HARARE – Thousands of rural teachers across Zimbabwe have threatened to hold a #pocketsoutprotest to demand higher pay and better benefits, the State’s largest rural teachers’ union said. The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) said all rural teachers in all school districts were taking part in the strike, which could force the cancellation…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is experiencing inadequate supplies of cooking oil and price hikes because of inadequate foreign currency allocations to the oil industry by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the Daily News can report. According to the Oil Expressers Association of Zimbabwe (OEAZ) — a cooking oil industry lobby group which is made up…
HARARE – Fly Zimbabwe Airways has started recruiting staff pending its launch. A newspaper advertisement which was published yesterday said Fly Zimbabwe Airways is seeking an unspecified number of flight attendants and cabin crew with minimum requirements of Advanced Level education; although a university degree was more preferable. Other competences include proficiency in spoken and…
HARARE – The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is worried by recurring violence at many of their matches which they feel is scaring away fans and potential sponsors. At the weekend, Highlanders fans attacked their Harare City counterparts during the first half of their Chibuku Super Cup first round encounter at Mandava Stadium. The match had…
HARARE – Zanu PF youths in the second largest city and its hinterland are seething with anger after President Robert Mugabe’s government claimed last year to have made available swathes of land for housing development, which is turning out to be a ruse. The Southern News can report that ever since the land was made…
HARARE – Tonight represents defending champions CAPS United with an opportunity to ascertain if their recent resurgence is anything to go by. Makepekepe were weighed down by their participation in the African Champions League which saw them lag behind the rest of the teams in the Castle Lager Premiership. At some point, United were in…
HARARE – Black Rhinos coach Stanford “Stix” Mutizwa hopes the coming on board of experienced gaffer Droment Chirova as his assistant will help the club in their quest to survive relegation. Mutizwa was full of praise for his assistant after last weekend’s Chibuku Super Cup first round victory over Triangle at Rufaro Stadium choosing to…
HARARE – The second edition of the National Aids Council (Nac) HIV/Cancer Prevention Pro-Am Golf Tournament was officially launched at Royal Harare Golf Club on Monday evening. Minister of Health and Child Care David Parirenyatwa was the guest of honour at the launch of the tournament set to be held from October 3 to 6…
HARARE – Zimbabwe-born boxer Dereck Chisora will challenge Agit Kabayel for the German’s EBU heavyweight title during the Monte-Carlo Boxing Bonanza in Monaco at the prestigious Salle Medecin on November 4. Chisora will hope to win the belt for the second time, having previously held it from September 2013 to November 2014. The 33-year-old will…
HARARE – Activist pastor, Evan Mawarire, accused of attempting to subvert the government following a Facebook live post sledging President Robert Mugabe’s “appalling handling” of the economy was freed by the courts yesterday because he had been over detained. Mawarire of #ThisFlag movement was arrested on Sunday on fresh charges of attempting to overthrow the…
