HARARE – India cricket captain Ajinkya Rahane has backed his side to perform well in the limited overs series against Zimbabwe which gets underway with the first ODI at Harare Sports Club tomorrow. The former world champions landed in the capital on Tuesday evening and did not waste much time as they held their first…
HARARE – Zimbabwe top basketball player Vitalis Chikoko says he is keen to extend his stay at Serie A side Grissin Bon Reggio in Italy. Chikoko joined the Italian side early this year from Germany side TBB Trier with the option of renewing the contract for the 2015-16 season. “Hopefully I will stay here, I…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders Football Club yesterday had its property attached by the deputy sheriff following the club’s former midfielder Masimba Mambare’s court victory to recover $10 000 in outstanding signing on fees. Mambare, who is being represented by the Footballers’ Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ), last week successfully secured a writ of execution to attach the…
HARARE – Some Zanu PF officials are moving around the country coercing stressed private sector and State-owned companies to allegedly bankroll a lavish 50th birthday bash for increasingly influential First Lady Grace Mugabe who reaches the significant milestone on July 23. This is not the first time that controversy has been ignited in the country…
HARARE – Municipal police officers yesterday attempted to remove vendors from Harare’s city centre to alternative vending sites, igniting angry and sometimes violent clashes between the informal traders and the municipal law enforcement agents. The clashes raised the spectre of another crackdown similar to the controversial Operation Murambatsvina (Shona for “throw out trash”) of 2005…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s economy remained in a fragile state this week as a Cabinet reshuffle by President Robert Mugabe failed to calm investors’ nerves set on edge by a black economic empowerment drive, the acceleration of de-industrialisation and informalisation of the economy. Despite the 91-year-old president reshuffling his cabinet on Monday for the second time…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is expected to appoint his next Information minister soon, amid reports of fierce jostling for the influential position, with a number of prominent names being thrown around. Information ministry permanent secretary George Charamba’s name has been thrown into the fray and is said to be one of the favourites to…
HARARE – Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has strongly rejected claims that it had acquired second hand equipment from BEML of India, saying the allegations were “malicious and unfounded.” Farai Mutamangira, the HCCL chairman, yesterday said there was “need for the nation to focus on developmental issues as opposed to unfounded allegations”. “We cannot detain…
HARARE – Multichoice Africa has been mum on this year’s edition of Big Brother Africa (BBA) amid uncertainty that the television reality show would take place. BBA auditions traditionally take place around March with the three-month journey beginning end of May or early June. Last year’s BBA was moved to September due to the Fifa…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s retail sector has embarked on a growth trajectory that could see the industry become a major hub for growing businesses, despite the declining economic situation in the country. Although retailers have existed in Zimbabwe for a long time, the introduction of global brands and outlets has really kick-started the sector forcing local…
