Black Rhinos………………0 Chapungu………………….0 HARARE – Although his side dropped two points at home, Black Rhinos coach Herbert Maruwa was pleased by his side’s performance in the goalless draw with Chapungu in a Castle Lager Premiership match yesterday. Before yesterday’s draw, Maruwa’s side had lost their last two matches in the capital to Yadah FC (3-1)…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s costly military adventure in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) two decades ago continues to haunt the country, with a group of retired soldiers now accusing ousted former president Robert Mugabe and top military chiefs of looting rich diamond mines that were allegedly given to Harare by Kinshasa for deploying its troops…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is blaming former Finance minister Tendai Biti for the deepening cash shortages, saying he left only $217 in government coffers. Biti became Finance minister in 2009 when a unity government was formed by bitter adversaries former president Robert Mugabe and now late Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai after disputed elections….
HARARE – Nurses have threatened to go on strike next week if government fails to heed their demands for better pay and improved working conditions. This comes as their 14-day notice for strike has expired. Teachers have also put President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government on notice if it fails to hike their pay and improve conditions…
HARARE – Government has dissolved boards for the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) and the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC). This would allow for the establishment of a single board under the Zesa umbrella to manage Zimbabwe’s public energy sector. According to the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI),…
HARARE – As the spotlight remains firmly focused on the country’s controversial new airline, Zimbabwe Airways — which has been linked to the family of former president Robert Mugabe — disturbing allegations are emerging that the purchase price of its aeroplanes bought from Malaysia Airlines was allegedly inflated by more than $100 million, from $70…
HARARE – TELECEL Zimbabwe (Telecel) is planning to invest in network expansion as part of strategies to keep ahead of competition in the country’s telecommunication industry. This was revealed by the company’s chairperson James Makamba after the six-member board, comprising Francis Mawindi, Selby Hwacha, Jane Mutasa, Barbara Rwodzi and Gerald Mlotshwa, met in Harare on…
HARARE – Zimbabwean banks need to stop lending to government as their exposure to Treasury Bills (TBs) could work against the sector in the future, a local think tank has warned. In its 2018 Economic Review and Outlook, Econometer Global Capital (Econometer), warned that government expenditure increases had continued to far outweigh growth in revenue…
HARARE – Despite the Warriors being disqualified from taking part in the 2018 Fifa Russia World Cup qualifiers, Zimbabwe is guaranteed to have representation at the finals courtesy of Castle Lager. Zimbabwe missed out on the finals without even kicking a ball after Fifa banned the Warriors from the African qualifiers following Zifa’s failure to…
HARARE – Five matches, four wins and a single draw while conceding just once has given Bulawayo giants Highlanders an almost perfect start to this year’s Castle Lager Premiership season. But Sunday’s Bulawayo derby against neighbours Chicken Inn at Barbourfields Stadium will give another litmus test to Madinda Ndlovu’s fledglings. Ndlovu, who took over from…
