BULAWAYO – Bulawayo City coach Darlington Dodo is convinced his team has what it takes to fight for honours in the upcoming 2018 Castle Lager Premiership season. Dodo joined Bulawayo City after leaving relegated Tsholotsho and has been working with his squad for the past six weeks. “We started very well in terms of our…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa is not moved after being presented with the toughest possible way to start their 2018 Castle Lager Premiership campaign in which they will face all of their rivals inside the first seven weeks of the season. According to a draft fixture released by the Premier Soccer League (PSL) yesterday,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s once promising coffee industry has been vandalised due to the land grab policy, with only three commercial coffee farmers remaining on 300 hectares, down from 145 who were farming over 7 600 hectares before 2004. According to the Farmers Voice magazine published by Econometer Global Capital, the coffee industry that was growing…
HARARE – Armyworms has destroyed a fifth of maize crops in Zimbabwe, spreading to all districts in the last few weeks, the Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) has said. Zimbabwe’s maize crop, the staple grain for the impoverished nation, has seen 148 489 hectares out of the total national maize hectarage of 975 913 …
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has capped withdrawal limits at $300 for tobacco farmers. This comes as the 2017/80 tobacco marketing season is expected to commence soon, and on the back of a crippling cash crisis, which has seen banks fail to disburse withdrawals. “In order to ensure a smooth payment system…
HARARE – NIGERIA-based TV personality and model Vimbai Mutinhiri has waded into Zimbabwe’s toxic politics by applauding her father – retired brigadier-general Ambrose Mutinhiri for accepting to lead the fledgling National Patriotic Front (NPF) party as its founding president. The NPF is former president Robert Mugabe’s response to the new government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa,…
HARARE – One of Zimbabwe’s most followed dancehall artistes – Kelvin Kusikwenyu aka Killer T – has collaborated with Jah Prayzah on his forthcoming album which he says is a testament of the hours he put in the studio in preparation for its release. The album will be released on April 7. Refreshingly, Killer T…
HARARE – Legendary musician Oliver Mtukudzi will perform for Fastjet customers during its flight from Harare to Victoria Falls tomorrow, as part of the budget airline’s tourism promotional strategy. “This is revolutionary for us as well. There is no better interaction with fans than meeting and sharing with them, mid-flight, music from my new album!”…
HARARE – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was yesterday rushed to hospital after suffering a dramatic fall at the Zanu PF headquarters — forcing him to cancel his politburo attendance. The 61-year-old tripped and fell and badly hurt his hand just after arriving for yesterday’s conclave, whose agenda included election preparations, mobilisation of voters, party regalia…
HARARE – Former first lady Grace Mugabe’s PhD saga has taken a new twist after the High Court reversed a ruling by a lower court giving investigators powers to search and seize all documents relating to the probe from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). In a judgment obtained yesterday, High Court judge Lavender Makoni ruled…
