bank and Finance ministry. “We so much want to boost this nation’s economy through Islamic funds. “The issue to do…
HARARE – South African music sensation Zahara is returning to Harare to market her latest album Phendula during the festive season. The Loliwe hit-maker, real name Bulelwa Mkutukana will share the stage with superstar Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi and the fast rising afro-soul diva Tariro Ruzvidzo aka Tariro negitare. Chris Musabayana is organising the gig slated…
HARARE – As we approach the rainy season, open air concerts are becoming risky as rains continuously disrupt the much anticipated pomp and fun fare. While farmers would be praying hard that the rains fall, those in the entertainment and showbiz industries would be preparing to count their losses as concerts are cancelled because of…
HARARE – Zimbabwean dancehall is one of the country’s music genres that is showing signs of growth in an industry which has always been dominated by sungura or museve music. The response from dancehall musical concerts that have been taking place of late shows that the music genre can do more if the artistes behind…
HARARE – Scores of Zvishavane revellers thronged Millennium Night Club on Friday last week as Gift Amuli performed his maiden show after the release of his fourth album titled Yave Munesu. The six-track album is expected to revive his career and prove that he is among the finest composers in the country. Amuli managed to…
