HARARE – Zimbabwe are oozing confidence ahead of weekend’s 2015 African Nations Cup preliminary round qualifier away to Tanzania. The Warriors are expected to fly out this Friday to face the Taifa Stars on Sunday at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam as the journey to reach the Afcon finals in Morocco…
HARARE – Music lovers are in for a treat at the Harare International Carnival pencilled for May 16-25. The carnival will see different musical groups showcasing their talent. The event will be split into the Sungura Night, Carnival Gospel Concert, Zim dancehall all slotted for Harare, and the Bira Night — which is to be…
HARARE – Businessman-cum-gospel music promoter, William Mikaye, who mooted the idea to honour Mechanic Manyeruke for his contribution to gospel music, has distanced himself from the empty promise to give the granddad of gospel music a Jaguar XF car. “When we came up with the idea of honouring Baba Manyeruke, we were three with other…
HARARE – Tourism minister Walter Mzembi’s target to have the sector contribute $5 billion to Zimbabwe’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2018 is farfetched and unattainable, analysts say. They said the country must address its political situation first in order to attract tourists. Zimbabwe’s tourism industry is currently recovering after taking a knock due to…
HARARE – Canada-based miner Caledonia Mining Corporation (Caledonia) says plans are on course to ramp up production of its Zimbabwean gold producer Blanket Mine to over 52 000 ounces (oz) in 2015. The local unit, 49 percent owned by Caledonia, is currently implementing a growth strategy, targeted at significantly increasing production, with 48 000 oz…
HARARE – In a mere three days, Morgan Tsvangirai communicated with Africa as a statesman but ended up two days later at a village in Domboshawa to commiserate with a bereaved family in an ordinary village under a tree. In between, he had spoken on the national crisis to ordinary Zimbabweans in the dormitory town…
HARARE – Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) group editor Stanley Gama’s defamation case has been deferred to June 9, after the prosecutor applied for ANZ’s lawyer to recuse himself from the case, citing conflict of interest. ANZ are the publishers of the Daily News and the Daily News on Sunday. Gama and senior writer Fungi…
HARARE – United Kingdom based website, NewZimbabwe.com today published a misleading story making a series of accusations against Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), publishers of the Daily News, the Daily News on Sunday and the Weekend Post. ANZ director, Jethro Goko wrote to NewZimbabwe.com editor, Gilbert Nyambabvu to clarify some gross inaccuracies and false information…
HARARE – Economists have warned that the imminent hike in the price of fuel will trigger the rise in prices of basic commodities, transport and a catastrophic increase in the cost of living. The inflationary pressures on the already battered Zimbabwean economy resulting from a possible increase in the price of fuel will worsen anger,…
HARARE – Government is buying 360 new Ford Ranger vehicles worth about $12 million for legislators from Croco Motors, at a time it is struggling to pay civil servants’ salaries on time. The 360 legislators were informed at a meeting held at Parliament yesterday that they could immediately collect vehicles of their choice at the…
