HARARE – The last few weeks heading into this month, have seen some shades of the gloom and doom which once characterised Zimbabwe and its people during the hyperinflationary era — a period which forever will be rightly used to highlight former president Robert Mugabe’s ruining the once prosperous country. There is no escaping the…
MBABANE – A pro-democracy activist in Swaziland has challenged the king’s decision to change the country’s name. In April, King Mswati III, one of the world’s last-remaining absolute monarchs, unexpectedly announced he was changing the country’s official name to the Kingdom of eSwatini. The activist, Thulani Maseko, argued in papers submitted to the High Court…
WASHINGTON – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the third richest person in the world, surpassing famed investor Warren Buffett. Zuckerberg’s net worth increased to $81.6 billion on Friday, Bloomberg reported, after Facebook shares went up 2.4%. That is the equivalent of around R1.11 trillion. The social network is now valued at about $571 billion,…
HARARE – Opposition political parties are teaming up against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) ahead of next week’s demonstration to demand reforms critical for a credible, free and fair vote on July 30. [Adz]
HARARE – With their hopes of winning the Castle Lager Premiership title in tatters, Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa now wants his team to be the best team in this second half of the season. The Glamour Boys have had a nightmarish first half of the season in which they spent the better part in the…
HARARE – The number one ranked Twenty20 side Pakistan cruised to a 45-run victory over high-flying Australia to set up a mouth-watering final scheduled at the same venue on Sunday. The two sides have beaten each other once in this triangular series and both having had an easy go over hosts Zimbabwe who anchor the…
HARARE – Cranborne Bullets coach Nesbert “Yabo” Saruchera wants his side to score more goals when they travel to Pfupajena Stadium to face lowly Ngezi Platinum Stars U19 tomorrow in a Zifa Northern Region Division One match. The One Commando-based army side lost their grip on the top of the log following last weekend’s home…
HARARE – XP Horns fought back to dislodge Police Defenders 27-22 in a National A League Rugby match at Belgravia Sports Club last weekend. The entertaining match saw the scores level at the breather 15 apiece but as early as the second minute in the second period, Police went over the whitewash for their first…
HARARE – ZB Bank (ZB) has teamed up with United Kingdom-headquartered cross-border payments enabler, Zympay, to facilitate digital payments for school fees both locally and from the Diaspora. ZB Financial Holdings Limited chief executive Ronald Mutandagayi said the initiative, which was launched in Harare yesterday, was part of the diversified banking institution’s efforts to facilitate…
HARARE – The top leadership of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) appears torn between the old and new order after they dodged a crucial press briefing convened in Harare on Wednesday to allay fears that the army may not accept a Zanu PF defeat at the forthcoming polls. There were swirling questions about the absence…
