LONDON – Veteran striker Didier Drogba will still strike fear into defenders when he begins his second spell at Chelsea, manager Jose Mourinho said yesterday.” The killer instinct is still there,” Mourinho, in an interview with Sky Sports, said of the 36-year-old Ivorian who signed a 12-month contract last month after spells in China and…
KAMPALA – Uganda’s Constitutional Court has annulled tough anti-gay legislation signed into law in February. It ruled that the bill was passed by MPs in December without the requisite quorum and was therefore illegal. Homosexual acts were already illegal, but the new law allowed for life imprisonment for “aggravated homosexuality” and banned the “promotion of…
WEST AFRICA – The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to control it, World Health Organization (WHO) head Margaret Chan has said. She told a summit of regional leaders that failure to contain it could be “catastrophic” in terms of lives lost. But she said the virus, which has claimed 729…
HARARE – European energy group Schneider Electric (Schneider) hopes to generate $10 million in revenue over the next three years following re-engagement with the Zimbabwean market. This comes as the France-based Schneider has partnered Zimbabwean firm, Samansco. The two on Tuesday signed an exclusive agreement that will see Samansco distribute Schneider’s solar equipment. “The three…
HARARE – In his 1979 epic, The Press In Africa, Frank Barton writes of the African journalist having degenerated into an “endangered species.” His primary theme was that since the dawn of independence from colonialism in 1957, this particular scribe had slowly lost identity as a watchdog of society’s rights and privileges, to become a…
EDITOR — Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) had provided a rare opportunity to us by including Harare among its flight destinations. The suspension of the service is a big blow to this nation as it had provided a window for tourist travel. Amsterdam is a major tourist depot and it was only a matter of time…
EDITOR — Over the years, people have demonised the use of herbal medicines and likened it to black magic as well as witchcraft practices. This is wrong. Herbs are part of vegetation and certain fruits and vegetables are also herbs. The secret is in knowing the benefits of herbs and how they can be safely…
HARARE – Zimbabwe must eliminate the United States dollar (US$) and adopt the South African rand (Rand) as a main currency to promote regional competitiveness, former Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries CZI president said. Joseph Kanyekanye, who is also Allied Timbers group chief executive, told a CZI congress in Mutare that the greenback was making Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producer Zimplats says it will import electricity from the region to power its base metals refinery if it fails to secure enough supply locally. The miner — 87 percent owned by South Africa-based Impala Platinum Holdings — plans to invest up to $690 million towards refurbishing its existing base metals…
HARARE – Hard-pressed Starafrica Corporation (Starafrica) narrowed its losses to $12 million in the year to March 2014 from $16,4 million incurred prior year. During the period under review, operating losses went down to $5,48 million from $6,4 million. Net finance costs declined to $4,78 million from $5,32 million. This comes as the listed diversified…
