HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) will have a lot of explaining to do to Fifa after equipment belonging to the latter was auctioned yesterday owing to debts. Computers Zifa uses to register players on the Fifa Transfer Matching System (TMS) were auctioned off at KM Auctions in Harare yesterday. “The Zifa auction went…
HARARE – Mark Harrison was yesterday unveiled as the new CAPS United coach on a three-year deal barely 24 hours after quitting South African Division One side Black Leopards. The 54-year-old Briton takes over from Taurai Mangwiro, who resigned from the club last December to join Harare City, and will be assisted by former Makepekepe…
NEW YORK – Bill Gates, US business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer and inventor, is committed to raising awareness around the issue of sanitation in developing countries. Mr Gates funded Janicki Bioenergy, a small engineering firm based outside of Seattle, which makes water from human waste. In a video released recently he drinks the water…
PARIS – Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 11 people and injuring 10, French officials say. Witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the office as the attackers opened fire with assault rifles before escaping. President Francois Hollande said there was no doubt it had been a terrorist attack…
HARARE – Sungura ace Alick Macheso’s plan to re-engage the services of his all-time music producer Bothwell Nyamhondera might hit a snag following reports that the veteran producer’s employer, Diamond Studios, is unwilling to release him. This comes against a backdrop that Macheso chose to forego his routine annual one-month sabbatical which he takes in…
HARARE – Divine Investments was one of the outstanding arts promoters after successfully staging more than 2 000 shows last year alone as it coordinated entertainment gigs in more than 10 nightclubs. Apart from staging shows in various nightclubs, Divine Investments also held outside concerts and festivals throughout the country. The promotions company coordinated music…
HARARE – After close to a decade of entertaining fans without an album to his name, dancehall artiste Jah Bless has finally dropped one. The 39-year-old artiste whose real name is Tavona Kevin Padoro has released a 12-track album entitled Mr Entertainer following his vast experience in the field of entertaining fans. “I was born…
HARARE – As 2014 came to an end, it was easily in the affirmative that, in the aviation industry, at home and abroad, it has been a crazy ride. Just when it was safe to say that, only Malaysia Airlines had met with unprecedented misfortune and it was time to close the sad chapter, yet…
HARARE – Multinational retail chain and franchise Spar says doing business in Zimbabwe is increasingly challenging as the country’s economy deteriorates further, with the group posting a R9,3 million loss in 2014. Graham O’Connor, the group’s chief executive, said the loss — compared to a R10,3 million profit registered in 2013 — was on the…
HARARE – Hard-pressed PG Industries Zimbabwe (PG)’s plans to register its debtrepayment plan with the High Court have hit a snag after one of the creditors raised concern over the scheme. The group owes various creditors nearly $12 million and sought to file a scheme of arrangement — a court-approved agreement between the company and…
