HARARE – Afro-jazz musician Jah Prayzah real name Mukudzei Mukombe is celebrating his 29th album tonight at Big Apple in Harare. Next month, Jah Prayzah will be unveiling his latest offering Mudhara Vachauya at Harare International Conference Centre on August 12. Since the Uzumba-born artiste shot to fame in 2009, thanks to his second album…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is set to secure close to $1 billion in loans from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) aimed at clearing the country’s $1,8 billion arrears to multilateral institutions, the central bank governor has said. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya told the media in London, where he is meeting potential foreign investors,…
HARARE – National Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda has warned the government against warehousing State enterprise debt as this was burdening hard-pressed taxpayers. Mudenda said there was need for new laws to hold management at parastatals accountable for the accumulation of debts. “Government has been taking over these debts but then chief executives at the parastatals…
HARARE – Zimbabwean insurance companies have been urged to come up with new products aimed at capturing at least 9,1 million people who are not insured. Finance ministry director Judith Rusike said insurance sector firms must play a part in promoting financial inclusion. “The FinScope Consumer Survey carried out in Zimbabwe in 2014 indicated that…
HARARE – The fervent spirit of resistance sweeping across Zimbabwe rose a notch higher yesterday when a group of protesters going by the name Tajamuka/Sesijikile not only called on President Robert Mugabe to resign immediately, but also threatened to storm State House tomorrow. The daring pressure group played a prominent role in last Wednesday’s stay-away…
HARARE – As thousands of Zimbabweans staged a general strike that shut down the country on Wednesday, President Robert Mugabe and his warring Zanu PF lieutenants were trading poisonous accusations about who was behind the stay-away. Well-placed Zanu PF sources told the Daily News yesterday that the ruling party’s politburo meeting in Harare degenerated into…
MUTARE – Industry and Commerce permanent secretary Abigail Shonhiwa has contradicted government ministers over the recent ban of imports of some basic commodities saying the removal of selected goods from the open general import licence was only meant for commercial imports and not a blanket ban that would affect individuals. Shonhiwa told delegates attending the Buy…
HARARE – Former Vice President Joice Mujuru, now Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) interim leader, has called for more demonstrations and stay-aways against President Robert Mugabe whom she said must immediately resign. In a statement yesterday, Mujuru lauded organisers of Wednesday’s crippling mass action that shut down Zimbabwe. Mujuru hailed hard-pressed citizens for exercising their democratic…
HARARE – Police officers who arrested demonstrators that allegedly staged riots across Harare, indiscriminately picked up people from bus stops and broke into their homes before placing the value of damages of their vehicle at $500 000 to sensationalise the matter, defence lawyers said yesterday. At least 105 people from Ruwa, Epworth and Mabvuku, have…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) on Wednesday disconnected water supplies for Caps Holdings and Kebab Centre over a $500 000 debt. HCC spokesperson Michael Chideme said Caps Holdings owed council $428 000 in unpaid water bills while Kebab Centre owed HCC $94 000. He said the two companies had bypassed the metering system and…
