HARARE – Zimbabwe national cricket side elimination from the 2019 World Cup (WC) as painful as it was must give the country a chance to re-arrange the game and build for the future. However, it must be said without fear that the re-building of the national teams and re-arrangement of the deck must not be…
BULAWAYO – As Zimbabweans go to the polls in less than four months, it is important that voters are reminded of how a once prosperous country was brought to its knees through gross economic mismanagement. I want to remind Zimbabweans — as leader of Democratic Opposition Party (DOP) — of that dark era so they…
HARARE – Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is set to invest close to $1,5 billion in coal mining and power generation in Zimbabwe. Dangote’s team arrived in the country yesterday afternoon for a 10-day visit and is expected to visit Hwange to explore the site for coal mining and the establishment of a thermal power…
HARARE – Maize seed producer SeedCo says local farmers have been failing to keep up with the productivity capacity of its seed technology with yield statistics for 2017 and forecasts for 2018 showing productivity below international benchmarks. SeedCo commercial agronomist Philip Matombo told The Financial Gazette last week that local maize farmers have been failing…
HARARE – Government has started implementing the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) trade related facility (TRF) project to boost exports and improve the safety and quality of imports. The specific objective of the project is to promote the use of quality and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) infrastructure to improve the competitiveness and access of Zimbabwe’s…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) closed last week in the black as indices remained flat with the Top Ten Index marginally rising. The Top Ten Index was buoyed by gains in heavies Delta, Econet and Old Mutual, gaining a marginal 0,07 percent despite losses in conglomerate Innscor as gains in the trio managed…
HARARE – Private equity, investment and advisory firm, Brainworks Capital (Brainworks), says its revenue in the year to December 31, 2017 increased 21,8 percent to $4,8 million from just over $4 million following a 28 percent revenue rise in the first half of 2017. The firm, however, said its headline loss per share increased to…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) said it will spend $13 million towards the construction of a new headquarters in Mt Pleasant. The new state-of-the-art two storey facility, which will resemble a hydropower station, was designed by Studio Arts, and is set to be constructed by a Chinese company, Nantong International Group that…
HARARE – Of late, Harare socialite Genius “Ginimbi” Kadungure has become the prime target of many local artistes who wish to launch their albums in style. This comes after the city bowler shined on Winky D’s Gombwe and Killer T’s Mashoko Anopfuura album launches held in the capital on February 2 and April 6 respectively….
HARARE – Zimbabwe music star Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi scooped two awards at the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) in Sandton, South Africa over the weekend. Tuku was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which was also given to the late South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela. In another category where he was battling it out with…
