HARARE – On Monday, Kina Mburumai, 20, woke up to prepare breakfast for her husband as she always does. The couple then parted ways with a promise she would collect meat from her husband at a service station in Chitungwiza at around 1pm. But this was never to be. Instead of receiving meat for a…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has organised a special rally for Sunday at Zimbabwe Grounds to celebrate Africa Day and to drum up support for the main opposition party. Luke Tamborinyoka, Tsvangirai’s spokesperson confirmed the development. “The MDC president, a patriotic and popular leader of a post-liberation political behemoth, will address a star rally…
HARARE – FC Platinum coach Lloyd Mutasa is on the hunt for a win when the miners take on Dynamos in a Castle Premiership match at the National Sports Stadium this afternoon, a result which will see him extend his unbeaten run against the Glamour Boys as a coach. Mutasa’s ambitious Zvishavane-based side has had…
BULAWAYO – Bantu Rovers defender Proud Zireni scored an unconventional hat-trick in his side’s 2-1 win over city rivals Chicken Inn in a Castle premiership match here yesterday. Zireni opened the scoring for Tshintsha Guluva in the 22nd minute but he quickly turned from hero to villain 14 minutes later when he scored an own…
HARARE – Milton Ncube is the latest Zimbabwean to join the great trek to the South African Absa Premiership after Ajax Cape Town announced yesterday they have signed the Highlanders players. Ncube, who turns 27 in July, has signed a two-year contract with the Urban Warriors with the option of another year. The versatile Zimbabwean,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has reduced the number of provincial contracts to nine players per each of the five franchises, the Daily News has established. Under the association’s nationwide restructuring exercise, the rest of players in the franchise sides will be remunerated on earn-as-you-play basis. And as part of the cost-cutting measures, ZC has…
HARARE – Diversified group Meikles Limited (Meikles) is shutting down its upmarket Greatermans store and is replacing it with Pick n Pay supermarket. This comes as most Zimbabwean retailers are finding the going very tough due to an acute liquidity crisis coupled with low disposable incomes. They also face stiff competition from cheaper imports, mainly…
HARARE – Brazil says it will not financially support Zimbabwe’s projects under its ambitious economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (Zim Asset). The country’s ambassador to Zimbabwe Marcia Maro Da Silva told the businessdaily that the southern African nation is too rich to beg for financial assistance. “As a rule, Brazil does…
EDITOR — The way ZBC keeps repeating programmes is unfair. The movie that I watched just last week was repeated for the third time and honestly I have had just about enough with the repetition. Unlike everyone else, I cannot afford to pay my monthly subscription of DStv, therefore, I will be stuck with ZBC…
LONDON – The polarisation of the media remains a nagging national question as evidenced by Information minister Jonathan Moyo’s call last week for the media to speak with “one voice.” His plea reminded me of Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s book, Manufacturing Consent, whose central thesis is that political and media elites construct propaganda narratives…
