HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has taken further steps towards compensating white farmers whose farms were seized during the chaotic agrarian reforms of 18 years ago when it on Friday appointed chairperson of the Compensation Committee that will spearhead the process. Government has appointed Land and Agriculture ministry permanent secretary, Ringson Chitsiko, to chair…
HARARE – Zimbabwean champions FC Platinum are hoping to keep a clean sheet and possibly sneak in an away goal when they play Angolan champions Premeiro Desportivo Agosto in the African Champions League tomorrow. Norman Mapeza’s charges arrived in Angola on Thursday ahead of tomorrow’s first leg of the preliminary round clash at the Stadia…
HARARE – Zambian moneybags Buildcon Football Club have lined up a number of friendly matches with some of the country’s top sides during their intended three-week pre-season tour of Zimbabwe. The Zambian Premiership side confirmed their tour of Zimbabwe during their unveiling ceremony where 15 new players including three Zimbabwean players Nqobizitha Masuku formerly of…
HARARE – Long distance runner Munyaradzi Jari expressed satisfaction with the course for today’s Lagos Marathon in Nigeria which he described as very good while also declaring that he is more than ready to hit the road this morning. The 27-year-old ZRP Athletic Club athlete is aiming a respectable finish with emphasis on finishing the…
HARARE – Old Mutual will be hosting the fifth edition of the Old Mutual Harare Marathon this Sunday at Old Georgians Sports Club in Harare. The Harare Marathon has evolved with time, starting off as the Old Mutual Rodger Brackley Marathon, then Old Mutual RB Relay Challenge Marathon and then Old Mutual Relay Challenge, now…
HARARE – Buhera South legislator Joseph “Cde Chinoz” Chinotimba and television personality Rebecca “Mai Chisamba” Chisamba, Zimbabwe’s Ambassadors of Happiness left the country yesterday for Dubai to attend the World Government Summit on Happiness. The two were accompanied by minister of Labour and Social Welfare Petronella Kagonye who confirmed the development. “We have been invited…
HARARE – Zimbabwe export promotion body (ZimTrade) says local farmers should boost citrus production to meet increased demand from China. This was after the China Industrial International Group Zimbabwe (CIIGZ), which supports local business to access China’s $23 trillion economy, managed to get orders amounting to 45 000 tonnes of Zimbabwean oranges annually. ZimTrade regional…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest financial institution by assets, CBZ Holdings (CBZ), says it will leverage on its strong balance sheet to roll out sustainable life assurance services with guaranteed returns. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed group, which superintends over a range of financial services firms including CBZ Bank, a property unit and insurance services, said it…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest platinum miner, Zimplats, has partnered with the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society on an ambitious artificial insemination programme to boost the country’s national cattle herd. Artificial insemination is the process of collecting sperm cells from a male animal and artificially depositing them into the reproductive tract of a female. The process allows the…
HARARE – Because there is no minimum threshold, we now have a staggering 78 political parties registered to contest the 2018 general elections. Yes, seventy-eight! As small parties multiply, the large ones are rocked by shocking elite fractures, pointedly the largest political grouping in Zimbabwe, the MDC led by the ailing former prime minister Morgan…
