HARARE – Zimbabwe’s fast bowler Brian Vitori has been suspended from bowling by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for 12 months following an independent assessment of his bowling action. Vitori was assessed at the University of Pretoria in South Africa on December 12. The 26-year-old left-arm bowler was assessed after the legality of his bowling action…
HARARE – Zimbabwean golfer Scott Vincent was named as the Asian Tour Rookie of the Year after finishing 28th on the final Order of Merit with $136 812. Vincent was able to secure two top-10s including a runner-up finish at the Shinhan Donghae Open in Korea. Australia’s Scott Hend has added another feather in the…
HARARE – Hunnar Management Agency-the organisers of iFashion Fest 2016 which featured 10 designers — just before Christmas at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo — have promised to continue providing a platform for upcoming talent. IFashion Fest, which bounced back this year after skipping 2015, featured Harare-based designers who included Zargue’ Sia, Chenna…
HARARE – Organisers of the annual Fill Up Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), to be headlined by Superstar Oliver Mtukudzi and Jah Prayzah on New Year’s Eve, have brought on board more artistes who include Killer T and Freeman. Other musicians who have been added to the star-studded cast are rising songstress Tamy, award-winning hip-hop…
HARARE – Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions (Dai) is organising an exhibition titled Service Delivery/Seri Kweruoko which is scheduled to be officially opened on April 6. The exhibition, which seeks to provide an overview of Zimbabwe’s service delivery sectors, will be hosted by Dzimbanhete Arts Village which is located on the outskirts of Harare along Bulawayo road….
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa (pictured) has declared war on local funeral assurers failing to meet minimum capital requirements and prescribed asset requirements as the country’s deteriorating economy continues to affect the insurance sector. The minister, who last year reviewed minimum capital thresholds for the insurance sector, said funeral assurers remained defiant to calls…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest tyre retailer has warned the government of rising inflation in the coming few months due to lack of foreign currency. National Tyre Services (NTS) chairman James Moyo last week said it was critical for the country to come up with strategies to inject fresh capital into the economy. “The continuing economic…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed insurance giant, Zimre, says it has no plans to merge its entities with First Mutual Holdings Limited (FMHL). This was after businessman Patterson Timba’s company Renaissance Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) recently petitioned the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) to stop an alleged plan to merge its FMHL subsidiary and Zimre,…
HARARE – It is a travesty of justice that motorists pay road fees and other forms of tax yearly yet they drive on badly damaged roads which government and relevant departments don’t bother to fix. For years, motorists and indeed members of the public who use commuter transport have watched helplessly as government prioritised other…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has been hit by a shortage of university lecturers, Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo has revealed. Presenting a report on the implementation of Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset) at the just-ended Zanu PF annual conference, Moyo said the country was failing to adequately meet the needs of the country’s 21…
