HARARE – The Fill Up Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) gig, on tomorrow night, is clearly the pick of gigs to be hosted by Harare. With a diverse line up of artistes powered by music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi, Jah Prayzah and Zimdancehall star Killer T, the second edition of the annual concert is expected to…
HARARE – Tonight sungura ace Alick Macheso will perform in Glendale at Club 007 before returning to Karoi on New Year’s Eve for a gig at As You Like It. On Sunday, Macheso will return to Harare for a family show at Extra Mile. The Extra Mile concert will be Macheso’s last gig as he…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has reduced term limits for the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner-general in an effort to increase transparency and strengthen the tax collector’s efficiency. Under the current legislation, the Zimra board appoints, on such terms and conditions as it may fit, a person to be the commissioner-general. The tenure of…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunications firm by assets and subscriber base, Econet, continues to dominate the country’s mobile money market. Latest data from the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) shows that Econet’s subsidiary, EcoCash, controlled 99 percent of mobile money transferred in the quarter to September 2016. [Adz] In the period under…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s economy is likely to strengthen due to an anticipated recovery in tourism, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has said. Zimbabwe, isolated and shunned by the West for suspected human rights abuses under President Robert Mugabe, has recently made steady gains in tourism. Holiday bookings and inquiries have been rising, pointing to a…
HARARE – Everyone loves complaining about Zimbabwe’s collapsing economy, but according to 300 000 Condé Nast Traveler readers, there are beacons showing the crisis-torn country is reviving its flagging tourism sector. The magazine just released its annual Readers’ Choice Awards for 2016. Over 300 000 readers voted Zimbabwe among 13 out of the 17 listed…
HARARE – A war veteran leader yesterday sledged President Robert Mugabe, saying the nonagenarian’s crude nepotism was breeding corruption, further calling on the president to be ethical in his appointments and warning that he was breeding financial malfeasance and lack of integrity. This comes as the president has employed his in-laws, many of his family…
HARARE – Though many will be trekking to the rural areas for New Year’s Day, there is no shortage of fantastic restaurants to try if you have opted to spend your holiday break in the capital, Harare. If you are forgoing home cooking and are looking for somewhere incredible to share a meal on January…
HARARE – An acting Gokwe chief has been dragged to court for clinging to the post even after termination of his term as temporary chief. In line with custom, Mike Katyavazungu was chosen as the interim Chief Nemangwe after the death of the substantive chief in 2009. But it has been nine years since the…
HARARE – Harare has confirmed an outbreak of typhoid fever which has infected scores of people in the capital, council health officials said yesterday. Lab results confirmed traces of salmonella typhi, amid fears the typhoid outbreak looks likely to spread as the rainy season intensifies. At least 39 suspected cases of typhoid fever have been…
