HARARE – Zimbabwe’s platinum mining sector could benefit from an indefinite strike embarked upon by South Africa’s platinum mine workers through increased global platinum prices due to reduced market supply, analysts say. “The platinum mining sector in Zimbabwe can benefit through increased prices due to reduced supply as a result of strikes in South Africa….
HARARE – Hip-hop star, Tehn Diamond says his new release Simudza Gumbo featuring Dhadza D is all about what people can do for the country instead of what the country can do for them. “My new single is all about turning the conversation from ‘what can our country do for us?’ to ‘what can we…
HARARE – Dancers Association of Zimbabwe (Daz) is officially opening year 2014 for dancers tonight in the capital. The event to be held at Harare’s City Sports Bar is meant to “officially commission dance groups to work” as most of them were still on holiday and more than 35 dance groups are expected to attend…
HARARE – Urban grooves music acts will meet tomorrow, Wednesday in what will be a clash of stars as the gig brings together the cream in the genre. A total of 15 urban grooves music acts, among them some dancehall artistes will set Harare’s City Sports Bar alight with varying sounds. The line-up includes Maskiri,…
HARARE – Dancehall and urban grooves musicians should up their game and engage live bands if they are to survive on the local market. While most of the dancehall and urban grooves musicians record their music using digital computers, hence cannot perform using live bands, their songs are not as powerful as those of musicians…
HARARE – Suspended Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) chief executive officer Happison Muchechetere is embroiled in a messy $1 million scandal in which he allegedly inflated the purchase price of a radio Outside Broadcasting (OB) van from a Chinese firm. Documents in possession of the Daily News show that sometime last year, the State broadcaster entered…
HARARE – Premier Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) chief executive Cuthbert Dube has been fired over revelations he has been receiving outrageously high salaries. But the Psmas board yesterday chose to be diplomatic saying he had been “retired.” The board also relieved chairperson Meisie Namasasu of her duties. This comes after publication of Dube’s obscene…
HARARE – Elton Mangoma, the MDC deputy treasurer-general, says he is ready to become the next MDC president if elected. In a wide-ranging interview with the Daily News yesterday, Mangoma, who is experiencing a backlash from party members after he wrote a damning letter calling for Morgan Tsvangirai to step down as the MDC leader,…
BULAWAYO – The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is yet to disclose its charges to Bulawayo City Council ever since the local authority started drawing water from Mtshabezi Dam last year. Initially, the parastatal, which is in charge of bulk water, had indicated it would not charge council during what it termed a trial period…
HARARE – Commuter operators have called for the scrapping of spot fines at roadblocks, blaming this for pervasive corruption on the roads. Cosmas Mbonjani, chairperson of Greater Harare Association of Commuter Operators (GHACO), said this while presenting oral evidence before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport and Communication. The committee is chaired by Zanu PF…
