HARARE – Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) has intensified preparations to host the much-anticipated Davis Cup tie with Bosnia and Herzegovina early next month. Zimbabwe will play the Europeans in the 2015 Euro-Africa Zone Group II, the country’s first home tie in years. Home Davis Cup matches were a hit during Zimbabwe’s stint in the elite World…
HARARE – Former Australia Test paceman Jason Gillespie says hard-hitting Zimbabwean batsman Solomon Mire is a player to watch at the forthcoming Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The 25-year-old all-rounder, who plays domestic cricket in Australia for Waratahs and NT Strike, was included in Zimbabwe’s 15-man World Cup squad following his impressive…
HARARE – Multichoice Zimbabwe says criticism of prices of its DStv bouquets is unjustified as they are among the cheapest in Africa. The digital satellite television company says the cost of DStv bouquets in each of the various countries depends on market conditions and other factors specific to each of the countries. “Each country operates…
HARARE – Recently, the Zimbabwean media has been agog with the encouraging story that the near-insolvent but tough survivor Air Zimbabwe, was making happy moves to procure spanking, brand-new aircrafts. (Or was it just mere talk?) In fact, Bombardier, a leading turbo-prop aircraft manufacturer (not in the same premier league with behemoths Boeing and Airbus);…
HARARE – Royal Bank Zimbabwe Limited (Royal) liquidator Cecil Madondo is facing a legal challenge from the bank’s creditors for failing to “take care of their interests” by selling the institution’s assets for a song. This comes as the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) agent has disclosed that the $3 million realised from the sale of…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa says government is crafting measures to save indigenous banks from collapse. This comes as numerous local banks have closed down due to mismanagement, poor corporate governance, reckless lending and tight liquidity among other challenges. Low depositor confidence has also negatively affected the banks. Chinamasa, who told Parliament on Monday…
HARARE – As Zanu PF’s gladiatorial factional and succession wars continue to fester, party structures in President Robert Mugabe’s Zvimba home area have made sensational claims that newly-appointed secretary for administration Ignatius Chombo is among the people allegedly plotting to oust the long-ruling nonagenarian from power. As a result, they want Mugabe to fire the…
HARARE – National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) yesterday slammed Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko and Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo, branding the two Zanu PF officials selfish day-dreamers out of touch with reality. Chombo over the weekend declared that vendors should be removed from the streets with immediate effect, arguing they were compromising health standards….
HARARE – A 27-year-old graphic designer jailed after being found in possession of a fake police identity card bearing his particulars, a pair of handcuffs and a pistol, has approached the High Court seeking to be freed on bail. Taurai Madziwa is challenging Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe’s 12-month prison term. Madziwa was convicted on charges…
BRUSSELS – The European Union is easing its travel ban on Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, while he serves as chairman of the African Union for the next year. EU spokesperson Catherine Ray said Tuesday that the “ban will be lifted when he is traveling under his African Union chairmanship capacity.” The EU imposed sanctions on…
