HARARE – According to one of the major national objectives pledged in the new constitution, government must see to it that the State takes all practical measures to promote free and compulsory basic education for children. It must also take measures to ensure that girls are afforded the same opportunities as boys to education at…
HARARE – The shocking full page of photographs in last week’s Daily News on Sunday of people scavenging in Harare’s Pomona dump site could not have come at a more appropriate time. The images appeared when members of the Harare Residents Trust (HRT) were addressing MPs at a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Meeting on Local Government….
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya (pictured) has hinted that the central bank might review the $100 million minimum capital requirements for banks. The central bank chief on Monday told Parliament that the strength of Zimbabwe’s financial institutions “should be judged on the quality of their asset books”. “I don’t believe…
HARARE – Telecel Zimbabwe (Telecel) says its mobile money transfer platform TeleCash has reached 600 000 subscribers since inception in January. Nkosinathi Ncube, the group’s mobile financial services director, said over $15 million has been transacted on the platform. “The uptake of TeleCash is in line with our target of 1,2 million subscribers by year…
HARARE – AIM-lIisted miner African Consolidated Resources (ACR) awaits Falcon Gold Zimbabwe (Falgold) shareholders’ approval to finalise the acquisition Dalny Mine (Dalny). The group plans to buy Dalny, wholly-owned by Falgold, for $8 million. Falgold said the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)’s listings committee demanded that its shareholders must first approve the proposed disposal at an…
HARARE – Gospel star Stanley “Pastor G” Gwanzura will celebrate his 15 years in music with a live DVD shoot at 7 Arts Theatre on Saturday. The gentle giant of Zimbabwean gospel music, whose debut album Tariro was released in 2000, is celebrating an illustrious career that saw him releasing 11 albums. Pastor G, who…
HARARE – Veteran playwright and novelist Aaron Chiundura-Moyo will unveil his 16th play, Kereke Inofa, during the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) that will take place in Harare from July 28 to August 2. Booklove, the organisation publishing the new play, told the Daily News that they are proud to be associated with the celebrated…
HARARE – Assegai Crew, widely regarded as one of the best bands to emerge out of Mutare, will launch a new album Tauyahe (The Comeback) at the Book Café tomorrow. The reggae band from the Eastern border city, that popularised Ragga Manyika, is returning with a six-track album that the group is confident will help…
HARARE – Gweru-based sculptor Forbes Mushipe could fail to exhibit his works at the National Art Galleries in Bulawayo due to lack of funds. Mushipe, who is scheduled to exhibit alongside Bulawayo-based award-winning artist Israel Israel in August, told the Daily News yesterday that he is battling to raise the $5 000 required for making…
HARARE – As I entered the newly-relaunched Archies Nightclub in Harare last Friday, I felt like I had been dropped right into a sexy fantasy world filled with glamorous girls and curious boys. The club was full to the brim, the air was thick with disco smoke, and ladies tried to outshine each other on…
