HARARE – Japanese vehicle manufacturer Nissan Motor Corporation (Nissan) last night unveiled two of its latest brands, Qashqai and X-Trail, at the on-going Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo. The new Qashqai, which builds on success of first generation and aims higher in every direction, is a vehicle for the “Premium Urbanites” who enjoy…
HARARE – The popularity of the duet single Vanondibatirana by singer Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave and Killer T has proved that single record releases can even have a higher market impact than full length albums. I would also want to believe that a video to this song could also have been a hit on television and even…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest short-term insurance firm, NicozDiamond (Nicoz), is seeking a new investor following the collapse of recent capital-raising initiatives. Nicoz company secretary Gloria Zaravanhu yesterday said discussions on the transaction contemplated by the firm in November last year did not materialise hence the need for new ways to raise capital. “ . ….
HARARE – Farmers have so far pocketed $73 million from the sale of over 27,6 million kilogrammes (kg) of tobacco compared to $38,5 million last year. Data from the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) yesterday revealed that on day 19, the average price for the golden leaf had surged 8,69 percent to $2,67 per kg…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s plan to unveil a new debt strategy aimed at reducing the country’s $10 billion external debt is not only commendable but is also a prerequisite for the country to access new financing in order to meaningfully contribute towards the attainment of accelerated, inclusive and sustained economic growth and poverty eradication. Finance minister…
HARARE – Angry about their continued political and economic marginalisation in independent Zimbabwe, ex-war detainees and collaborators are taking a leaf out of the ongoing agitation by restless war veterans for more democracy dividends, demanding their own meeting with President Robert Mugabe. Respected Zanu PF elder and patron of war-time detainees, Cephas Msipa, told the…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe should swallow his pride and accept a walking stick to support his body if he is to avoid the embarrassment of having to fall again in public, opposition parties have advised. This followed the curious publication of Mugabe’s picture in a State-owned newspaper yesterday in which the 92-year-old is seen…
HARARE – Rowdy Zanu PF youths almost exchanged blows with members of the Youth Advocacy for Reform and Democracy (Yard) — after they stormed a press conference organised by the Temba Mliswa-democracy advocacy group. Yard yesterday had organised a press conference to ventilate its views on Zanu PF’s so-called one million-man march next month —…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate yesterday embarrassed Zanu PF Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke after granting the private prosecutor authority to poke into his private life, something the legislator was not comfortable with in the rape trial. During his trial, Kereke had objected to private prosecutor Charles Warara’s line of questioning when he asked him:…
HARARE – Information minister and presidential scholarships director Christopher Mushohwe has reiterated that their bursaries “are for free” and people must not pay bribes to enter the programmes. This comes after reports that some people, including a man in the Office of the President and Cabinet, had solicited for bribes to recruit applicants or students…
