HARARE – South African stars Zahara and Mafikizolo will return to Zimbabwe on March 6 for a concert set for the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). The award-winning artistes will share the stage with local stars Jah Prayzah and Pah Chihera in a gig that has been arranged by Simad Entertainment. “We are glad to…
HARARE – Zimdancehall star Winky D will headline the Africa University welcome party being hosted by Pick and Save joint in Mutare. The Mafirakureva singer will be supported by fellow Zimdancehall artiste Kinna. The event is also open to music fans who are not students at Africa University. Mhere to perform in Budiriro TN brand…
HARARE – Listed hotelier African Sun Limited (Afrisun) has disposed part of its 16,54 percent stake in Dawn Properties (Dawn) for $1 million, Business Live has established. The transaction was effected on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) on December 17 last year. “The rest of the disposal is expected to be completed by March 30,…
HARARE – Gem RioZim Investments (Gem) has advanced RioZim Limited (RioZim) $700 000 as part of its subscription towards the miner’s proposed $10 million rights offer to fund the resuscitation of its Cam and Motor gold mine. Gem holds a 24,97 percent stake in RioZim and will fully underwrite the capital raising exercise. The Kadoma-based…
HARARE – Former Finance minister Tendai Biti says recent amendments to the indigenisation law could exacerbate corruption and create confusion in the implementation of the policy. Early this year, government gazetted amendments to the empowerment policy — compelling foreigners to cede majority shareholding to black locals — to empower line government ministries to oversee compliance…
HARARE – You may find this hard to believe. But there are radical young people around us who are now so anxious for REAL political change they are willing to try anything revolutionary. I gathered from a very reliable source near the initiators of the project that some of the causes for their fury included…
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HARARE – There is apparently serious disagreement among Zanu PF hardliners on how to deal with the dissenting former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa, a factor that may have caused President Robert Mugabe to unexpectedly postpone action against him at Wednesday’s politburo meeting in Harare. Well-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that while some…
HARARE – Lawyers representing the beleaguered Manzou Farm villagers, whom the government wants to evict to make way for First Lady Grace Mugabe’s planned wildlife sanctuary, have forced authorities to undertake to ensure that there is no conflict between Grace’s animals and the poor families. High Court judge November Mtshiya granted a consent order between…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says the government is clueless about solving Zimbabwe’s housing crisis. Speaking in Epworth, a shanty suburb in Harare, yesterday — where government is demolishing illegal structures — the MDC leader said as a result, squatters should not be blamed for allocating themselves land. “You cannot blame people when they…
