HARARE – Zimbabwe motocross starlet Tristan Grainger is hoping to use the Zimbabwe Summer Series that gets underway on Saturday to rediscover the form that saw him complete a memorable season last year. The country’s premier motocross competition will be held over four days, with two motocross events on December 7 and 15 and two…
BULAWAYO – Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Heath Streak’s academy will next week take in its first batch of apprentices as part of their inaugural holiday training programme. This was revealed at a press conference held at the academy’s premises, located at Mcdonalds Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday. The Heath Streak Consultancy and Sports Development chief…
HARARE – A board shake-up — including the resignation of chairperson Sibusisiwe Bango — looms at AfrAsia Kingdom Zimbabwe Limited (AKZL) following Nigel Chanakira’s exit and subsequent increase in shareholding by Mauritius-based AfrAsia Bank Limited (AfrAsia) in the group. Chanakira, the founder of Kingdom Financial Holdings Limited — now (AKZL), in September disposed of his…
HARARE – ZB FINANCIAL Holdings (ZBFH) seeks to recruit a managing director (MD) for its flagship unit ZB Bank Limited (ZB). This comes as the bank’s former MD Ronald Mutandagayi was in June elevated to chief executive of the group. Shadowsight Chiganze is currently ZB’s acting MD. The group has engaged recruitment agency Proserve. “Our…
HARARE – Listed Hunyani Holdings Limited (Hunyani) says an internal probe has unearthed that management overvalued inventories by nearly $600 000 in a bid to reflect enhanced financial performance of the group’s Flexible Products Division. The paper and packaging materials manufacturer said while there were no cash or stock losses, disciplinary action had been taken…
HARARE – Jamaican dancehall star Turbulence will present his maiden show in Harare tonight at City Sports Centre where he will share the stage with over 25 top Zimbabwean dancehall artistes. Local artistes in tonight’s line-up include Lady Squanda, Ricky Fire, Guspy Warrior, Tha Godfatha Templeman and Garry B. Turbulence sings one of his tracks…
HARARE – Reigning Miss Carnival Dananai Chipunza will represent Zimbabwe at the Miss Tourism International World Pageant that begins in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. The lively Chipunza, who won the inaugural Miss Carnival in May this year, said she had been working hard on her fitness and grooming in preparation for the event…
HARARE – Thirty students from the National Art Gallery’s School of Visual Arts and Design began their year-end exhibition of selected artworks yesterday. The exhibition titled Green Shoots, features students from both levels of the arts school’s two-year programme. It includes artworks from various genres of visual arts such as painting, print-making, drawing, photography and…
HARARE – In golf, rub of the green means if the ball hits or accidentally deflects on an outside agent, you don’t get punished; you hit the ball from where it lies. But the rub of the green has had a different meaning particularly in football where commentators refer to either an unlucky team or…
HARARE – Zora musician Leonard Zhakata says he is putting final touches to his yet-to-be-named 18th album expected to be released anytime this month. The Zimbabwe All Stars band leader made the revelation to the Daily News on the sidelines of a tree-planting event organised by Friends of the Environment (Fote) in Glendale on Tuesday…
