HARARE – The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO forum (NGO Forum) will coordinate this year’s International Day of Peace commemorations under the local theme, “The Right to Peace: Building a Just, Inclusive and Accountable Zimbabwe” on Friday in Harare Gardens’ Theatre in the Park. The NGO Forum is collaborating with civil society organisations, creative media organisations…
HARARE – A soldier stationed at the Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks was yesterday arraigned before the courts on armed robbery and rape charges. Joseph Muza, 43, was denied bail and remanded to October 2. He was advised to approach the High Court for his bail application. Allegations are that on September 16 at around 1600…
HARARE – FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza is fully aware that his team will have a difficult task in their quest to win a Castle Lager Premiership and Chibuku Super Cup double this season. The Zvishavane-based side are bidding to retain the league title they won last season for the first time in the club’s…
HARARE – At a time when the nation is battling to contain the cholera outbreak, it is disheartening to note that some people are trying to take advantage of this tragedy to fatten their pockets. This follows reports that some suppliers of hygiene products such as gloves had hatched a plan to inflate prices in…
HARARE – NetOne will next month migrate to a new converged billing and business support system as part of the company’s transformation programme. The State-owned mobile telecommunications services provider embarked on a turnaround strategy two years ago aimed at bringing the company to profitability. Nkosinathi Ncube, NetOne’s acting chief executive, yesterday said work to migrate…
HARARE – Foreign buys on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) slumped 92,63 percent on Tuesday to $28 771 from $390 337 as sales firmed 60,19 percent to $196 336 from $122 567, it has emerged. Despite this, market capitalisation stood at $12,2 billion, a 0,31 percent improvement on prior session, with three of the ZSE…
HARARE – A number of high-profile gigs that were scheduled for this and next weekend hang in balance following the government’s ban on public gatherings, as the cholera epidemic continues to spread across the country. Last week, the government was accused of playing double standards after it failed to universally ban public gatherings, resulting in…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday swore in the team which will investigate the post-elections violence which resulted in the death of at least six people, after the army used live ammunition to break ugly demonstrations that had erupted in Harare on August 1 this year. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Edgars Stores Zimbabwe (Edgars) yesterday announced a 235 percent increase in profit after tax for the six months ended July 8, 2018, driven by sales growth. The company reported a profit after tax of $1,9 million, representing a significant increase from a profit of $567 499 reported for the comparable period in 2017….
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s funeral service industry says government should make policy premiums qualify for tax credit in an effort to increase the uptake of funeral cover by the public. Solomon Chikanda, the Zimbabwe Association of Funeral Assurers (Zafa) president, said there is need for government to support the uptake of funeral policies. “In an effort…
