HARARE – So bad has the financial and operational rot ravaging Air Zimbabwe become, that the flag carrier can now barely manage to ferry its domestic and international passengers — who are increasingly enduring horrendous flight cancellations and reschedulings. And although Air Zim’s fleet supposedly comprises 10 “active” aircraft — two Boeing 767s, three 737s,…
HARARE – The country’s two major political parties, Zanu PF and the MDC – which both find themselves fielding new presidential faces in this year’s harmonised elections – are ramping up their preparations for the impending polls. This comes as a leading political analyst, Ibbo Mandaza, has predicted a victory for new opposition leader Nelson…
HARARE – Before even the first whistle was blown last weekend, the 2018 Castle Lager Premiership season started on a very depressing note. The horrific injury that CAPS United skipper Hardlife Zvirekwi suffered, which resulted in him having part of his left arm amputated, following a car accident created a sombre situation for all football…
HARARE – Government’s decision to set up a multi-million dollar fund to promote technological innovation will result in Zimbabwe becoming a southern Africa information and communication technology (ICT) hub, experts say. This was after President Emmerson Mnangagwa this month officially launched the $25 million fund aimed at empowering innovators that are making technological advancements in…
HARARE – Dual listed financial services group, NMBZ Holdings, has doubled its profit after tax to $10 million in the full year to December 31, 2017. The group’s banking subsidiary, NMB Bank, achieved a capital adequacy ratio of 24,26 percent. The minimum required by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is 12 percent. NMB’s regulatory capital…
Tuku Backstage Second Edition, With Previously Unseen photographs and a lot more about the music and life of Oliver Mtukudzi; By Shepherd Mutamba, Foreword By David Mungoshi; Harare, MhotsiUruka, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-7974-7258-7 (Paperback) 255 Pages HARARE – The Shona, who have a rich language in terms of its idioms, proverbs and other wise sayings…
HARARE – The negligence of Health and Child Care minister, David Parirenyatwa, in addressing the concerns of the country’s striking medical doctors and his recent utterances appear to have worsened the crisis, with doctors insisting they are not ready to return to hospital wards until their grievances are addressed in full. The doctors said they…
HARARE – In a new twist, members of the commission set up to run the affairs at the Chitungwiza Town Council have now been employed by the local authority the Daily News has learnt. According to sources at the local authority, two members of the Madzudzo Pawadyira-led commission are now district managers at the municipality….
HARARE – As the country hurtles towards the watershed 2018 elections, with less than four months to go, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Tendai Biti has attacked Zanu PF for failing to fulfil promises it made to the electorate in the run up to the 2013 election. While Zanu PF seeks to extend its 38-year…
HARARE – Government is contemplating installing chiefs in resettlement areas thereby increasing the number of traditional leaders, Local Government minister July Moyo has revealed. Moyo told Senators on Thursday that the people living in resettlement areas should now be under a chief or traditional leader. “We have realised that to those chieftainships who have been…
