HARARE – With Zimbabwe teetering on the brink of total collapse due to a worsening political and economic environment, a leading global think tank says 2016 is likely to be one of the most difficult years for President Robert Mugabe and his ruling post-congress Zanu PF. In a research paper compiled by analyst Gary van…
HARARE – A resigned assistant truck driver at Alpha Omega Dairy, which is owned by President Robert Mugabe and his family, yesterday admitted to stealing from the company as he continued to receive his salary months after his resignation. Tapiwa Manyoni, 21, of 12 Muchirahondo Street in Mbare was convicted of theft charges on his…
HARARE – Starved prisoners at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison resorted to trapping rats for survival in the cells as the institution was failing to meet their dietary needs, the court heard yesterday. This was said during the trial of incarcerated Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura and eight other Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison…
HARARE – Fundo Foundation (Private) Limited (Fundo) says the institution is on course to enrolling its first Acacia Junior School (Acacia) intake next week, group chairperson Nyasha Zhou has said. This also comes as the Exodus & Company (E&C) (Private) Limited subsidiary has announced plans to construct at least three new schools around Madokero Estates…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has resolved a trade row with the US which threatened millions of dollars worth of business, its trade minister has said. The US had said it would throw South Africa out of its preferential trade programme over its refusal to allow the importation of American chickens. President Obama had set the…
HARARE – South African insurer Hollard has reportedly set its eyes on acquiring a majority stake in two Zimbabwean insurance companies Hamilton Insurance (Hamilton) and Cell Funeral Assurance (Cell), the Daily News can reveal. The development also comes as another trans-Limpopo insurer Sanlam has announced plans to acquire a 40 percent interest in Shingai Mtasa’s…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah, the country’s current favourite musician, stands accused of plagiarising the concept of Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz’s Mdogo Mdogo for his Jerusarema video. The striking similarities between the two videos have sent tongues wagging in the local entertainment industry. In Diamond Platnumz’s video a black man, donning traditional attire, falls in love with…
HARARE – Businessman Wicknell Chivayo once again lived up to his pledge to assist the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) when it emerged that he will bankroll the Warriors’ upkeep in Rwanda. The Warriors are set to leave next Saturday, for the fourth edition of the African Nations Championships in Rwanda where they are in Group…
BULAWAYO – Premier Soccer League giants Highlanders will this year celebrate its 90th birthday with preparations already underway. According to a report from the latest council minutes, the official launch event is set for February 28, at Barbourfields Stadium, just a week before the Premier Soccer League football season kicks off. “The club leadership has…
HARARE – Ras Caleb and Afro-fusion musician Progress Chipfumo, who are currently in the United Kingdom, have collaborated on a reggae song titled Ndimi Jah that is set to be released soon. The two musicians, who are part of a group of local musicians who include Diana Samkange, Don Gaga and Ninja Lipsy, currently on…
