HARARE – A key member of a group of vanquished Zanu PF Young Turks called Generation 40 (G40) has told me that the current mood of Robert Mugabe veers from high spirits to embittered grumbling, describing a man who is scornful of the allies who abandoned him, angry at a military that prescribed a successor…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed conglomerate, Meikles Limited (Meikles), has bounced back to profitability after registering a $3,2 million profit in the half year to September 2017 compared to a loss of $1,4 million in the same period last year. The group’s executive chairperson, John Moxon, on Friday said the company’s revenue for the six-month…
HARARE – Africa’s largest seed producer, SeedCo, said its revenues went up by 45 percent to $36 million in the half year to September 2017 compared to $24,8 million in the same period last year due to early maize seed sales and improved winter cereal seed sales. SeedCo chief executive Morgan Nzwere told analysts on…
HARARE – TripLife Entertainment, a promotions company reportedly owned by former president Robert Mugabe’s sons; Robert Jnr and Chatunga was officially launched at Harem Nightclub in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday. Harem Nightclub, located in the posh suburb of Rosebank in Johannesburg, is touted as Africa’s best night club. After the no-show of Nigerian star…
HARARE – Bouyant songstress Vimbai “Vee Kay” Zimuto, who is based in the Netherlands, has collaborated with local stars Andy Muridzo and Bryan K on two singles as part of her new strategy to take her music career to a new level. Vee Kay’s duet with Muridzo titled Lobola will be released on December 5…
HARARE – Socialite Pokello Nare allegedly received a gift of a Toyota Hilux Vigo from her step father Ignatius Chombo which the former Finance minister illegally bought using State funds. The Toyota Hilux Vigo for the former Big Brother Africa contestant is among various items listed on the charge sheet for the embattled Zanu PF…
HARARE – Stirring theatre production Blood Tongue, The Musical — an exciting collaboration between Zimbabwean and South African artistes, brewed in rehearsals since October at Bluez Café in Bulawayo, has been blazing a trail through Zimbabwe, and is now invited to a vibrant festival in Mpumalanga, South Africa, in early December. Produced by Nhimbe Trust,…
HARARE – Inside State House in Harare, Robert Mugabe was in the tightest spot of his 37-year rule. Tanks were on the streets and troops had occupied the State broadcaster, from where the army had announced it had taken control of Zimbabwe. Mugabe, 93 years old but still alert, remained defiant. The only leader the…
HARARE – For the past seven years, FC Platinum had had to live with that demon of their spectacular collapse towards the 2011 season. The Zvishavane-based side arrived in the Zimbabwean top flight league in that same season and immediately attracted the scorn of most football fans due to their vast resources. Even in their…
HARARE – Rodwell Chinyengetere appeared to be heading towards being a statistic of one of the many local players whose promising careers ended prematurely due to injury. Zimbabwean football is littered with players who never really reached their peak due to career ending injuries; Johannes Ngodzo and Samson Choruwa are the two biggest examples. Chinyengetere…
