HARARE – The 2016 local bodybuilding season commences with the Mr and Ms Novice contest scheduled for Longchen Plaza in Harare this Saturday. The contest solely reserved for beginners is set to feature five bodybuilding and fitness divisions, six power-lifting divisions and two strength and fitness challenge competitions. A total of eight provinces have confirmed…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has the ability to regain its past glory despite recent setbacks on the pitch according to their main sponsor Total Sports Marketing (TSM). The national team was knocked out of the on-going WT20 at the qualifying stages after losing to Associate nation Afghanistan by 59 runs in India. This was…
BULAWAYO – Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe honorary curator Donald George Broadley, 84, who was regarded as the world’s third most prolific writer on reptiles and amphibians, passed away last week at his home in Matshemuhlope suburb in Bulawayo. Broadley — regarded as Africa’s best herpetologist — collected over 52 000 species of reptiles and…
HARARE – Controversial musician Hosiah Chipanga says he will not give up until President Robert Mugabe agrees to discuss with him Zimbabwe’s worsening economic and political situation. Chipanga, who performed at the City Sports Bar Jam Session on Monday night, told the Daily News that he has “spiritual solutions” that will bring back normalcy to…
HARARE – Classical music singer Molly Dzangare notched up another success for her burgeoning musical career when she was named winner of the 10th annual edition of Harare’s Got Talent on Saturday night. The Chitungwiza-based singer charmed the audience and judges with her superb soprano voice and took the honours from a field of other…
HARARE – Zimbabwean mining houses are crying foul over the recent 1,5 percent wage increase awarded to mine workers last month. The latest salary increase — heavily lobbied by the Associated Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe — will see the lowest paid worker earning a monthly salary of $251,72 from the previous $248. However, the…
HARARE – Short-term insurer Nicoz Diamond (Nicoz) says it has completed the first phase of its Hatfield Diamond Villas cluster houses with the units now on the market for rental purposes. Nicoz managing director Grace Muradzikwa recently told an analysts briefing in the capital that the second phase of the project was going to commence…
HARARE – One of the companies believed to have been at the centre of NetOne Cellular (NetOne)’s alleged looting Bopela Group (Bopela) has never been contracted by the mobile phone company directly, documents show. This also comes as Alex Marufu’s board has “virtually confirmed” it no longer wants Reward Kangai’s leadership dispensation and Information Communication…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) are expected to decline to nine percent in 2016 from about 14,2 percent, following the establishment of a government special purpose vehicle to house bad loans, an industry body has predicted. A non-performing loan is described by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a credit that has not been…
EDITOR — I strongly condemn the shocking and reckless announcement made over the weekend by the Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment minister, Patrick Zhuwao that government will from April 1 close all foreign-owned companies that fail to pay empowerment levies. Records show that the majority of companies have failed to comply with the Indigenisation and…
