HARARE – Econet Wireless yesterday launched a new product, Dial-A-Doc, aimed at providing health tips to people in emergency situations. The product, which is spearheaded by Econet Health, a subsidiary of the mobile telecommunications giant, allows clients to receive emergency health information directly from doctors anytime if they dial 147 at a cost of $0,70…
HARRE – Harare businessman Bernard Mutanga is back in the dock today on a fraud charge related to his irregular acquisition of Gurlyn Barton A (Gurlyn) Farm in Borrowdale. While the dispute has been raging between the self-styled property developer and Cecily Jean Macquire’s family since the mid-2000s, the case revolves around the Braitwood Institute…
MOSCOW – A ceasefire will begin in eastern Ukraine on 15 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced. “We have managed to agree on the main issues,” he said following marathon talks involving Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, as well the leaders of France and Germany. French President Francois Hollande said it was a “serious deal”…
HARARE – Harare-based clown Fungai Takodza, popularly known as Ajigija, is yearning for National Arts Merit Award (Nama) recognition. Nama honours outstanding artists on February 14 at 7 Arts in Harare. The 43-year-old Takodza is pushing for organisers of the annual awards to include a category for clowns. He argued passionately that they view themselves…
HARARE – Zora musician Leonard Karikoga Zhakata has saluted his fans and the media in particular for their unwavering support. The Rusape-born musician’s songs Dhonza Makomborero and Dollar Boy recently claimed first and second positions respectively on the Radio Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Top 50. Zhakata told Daily News on the sidelines of a celebration party held…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has reintroduced a $200 million interbank market, six years after the facility was abolished. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya, said in his 2015 monetary policy statement presented yesterday that resumption of the facility is expected to boost confidence in the financial system. This comes after an injection of…
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has engaged Easylink Money Transfer Agent (Easylink) to compliment banks in the distribution of the recently launched bond coins. Easylink — a money transfer unit owned by RBZ’s subsidiary, Homelink — will issue the special currency without charging commission or withdrawal fees. John Mangudya, RBZ governor, said…
HARARE – A nineteen-member delegation of British private investors — led by Invest Africa — is expected in Zimbabwe today to explore investment opportunities in the country. The visit is on the back of a United Kingdom (UK) government-sponsored one in October last year. Invest Africa — a global private members club with a multi-service…
HARARE – The recent move by government to effect a 15 percent Value Added Tax on raw platinum exports will not only put a dent on reviving the mining sector but is also likely to see many mining companies either scaling down operations or completely closing shop. Already, platinum miners Aquarius and Impala Holdings have…
GENEVA – The number of new cases of Ebola has risen in all of West Africa’s worst-hit countries for the second week in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. This is the second weekly increase in confirmed cases in 2015, ending a series of encouraging declines. The WHO said on Wednesday that Sierra…
