HARARE – Upcoming musicians Mike Mopo and Herbert Majeke will entertain revellers today at the on-going Harare Agricultural Show which kicked off on Wednesday and will run until August 30. Tomorrow, it will be the turn of sungura musician Peter Moyo, gospel artiste Pianos Jaravaza and a Jah Prayzah sound-alike called Commander to light up…
HARARE – EFE Securities has tipped Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) to increase its profit by 45 percent in 2015 to $34,3 million up from $23,7 million recorded this year due to an anticipated rise in nickel prices. In its review of BNC, the equities research company said global Nickel price has been on a rebound…
HARARE – Old Mutual’s mortgage lending unit Central African Building Society (CABS)’s asset base increased by 21 percent to $694 million in the half year to June 2014 up from $574 million recorded in the prior period. Group chairman, Leonard Tsumba, said the group’s deposits also grew by 23 percent while loans and advances grew…
HARARE – MBCA Bank (MBCA) — a unit of South Africa’s Nedbank group — says ithopes for a positive outcome on its indigenisation compliance discussions with government, as the financial institution seeks to comply with the country’s laws. In a statement accompanying the group’s unaudited interim condensed financial results for the half year ended June…
EDITOR — When I first heard that the UNDP was acting as technical support to the ministry of Local Government which was reviewing Zimbabwe’s local government legislation, I was excited. Local Government is responsible for so much of service delivery — whether there is clean water in our taps, our refuse is collected and whether…
HARARE – There is no doubting the immense contribution to the Zimbabwean arts industry by journalist, businessman and musician — Paul Brickhill. Brickhill is the proprietor of The Book Café, the music and arts calabash that has nurtured talent in Zimbabwe. While there are many such giants in society, it is not always according to…
HARARE – Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya has denied Denford Mutashu’s accusations that he committed adultery with his wife. Through his lawyers, Magaya said Mutashu’s case was nothing but an attention-seeking gimmick by individuals. “Whilst making a claim for adultery damages, plaintiff (Mutashu) does not allege, plead or place reliance…
HARARE – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the decision to get Zimbabwe’s staggering US$10 billion external debt written off under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, lies solely with the ruling government. HIPC is a debt relief programme managed by the AfDB, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Economic experts…
GWERU – AB Communications CEO Susan Makore yesterday was taken to task by residents here over its plan to set up a commercial radio station in the city at a public hearing for Faya FM. The public hearings are being conducted by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ). AB Communications, which was shortlisted for a…
HARARE – Vendors and kombi operators have been given a 30-day grace period to register with Harare City Council (HCC). HCC town clerk Tendai Mahachi told a press conference yesterday that registration for vendors will be free of charge, while all those already in the system should re-register in this new exercise. He said registration…
