HARARE – New entrant Roman Discent from South Africa had a debut to remember after winning the 56th edition of the Castle Tankard $50 000-rich Grade One horse race here yesterday. Rider Mathew Thackeray was at hand to guide the four-year-old gelding in a tight race that comprised last year’s winner Comanche Brave, who failed…
HARARE – Even when other companies closed in Gweru at the height of the economic meltdown, there is one factory that kept on producing. Muscle and Fitness Gym, the muscle factory as it prides itself, still has its conveyor belts rolling out the likes of former Mr Zimbabwe winner Paul Goredema, the eccentric Isaac “Sugar”…
HARARE – Teachers’ unions have given their employer up to end of day today to hike their salaries and allowances as well as resolving other pending welfare issues or risk a crippling strike action tomorrow, the Daily News can report. [Adz]
HARARE – It never rains but it pours for businessman, James Makamba. Less than five months following his return to his motherland, analysts fear that Makamba could be contemplating going into self-imposed exile once again after falling out with the new government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Makamba ended his 12-year-long absence in December last year…
HARARE – The Zanu PF politburo has ordered a rerun of primary elections in 10 National Assembly constituencies where results are being hotly contested due to gross electoral malpractices. The politburo also resolved to engage independent agents to investigate reports of rigging and other electoral anomalies in many other constituencies, and action would be taken…
HARARE – ZANU PF’s election manifesto is just hot air and only proves the ruling party has nothing new to offer long-suffering Zimbabweans after 38 years in power, analysts have said. The party released its 2018 election manifesto — themed “Unite, Fight Corruption, Develop, Re-engage and Create Jobs” — last Friday at a colourful occasion…
HARARE – Under-fire Transport minister Joram Gumbo has claimed that government kept the deal to register the new Zimbabwe Airways (Zim Airways) airline under wraps after advice that some former commercial white farmers wanted to attach its six planes from Malaysia, if they were in Air Zimbabwe (AirZim)’s name. According to Gumbo, who has made…
HARARE – Talented Mae Sithole, sister to 2007 CBZ A-Academy winner Jonah, is part of a growing list of talented local songbirds who are making a name for themselves beyond Zimbabwe’s borders. This group also includes Berita Khumalo, who is based in the Eastern Cape, South Africa and Cape Town-based Gemma Griffiths who performed on…
HARARE – Several artists participated in this year’s Zanu PF primary elections, and are set to represent the ruling party in the forthcoming harmonised elections expected around July-August this year. This has been a significant number that is set to inspire other artistes to venture into politics in the near future. Some of the notable…
HARARE – It never rains but it pours for businessman, James Makamba. Less than five months following his return to his motherland, analysts fear that Makamba could be contemplating going into self-imposed exile once again after falling out with the new government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. [GoogleAd]
