MUTARE – Like the stealth invader that it is, a mysterious invasive plant that first appeared in Chimanimani at the turn of the millennium is taking over the Eastern Highlands. Taking over thousands of hectares, the plant, which is now ubiquitous from Chipinge right through Chimanimani, Burma Valley, Vumba up to Nyanga, is now creeping…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s civil society is vigorously opposing the candidature of Zimbabwe’s president of the Chiefs Council, Fortune Charumbira, for the presidency of the Pan African Parliament (PAP). This comes after Charumbira won the Sadc Pan African Parliament (PAP) caucus vote. He is now officially the nominee for the election of the next president of…
HARARE – Comedian Carl Joshua Ncube has opened up about the “weird” relationship between him and his wife Nelsy who doubles as his manager. This comes as Nelsy had just been discharged from a Victoria Falls hospital after she had suffered from chest pains. The couple had just performed at the Harare International Festival of…
HARARE – Young and newly-discovered talent Donel Mangena is on demand and will be sharing the stage with mbira queen Stella Chiweshe at a Zimbabwe Culture Show in England next month. Mangena grabbed the spotlight after his appearance in the singing competition, The Voice UK, where he finished as the runner-up. Since then the 16-year-old…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian government aimed at upgrading the Indo-Zim technology Centre in Harare. The Indo-Zimbabwe project was established in 2006 following an agreement between the two governments, which included a grant of $5 million from India to support the development of the SME sector in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers have so far earned over $236 million from 83 million kilogrammes (kg) that have gone under the hammer at the country’s auction floors in the last 30 days. Statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board show that last year during the same period, the farmers had sold 79 million…
HARARE – ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has demonstrated its stellar organisational capabilities by bagging top global and national awards for outstanding human capital development. The company was recently awarded the top SMI (Success Motivation International) World Client of The Year prize in the USA, in recognition of its immense investment in employee development and adherence to…
HARARE – From rolling hills to mountain ranges, views make any road trip memorable, but for blind passengers this is part of the experience that they miss. A prototype smart car window aims to change this by enabling blind or partially-sighted people to visualise passing scenery through touch. Feel The View takes pictures that are…
HARARE – CFI Holdings Limited says its board is compliant with the provisions of its articles of association and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) must provide evidence showing that it has violated listing requirements in terms of directors. The ZSE suspended CFI in January for reasons that include appointment of directors who are affiliated with…
HARARE – AIM-listed mining company Vast Resources (Vast) says it plans to invest significantly in its operating mines in Zimbabwe and Romania. This was after the miner, which operates Pickstone-Peerless Gold Mine, recently partnered Botswana Diamond Plc to seek opportunities in diamond exploration in Zimbabwe. Vast chief executive Andrew Prelea said the company’s focus in…
