GWERU – The Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) says 85 percent of milk consumed by citizens is imported, a situation that has forced government to come up with a policy to stop milk imports in three years. ZADF Midlands chairman Emmanuel Zimbandu said in the wake of such disturbing statistics, government will be working…
VICTORIA FALLS – Zimbabwe will craft a “debt repayment plan” to address the country’s over $10 billion debt overhang by August, the African Development Bank (AfDB) to Zimbabwe representative said. Mateus Magala, the AfDB local chief envoy, told delegates at the ongoing Buy Zimbabwe 2015: Buy Local Summit, in Victoria Falls, that the ministry of…
HARARE – Angeline Vere has been appointed as Telecel Zimbabwe (Telecel)’s new chief executive with effect from June 1, 2015. The trained lawyer, who has been the company’s general manager for years, takes over from Francis Mawindi who was axed in 2013. James Makamba, Telecel’s board chairman, on Thursday said Vere’s appointment was “in line…
HARARE – Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries (PHD) leader Walter Magaya yesterday told the hugely mismanaged and out-of-sorts Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) that “he is there to support the players and not to settle the association’s debts.” Magaya has recently been bailing out national teams financially so that they could fulfil their assignments. He is,…
HARARE – New Zimbabwe Under-18 assistant coach Graham Kaulback is upbeat about helping the side raise their game ahead the 2015 Craven Week that takes place in South Africa in July. The Zimbabwe Sevens and Old Georgians’ scrum-half takes charge of his first training session today at Gateway High School since replacing Brandon Brider who…
HARARE – Sensei Samson Muripo believes So-Kyokushin fighter Tangayi Mhlanga will illuminate the 2015 Grand Prix Barcelona that takes place on Saturday in Spain. Mhlanga left the country for the European nation on Wednesday and is set to showcase his great arsenal of techniques at the Pabellon Deportivo La Bastida. He will contest in the…
HARARE – Last week’s dethronement of Miss Zimbabwe 2015 Emily Kachote over alleged nude pictures has been described as unfair by gender activists and modelling experts contacted by the Daily News. The Miss Zimbabwe Trust, chaired by Marry Chiwenga, wife of Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander general Constantine Chiwenga, booted out Kachote over claims that the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s hope of changing their fortunes at the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup has not been going according to plan as they currently occupy last place ahead of today’s final round in Nagoya, Japan. St John’s College’s Kieran Vincent has, however, been the only bright spark of the Zimbabwean team which has so…
HARARE – Benjamin Lock kept his hopes of a home soil tournament victory alive after dismissing France’s Roman Bauvy yesterday at Harare Sports Club. The Florida State University student stormed into the semi-finals of the Zimbabwe F1 Futures tennis tournament after accounting for Bauvy in a tightly-contested quarter-final 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. That victory set up…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is teetering on the verge of total collapse and could drag the whole Southern African region into unprecedented chaos if President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu PF are not reined in soon, the main opposition MDC led by former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai has warned. Warming up to the idea of…
