HARARE – Dark horses have surprised many in the last 27 editions of the OK Grand Challenge and this year’s race may not be an exception. But bidding not to make this notion today’s reality are several top-rated horses who will line up at the starting stalls at Borrowdale Race Course. [GoogleAd] Amongst the frontrunners…
HARARE – Leaders Old Georgians have chosen to stick to the basics and not let their Saru Gold Cup final triumphant over Old Hararians get in their way as they chase the Harare League Championship. OGS overcame OH 39-20 in the Gold Cup final qualifier last weekend at Morris Depot to win the rights to…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s tobacco deliveries have breached the 100 million kilogrammes (kg) mark — earning the country over $303 million — latest data show. Statistics released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show that 20 million kg tobacco worth $51 million went under the hammer at the country’s three auction floors — Boka…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed diversified concern, Art Corporation (Art), says its operations are being constrained by a $17 million debt. The group’s chairman, Thomas Wushe, on Thursday said Art’s total borrowings are at $6,5 million and the creditor’s balance of $10,7 million remained a challenge to the business that is trying to stay afloat…
HARARE – Bing is hosting this year’s Matabeleland North Chibuku Neshamwari traditional dance at Kulya Bar today. At least 10 groups are set to clash. The winning group will pocket $500 and get a chance to compete in the national Chibuku Neshamwari traditional dance competition scheduled for Bulawayo on July 30 at White City Stadium….
BULAWAYO – One of the Bulawayo Music Festival organisers Michael Bullivant has described the hosting of this year’s edition of the fiesta as a leap of faith given the current biting economic hardships. The festival is expected to run from June 15 to 19, with daytime and evening concerts staged every day. The festival suffered…
HARARE – A controversial exhibition opened in Harare on Wednesday dubbed Object of Desire showcasing the human body in its natural form. The exhibition is by Darius Mutamba, a final year student at the Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT). In attendance was German Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ulrich Klöckner, poet Chirikure Chirikure, staffers and students from…
HARARE – Zimbabwean athletes going to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro must carry condoms to provide them with near complete anti-viral protection against the Zika virus. The health measure for the August 5-21 Olympics were made by Zimbabwe Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa on the sidelines of the appointment a new Zimbabwe…
HARARE – The High Court yesterday overturned a police ban on a Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) meeting to galvanise structures in Chinhoyi yesterday, a lawyer for the ZPF said. Police banned the planned meeting in the campaign for the forthcoming 2018 general elections between ZPF leader Joice Mujuru, the MDC’s Morgan Tsvangirai, veteran leader Robert…
HARARE – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is engaging the Zimbabwe government on its highly controversial plan to introduce bond notes. According to a press briefing by William Murray, the Bretton Woods institution’s deputy spokesperson, the IMF’s executive board had concluded — after its Article IV consultations in early May — that the…
