HARARE – At the back of President Robert Mugabe’s recent and historic visit to South Africa (SA) — premised on cementing trade and other bilateral relations — Zimbabweans were starkly reminded about the shameful state of their infrastructure, especially related to the development of border points such as Beitbridge. From a “speculative line” on private…
HARARE – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa, saying they present a litmus test for President Jacob Zuma’s government. This comes as looting spread to Verulam, north of Durban, on Tuesday night, following a day of clashes between locals, foreigners, and police in the city centre, and…
HARARE – Too often, Zimbabweans are bombarded with “influential people” lists and the latest one being the “10 Independence Ngoda Game-Changers Under 35” survey. In the little-known list — compiled by British-based SPE Media (SPE) in conjuction with Dindingwe Media — Prophetic Healing and Deliverance founder Walter Magaya, and controversial tycoon Frank Buyanga have been…
HARARE – Music promoter and Mutare businessman, Esau Mupfumi says he will bring the arts and music issues to Parliament if he is to win in the June 20 by-elections. Mupfumi won against four other rivals in his Zanu PF party’s primary elections last week, giving him the ticket to vie for the Member of…
HARARE – It has been a dream come true for dancehall singer Miss Tee, a Glen View-based artiste who received a Volvo V70 from controversial businessman-cum-music promoter Courage Zikhali. Zikhali made his name as a music promoter when he gave his Hummer H2 vehicle to Soul Jah Love whom he was managing. However, the relationship…
HARARE – Jazz musician Claire Nyakujara, 32, has decided to rekindle her old times by turning solo once again and staging concerts with her own band. Claire has two albums to her name, Haudineyi and Unleashed and a collaborative one, Ndega Zvangu. The diva who has been collaborating with other female musicians in various music…
HARARE – Newly-formed musical outfit Angwa Combo has engaged the services of popular diva Pauline Gundidza on their debut album Ngativimbike (Be Diligent on Duty). Angwa Combo is a project by two former Savanna Arts Centre members — Fred Nyakunga, 41 and Julius Julius, 33. Nyakunga (lyricist) and Julius (vocalist) said they featured the Mafriq…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) witnessed its slowest quarter of trading since dollarisation in 2009 with market value declining by 41 percent to $69,74 million in the three months to March this year from $118,67 million last year, an equities report has shown. EFE Securities (EFE), in its first quarter trading update released…
HARARE – Prospective South African investors have expressed concern over bureaucracy and inefficiencies in the Zimbabwean business environment. Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) president Charles Msipa told businessdaily yesterday that South African investors want the country to have an effective one-stop shop for processing investment proposals. “Prospective investors articulated a desire to have a consolidated…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says 30 100 workers lost their jobs in the mining and manufacturing sectors last year. “There has been a decline in the number of people employed in the manufacturing sector from 118 600 employees to 93 100 in 2014 and the mining sector from 43 000 employees…
