HARARE – Zimplats has donated four kits to the Parliamentarians football team ahead of their match against business executives at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday. The match with the captains of industries will be a curtain-raiser for Zimbabwe’s African Nations Cup qualifier with Tanzania. Zimplats chief executive Alex Mhembere said his company is hoping…
HARARE – Sungura ace Alick Macheso teamed up with several leading Zimbabwean musicians on Tuesday night to perform songs by the late Simon “Chopper” Chimbetu during Suluman Chimbetu’s 32nd birthday celebrations at the Book Café. Macheso sent fans into ecstasy with a rendition of the late Simon Chimbetu’s Rokwe Remavara before belting out an impromptu…
HARARE – Afro-fusion artiste Willom Tight says sharing the stage with his first born son Gary is one of the highlights of his career. The Tafara-based duo will perform at the Book Café tomorrow in a show that has been dubbed Titambire Nyere. Willom and Gary did their first joint concert at the same venue…
HARARE – Midlands State University (MSU) student Tafadzwa “Croft” Furusa has garnered two Midlands Music Awards nominations. Croft has been nominated in the Best Music Video category where he will battle it out with Mathias Mhere, Goodchild and DJ Stavo. The Gweru-based musician is also in the running for the Best Gospel Artiste Award along…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will always give preferential treatment to Chinese investors as they stood by the country during tough times, Indigenisation minister Francis Nhema said. He, however, said government will enact legislative pieces that restrict and govern the Asians’ investment. “The Chinese are particularly offered preferential treatment because they were there when things were bad,”…
HARARE – Pearl Properties (Pearl)’s revenue declined one percent to $2,9 million in the four months to April 2014 compared to prior comparable period on the back of rental defaults. During the period, rental arrears ballooned to $2,1 million from $1,76 million as at December 2013. The listed group’s chief executive Francis Nyambiri said “some…
HARARE – There has been a lot of excitement about the news that the widely-condemned Indigenisation law would finally be revisited to factor in some sector-specific requirements. It is important though to realise the harm such defective policies had on the national economy. There is no doubt any sane foreign investor would want to pour…
HARARE – Today the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) holds its annual general meeting in the capital and the industry mother-body must use this platform to conjure solutions to halt economic meltdown in the country. For a long time now, industry has been failing to be honest with government — perhaps fearing retribution as what…
CAIRO – Former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has won an overwhelming victory in Egypt’s presidential election, according to provisional results. He gained more than 93% of the vote with ballots from most polling stations counted, state media say. Turnout is expected to be about 46% – far lower than Mr Sisi was hoping for…
HARARE – Zimbabwe were dealt a huge blow yesterday ahead of Sunday’s 2015 African Nations Cup preliminary qualifier against Tanzania with the news that winger Kuda Mahachi will miss the tie with an ankle injury. The Warriors trail the Taifa Stars 1-0 from the first leg in Dar es Salaam two weeks ago and must…
