HARARE – Zimbabwean businesswomen must exploit opportunities and shy away from protectionism mentality, if they are to succeed, Industry and commerce deputy minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa said. Mabuwa, speaking at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) “Women in Enterprise” awards conference last week, said “women should exploit existing opportunities in trade by exporting value added…
HARARE – Tsholotsho coach — Lizwe Sweswe — whose side is battling to remain in topflight football has promised to derail steamrolling FC Platinum when the two sides meet this weekend. Sweswe declared that pressure is on Norman Mapeza and his impressive boys who are yet to lose in 14 straight league matches. Mapeza takes…
HARARE – Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo, who last visited Zimbabwe nine years ago, has described his three-day tour of Mozambique which starts today as “coming home.” The United States of America-based music star will be the main performer during celebrations to mark that country’s Defence and Security Forces and Revolutionary Day to be held…
HARARE – Government will in 2016 consider proposals to put in place a new simplified tax regime that will involve the setting up of a consolidated revenue fund (CRF), Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa told parliament on Tuesday. He said the consideration was on the back of recommendations by the august House’s Finance portifolio committee suggesting…
HARARE – The morale of doctors working in Zimbabwe’s government hospitals has over the past few months experienced an unprecedented and exponential decline. The reasons are multifaceted and basically are inextricably intertwined to the governance and socio-economic meltdown that has engulfed Zimbabwe. With the current trends it is logical to assume that those who have…
HARARE – The nasty succession brawl between two of the post-congress Zanu PF’s factions that are linked to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the party’s ambitious Young Turks, who are known as the Generation 40 (G40) group, is getting uglier by the day. Well-placed Zanu PF sources told the Daily News yesterday that the G40…
HARARE – Section 121 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (CPEA) is unconstitutional, Zimbabwe’s top court ruled yesterday, piling pressure on government to reform the clause widely used in politically-motivated prosecutions. Section 121 was used to suspend a bail order issued by a magistrate for seven days to allow the State time to contest…
MECCA – A stampede during one of the last rituals of the Hajj season has killed more than 300 people and left 450 others wounded. The stampede occurred during the ritual known as “stoning the devil” in the tent city of Mina, about two miles from Mecca. Hundreds have been killed in past years during…
MUNICH – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that a solution to the migrant crisis is far off and how it is handled will shape Europe in the long term. She told German MPs the latest EU measures agreed on Wednesday were only a “first step” and that “selective relocation” of migrants was not enough….
HARARE – Zimabwe has begun negotiations with China’s biggest state-owned insurance company aimed at operationalising infrastructure deals brokered between the two countries last year. The China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) chairman, Wang Yi, on Monday told the Finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa, that the insurers’ cover was dependent on the country’s ability to raise…
