HWANGE – Hwange continued with their fairytale start to the 2014 Castle Premiership season with a remarkable and dramatic 3-2 win over FC Platinum at Mandava Stadium over the weekend. The coal miners fell behind early and went into halftime trailing 2-0 after goals from Mitchell Katsvairo and a penalty from Qadr Amini. Hwange, however,…
LAGOS – More than 70 people have been killed in two blasts that rocked a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, an official says. The blast happened as commuters were about to board buses and taxis to go to work in central Abuja, the BBC’s Haruna Tangaza reports. Eyewitnesses say there…
KIEV – Pro-Russian activists have attacked another official building in east Ukraine, ignoring a deadline to leave or face eviction by Ukrainian forces. A crowd stormed a police station in the town of Horlivka, near Donetsk, taking control of the building. Ukraine’s interim president hit out at “aggression” from Russia, but signalled support for a…
BUHERA – Gospel musician Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave is determined to use her position as the ambassador of Matendera National Monument to put the legendary Buhera stone structure into the limelight. The gospel musician, who visited Matendera last week, is convinced that the national monument will help uplift the lives of the people of Buhera if it…
HARARE – Culture Fund executive director Farai Mpfunya is hopeful that on-going efforts by various organisations to push for the inclusion of the arts in Zimbabwe’s educational curricula will bear fruit. The Culture Fund boss revealed that Zimbabwe Chamber of Creative Industries (ZCCI), Mbira Centre, Chipawo, Umkhati Theatre Arts, Iyasa, Bembera Arts Ensemble and the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest wireless network operator Econet seeks a local partner as it moves to resume its mobile-based insurance service, EcoLife. Its chief executive Douglas Mboweni last week told businessdaily that they were ready to re-launch the service after an international arbitrator ruled in their favour after a long-running dispute with Namibia’s Trust Co….
HARARE – State enterprises’ accountants say they cannot control the misappropriation of funds in the institutions as there are “untouchables” within. Wesley Sibanda, the Public Accountants and Auditors Board (Paab) chairman, told an Accountants of Zimbabwe conference last Thursday that their hands were tied and could not control how funds were spent in the parastatals…
EDITOR — I have been following the trajectory of Jonathan Moyo with profound bewilderment and curiosity. His first move in office of sacking non-performing bosses drew my attention significantly for three main reasons; I know his previous “flaws” in the trade, he is a politician and lastly this is Zimbabwe. Jonathan Moyo is the one…
LONDON – Over the last 20 years, the narrative on the African continent has shifted from Afro-pessimism to Afro-optimism. The truth lies somewhere in between. Now is the time for Afro-realism: for sound policies based on honest data, aimed at delivering results. The potential of our continent is huge. Compared to developed countries, or even…
HARARE – As the economic crisis deepens in Zimbabwe, the Zanu PF government must begin to put its money where its mouth is to avert the suffering of its 14 million citizens. The liberation movement which has been in power since independence in 1980 should be jerked into action by the liquidity crunch currently prevailing…
