HARARE – Meikles Limited subsidiary, Thomas Meikles Stores, has set aside $600 000 towards the laying off of 150 staff members as part of its restructuring plans following the closure of a number of their stores countrywide. The group has since 2012 closed Greatermans and some Meikles stores and the hundreds of workers affected were…
HARARE – The government house being used by ex-prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai cannot be occupied by Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko as it does not befit his status, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Responding to a question without notice by Makonde MP Kindness Paradza in Parliament on Wednesday, Mnangagwa said government operations were guided by…
MUTARE – Mozambique has deported 23 Zimbabweans apprehended for entering the country without valid documentation. The all-male deportees, the oldest of which is 34, jammed a court here when they appeared before magistrate Sekai Chiundura. They all pleaded guilty to unlawfully exiting the country without valid travel documents. Holding hands, the 23 completely blocked the…
HARARE – Former Air Zimbabwe bosses Grace Pfumbidzayi and Peter Chikumba will know their fate on April 8 after a Harare magistrate set that date as the duo’s judgment day. Pfumbidzayi and Chikumba are jointly charged on allegations of siphoning several millions of dollars from the struggling national airline through insurance fraud. Their trial was…
HARARE – The tiff between MDC spokesperson Obert Gutu and Zanu PF junior spokesperson Psychology Maziwisa escalated yesterday, with the latter branding the former a “fool” who is “intellectually bankrupt”. The beef between the two spokespersons began when Maziwisa issued a statement this week defending the inclusion of President Robert Mugabe’s daughter Bona in the…
HARARE – Government will investigate allegations that British America Tobacco (BAT) was working with security forces and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to sabotage local tobacco manufacturers’ exports, a top government official said yesterday. Speaking to journalists after touring cigarette manufacturer Savannah Tobacco (Savannah)’s factory in Harare yesterday, vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa accused transnational tobacco companies…
HARARE – At least 70 readers yesterday walked away with a variety of prizes from the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe’s (ANZ) Read and Win competition. ANZ are the publishers of the Daily News, Daily News on Sunday and the Weekend Post. Wellington Kuchocha of Damofalls, the grand prize winner, was in disbelief as he received…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi will hold farewell shows in Bulawayo and Harare this weekend before going on an international tour that will take him to South Africa, United Kingdom and North America. Tuku’s packed weekend begins tonight in Bulawayo at the Large City Hall where he will share the stage with dendera star…
HARARE – Sungura giant Alick Macheso, backed by his Orchestra Mberikwazvo Band, will kick-start his weekend shows at Legends Night Club in Marondera tonight before returning to Harare for a concert at Hurudza Tavern in Harare’s Tafara Suburb tomorrow. On Sunday, the Tafadzwa singer will perform at a family show to be hosted by Manyame…
HARARE – Shingai Mutasa’s Masawara Plc (Masawara) has increased its offer to TA Holdings Limited (TA) minority shareholders by $0.05 to $0.25, as the investments group seeks to wholly takeover the latter. Recently, the Masawara increased its stake in TA from 39 percent to 75, 7 percent after buying out minority shareholders. The group, seeking…
