HARARE – Zimplats — Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producer — has spent over $1,3 billion on its operations in the country in the past 13 years, businessdaily has learnt. Its annual integrated report released on Wednesday, the platinum miner said it has also paid $513 million to government in the form of income tax, royalties, customs…
HARARE – The gloom enveloping Zimbabwe as a result of the country’s decades-long political and economic crises is set to worsen following an increase in power outages — with industrialists and economists warning yesterday that this would cripple Harare’s already moribund economy further and lead to more company closures and job redundancies. This comes after…
HARARE – Pressure to impeach President Robert Mugabe over his “appalling handling” of the national economy is growing and risks throwing the country into fresh political crisis. Zimbabwe’s vocal opposition is calling for a non-partisan all-stakeholders conference to consider impeaching the 91-year-old president. Section 109 of the Zimbabwean Constitution allows a vote of no confidence…
MUTARE – Technicians have scoffed at Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko’s phantom claims that Feruka oil refinery was in a derelict state because of a missing part stolen by a white saboteur. Speaking during his tour at the defunct refinery which was shut down in 1965 after only operating for 15 months, the vice president claimed…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe national men’s soccer team, the Warriors, are living in appalling conditions after the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) booked them at a “sub-standard lodge” whose facilities fall way short of minimum standards for a national side. The Warriors are camped at a local lodge in preparation for their 2017 Africa Cup of…
HARARE – Zimbabwe top rower Micheen Thornycroft is through to this morning’s women single sculls semi-finals after finishing in third place during Tuesday’s quarter-finals at the ongoing World Championships in Aiguebelette, France. The 28-year-old was a bit slower in the quarter-final recording a time of 07:36:460 down from the 07:33:520 she recorded in the heats…
PORT LOUIS – Sports television channel — Supersport — is bullish that the Zimbabwean Premier Soccer League (PSL) will ink a new deal to air local matches when the current one expires in 2018. The South Africa-based sports content provider is in its third year of beaming the PSL matches, although there has been some…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo giants Highlanders have appointed well-travelled coach, Cosmas “Tsano” Zulu to lead their club on an interim basis after axing Bongani Mafu and his entire technical team. Zulu will be assisted by Amin Soma-Phiri and Melusi Sibanda while Vezigama Dlodlo takes over as the new manager replacing the late Willard Mashinkila-Khumalo who died…
HARARE – Peter Moyo aka Young Igwe’s second landing happens tonight when the sungura ace launches his second album aptly titled “Mabasa aMwari” at 7 Arts Theatre in Avondale, Harare. Moyo will be supported by Dendera musician Suluman Chimbetu and afro-jazz crooner Jean Masters. Tomorrow, the sungura musician will be joined by rising afro-jazz musician…
HARARE – This year’s Miss Carnival will not take place amid funding and planning concerns. Miss Carnival is part of the Harare International Carnival (HIC) which has been slated for mid-September and early October. Although there has not been an official comment on Miss Carnival from the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) which hosts HIC, sources…
