NAIROBI – The Twitter accounts of the Kenyan defence forces and its spokesman have been hacked by activists protesting about corruption. “All of you who have stolen money #Kenya, we are coming after you,” reads one post. The hacked posts were signed as being from activist group Anonymous. Kenyan military spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir often…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday finally addressed Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown as the leader of nation and dutifully pronounced that the country’s economy has, through the largely discredited Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset), been recovering. Yes, Mugabe’s statement is a shocker because the economy is ailing, the majority of people are living from…
HARARE – Founder and leader of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries — Walter Magaya — has the spiritual world eating from his palm. The young “prophet” has underlined his importance to the spiritually malnourished thousands of Zimbabweans who have found his makeshift church in Waterfalls, a sanctuary. To them, the PHD leader is like…
HARARE – ZESA Holdings (Zesa) says the total cost of completing the expansion of the Kariba South Power Station will balloon to around $539 million from the budgeted $380 million. The power utility’s chief executive Josh Chifamba (pictured) told the Mines and Energy parliamentary portfolio committee last Monday that the funding that they were getting…
HARARE – Barclays Zimbabwe (Barclays) has launched Cashsend, a money transfer solution that allows its clients to send money for free to any recipient in Zimbabwe through their automated teller machines (ATMs). The financial institution’s banking director Valeta Mthimkhulu said that receivers can be non-Barclays account holders because a voucher number is sent via short…
GWERU – Over 13 models have so far registered for the sixth edition of Miss Gweru pageant that will take place in the Midlands capital’s Cathedral Hall on August 2. Dubbed “From Old to New”, the annual beauty contest will coincide with celebrations to mark 100 years of Gweru’s existance. Image Modelling Agency, the organisers…
BULAWAYO – Veteran Afro-jazz musician Jeys Marabini is back in the country after a month-long stint in Austria which he has described as “my best foreign tour ever.” The just-ended tour, Marabini’s third of the European country, was the first time he had toured Austria with a full band. “The response was overwhelming and it…
HARARE – Trailblaizing gospel choir Zimpraise took part in a clean-up of the Harare Central Business District (CBD) on Saturday. The campaign is part of their build-up to their highly anticipated Season Seven live DVD at the at Glamis Arena on July 26. Zimpraise head of public relations, Tendai Zhou, told the Daily News that…
HARARE – Njanja Express, an upcoming sungura group, outshined eight other groups during the Chibuku Road to Fame Harare Provincial championships, held in Warren Park on Saturday. The Mbare-based outfit, which will represent Harare in the Chibuku Road to Fame national finals to be held on September 27, walked away with the $1 000 first…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday shockingly said the economy is on a recovery path, despite his government struggling to foot the civil service wage bill and the continued suffering of the general populace. Speaking at this year’s President’s Medal Shoot prize giving ceremony at Cleveland Rifle Range in Harare yesterday, Mugabe, who was the…
