HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa was in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (Wef) and the run up to his visit had been characterised by a significant amount of State-controlled media fanfare, private media encouragement and a decent amount of optimism by the business sector. One or two opposing parliamentarians joined the praise-singing bandwagon…
HARARE – The crop situation in most parts of the country is not looking good because the heavens have not been generous with the rains. Farming experts warned this week that some of the crops could be written off if the heavens do not open up this week. Zimbabwe is an agro-based economy, whose fortunes…
HARARE – Local artists engaged to perform at the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) should not expect a high pay-out as this is just a platform for exposure, a Hifa executive has said. Over the years local artists have complained that Hifa was unfairly paying their international counterparts far much higher than them….
HARARE – Relegated former Castle Lager Premiership side Hwange’s woes are mounting after their ex-coach Bigboy Mawiwi (pictured) demanded outstanding payments worth over $60 000. Chipangano appointed Mawiwi on a two-and-a-half-year-contract in July last year with the mandate to save the club from relegation. Mawiwi took charge of 18 matches from the time of his…
HARARE – Black Aces legends are targeting a return of the popular defunct Highfield-based football club in the Castle Lager Premiership in the next three or four years. The one-time Zimbabwe champions were relegated at the end of the 2000 season and the following year sunk into oblivion. Aces’ financial problems begun in 1999 when…
HARARE – Relegated former Castle Lager Premiership side Hwange’s woes are mounting after their ex-coach Bigboy Mawiwi (pictured) demanded outstanding payments worth over $60 000. Chipangano appointed Mawiwi on a two-and-a-half-year-contract in July last year with the mandate to save the club from relegation. Mawiwi took charge of 18 matches from the time of his…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s hunt for an elite triathlete is finally over with the emergence of former Triathlon Zimbabwe (TZ) junior champion Gideon Benade. Since Chris Felgate’s retirement six years ago, the country has not had a representative in the elite men’s category in regional and international events. However, Benade has raised his hand up and…
HARARE – Zimbabwe should increase the number of bond notes circulating in the country as a way of reducing inflation, an economist has said. The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) chairperson for the Economics and Banking Standing Committee Jimmy Psillos yesterday said the use of mobile money and real time gross settlement (RTGS) system was…
HARARE – Veteran and energetic dancer Precious “Wasu Dacoda” Makwame is not contemplating leaving the stage despite that age is fast catching up with her. The former Mambokadzi member will celebrate her 33rd birthday celebration pencilled for Holly’s Hotel in Harare tonight at an event that will be supported by Pramastove, Millenium Queens and Royal…
HARARE – Baker’s Inn has projected a 22 percent growth in sales this year due to the company’s aggressive marketing campaign. The bread maker’s financial director Mandla Nkosi said Baker’s Inn Buy and Win Promotion was a trump card on the anticipated increased sales. “Last year we achieved a growth of 20 percent and we…
