BULAWAYO – Zanu PF Matabeleland North provincial executive member and former senator — Believe Gaule who was close to self-exiled former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo — says President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a hugely popular figure in Tsholotsho. Gaule, while denying that he is trying to curry favour with Mnangagwa and his new administration, having hobnobbed…
BULAWAYO – A Pakistani businessman who is at the centre of an externalisation storm was this week forced to flee his company premises and seek refuge at Bulawayo Central Police Station after irate former employees besieged the firm demanding their dues. Imran Shahzad, director of Bulk Cash and Carry Wholesalers (BCCW) is embroiled in a…
HARARE – The plight of farm workers continues to deteriorate as farm owners are failing to pay wages on time with some going for months without paying salaries. The Daily News Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda caught up with secretary-general of Progressive Agriculture and Allied industries Workers Union of Zimbabwe (Paawuz), Raymond Sixpence whose union is…
HARARE – Duly Motors (Duly’s) says it expects to post an increase in truck sales growth this year due to growing local demand for imported commercial vehicles. The company’s spokesperson Hope Kemadjou said the group’s commercial trucks unit — Duly Trucks — was also anticipating increased sales in the coming few months due to a…
HARARE – Funeral services group, Doves Holdings, has been recognised by the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (Maz) and the Zimbabwe Business Awards for its sterling performance in the country’s funeral industry. The company, which was founded in 1902, was voted first runner-up in the Maz SuperBrands 2017 awards and was a winner in the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu has challenged the police and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to end smuggling at the country’s border posts and contribute towards revival of the economy. He said the two organisations were failing in their duties of creating sustainable employment across the country by promoting illegal activities. Obert Mpofu…
HARARE – Businessman Hamish Rudland has resigned from CFI Holdings (CFI)’s board ahead of a second extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) called by Willoughby’s Investments (Private) Limited (Willoughby’s) in Harare today. This also comes as the Stalap Investments (Private) Limited (Stalap) representative’s internecine fights with Nicholas van Hoogstraten had reached fever pitch and such that four…
HARARE – Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, whose millions of customers were affected by a data blackout last Tuesday, has leaped to Liquid Telecoms’ defence, saying its bandwidth wholesaler did everything it could to mitigate the situation and was the first to restore services through its own cables. This comes as Information, Communication, Technology and…
HARARE – Controversial and high-flying Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo is reportedly back home following his “arrest” at the crack of dawn at his home on Monday, the Daily News can report. Zimbabwe’s military had reportedly detained the flashy Harare businessman after a dawn raid on his Harare home, almost a month after seizing power in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe soccer champions FC Platinum will today know the identity of their opponents in the African Champions League when the Confederation of African Football conducts the draw in Cairo, Egypt. FC Platinum will be the country’s sole representatives in Africa after they were crowned Castle Lager Premiership champions for the year 2017 while…
