HARARE – At 36, two-time world 50 kilometre champion Collen Makaza feels he does not have a lot left in the tank. Makaza believes he could have scaled greater heights had he meticulously mapped out his career, dropping non-essential races and picking the ones he knew he had a chance to win. [GoogleAd] Instead, like…
HARARE – Zimbabwe boxing sensation Charles Manyuchi and swimmer Kirsty Coventry have been nominated for prizes in the inaugural African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Awards. The Regional Annual Sports Awards (Rsas) will be hosted at Birchwood Estate in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 25. [GoogleAd] Manyuchi, who is the reigning World Boxing Council…
HARARE – Ferrochrome producer Zimasco (Private) Limited has won a judicial management order to preserve its assets amid revelations that the company was sitting on a ticking time-bomb related to its “toxic” environmental management policy. This also comes as the Chinese-owned metals group has lurched into a political storm after misleading Vice President Emerson Mnangagwa…
HARARE – The European Union (EU) is set to inject about $7,5 million through its development fund to enhance local competitiveness, the union’s ambassador to the country Phillipe Van Damme has said. The EU envoy yesterday told delegates at the launch of the Zimbabwe Trade Information Portal in the capital that the fund, to be…
HARARE – Barclays Bank Zimbabwe (BBZ) has introduced a $500 maximum withdrawal limit per week for individual depositors as the bank aims to contain the current cash shortages with its depositors, the businessdaily has learnt. [GoogleAd] Sources said the bank had put in place measures for individuals to withdraw a maximum of $500 per week…
HARARE – Sometimes we wonder if President Robert Mugabe was playing a practical joke on us when he appointed some officials to ministerial posts, but the shock is only fleeting if we look at the fact that the 92-year-old doesn’t care a hoot about the suffering multitudes. Apart from having a bloated Cabinet, Mugabe also…
HARARE – The Meteorological Services Department says temperatures will continue to fall — with ground frost expected across the country. The Met department also warned farmers into horticulture, poultry, piggery, dairy and hatchery farming to seek advice from the ministry of Agriculture on best practices. [GoogleAd] “Clear skies at night will result in rapidly falling…
HARARE – Contrary to widespread speculation that the country will abandon plans to introduce the much-loathed bond notes and instead adopt the South African Rand, President Robert Mugabe yesterday said the only option available is the bond notes and that Zimbabweans just need to be pepped about the substitute currency. The social media has been…
HARARE – Corrupt officials mainly from the governing Zanu PF party are in serious trouble after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) vowed yesterday to leave no stone unturned in its investigations against corrupt elements in parastatals and government. Apart from being accused of fronting a faction in Zanu PF, Zacc also came under serious criticism…
HARARE – Zanu PF has apparently ratcheted up its “political programme” to frustrate and cause the implosion of former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s fledgling Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) party. Reliable sources within the ruling party claimed to the Daily News that chaotic scenes around an alleged leadership contest, the many recent acts of intimidation and…
