HARARE – Wedza residents have complained of watery diarrhoea and vomit amid fears of cholera outbreak. The Community Water Alliance (CWA) has reported that people in the small town are experiencing diarrhoeal symptoms similar to typhoid and cholera. The new scare comes as 10 people have already succumbed to cholera in Harare while another 10…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has allayed fears it was withdrawing the $2 token service for good, stating that it is only temporarily discontinuing it as they fix their vending platform. In a statement, the power utility said only buying $2 electricity tokens via EcoCash has been a problem. This…
HARARE – Cement manufacturer, Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited (Lafarge), has said the shortage of cement in the country is temporary and will be solved soon. In a statement, Lafarge said the shortage is due to high consumption. “Lafarge … wishes to advise all valued customers that the cement supply backlog currently prevailing in the market…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Trade (ZimTrade) has appointed Allan Tawanda Majuru as the new chief executive officer (CEO). A holder of a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Applied Economics and a Bachelor of Science Honours in Agricultural Economics and Extension from the University of Pretoria and the University of Zimbabwe, Majuru was appointed into office…
HARARE – Lucky Mkosana thought his dream of playing international football for Zimbabwe was never going to materialise but life is full of surprises. The United States-based forward received a surprise call-up in the provisional squad announced by Warriors coach Sunday Chidzambwa last month for today’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group G qualifier…
HARARE – Handball was Claris Kwaramba’s first love but a threat of punishment made her switch to netball and little did she know that this would be her path to stardom. The Platinum Queens wing defender was only 10 years old doing her Grade Five studies at Tsvingwe Primary School in Mutare when she was…
GWERU – Chapungu progressed to the first round of the Chibuku Super Cup proper after edging Mutare City on 5-4 penalties in Saturday’s preliminary round clash at Ascot Stadium. Waru Waru will now face FC Platinum when the first round proper of the tournament commences on the weekend of September 22-23. [Adz] After the tie…
HARARE – Political analysts say President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new Cabinet — in which he dumped both friends and foes alike on Friday last week — demonstrates that he is determined to reset the government’s compass, as his administration battles to turnaround Zimbabwe’s ailing economy. [Adz] [GoogleAd]
HARARE – Harare residents and club owners have for long been at each other’s throats over noise pollution. Recently, the Harare City Council announced they would be dealing with the issue targeting churches and clubs in residential areas. Such clashes saw the popular Harare Gardens closed for night musical shows. Several popular joints have had…
HARARE – Bulawayo born award-winning hip-hop act, ASAPH (Tafadzwa Tarukwana), will be headlining this year’s Shoko Festival alongside South Africa’s Moonchild Sanelly and award-winning South African Comedian, Farhan Esat. Shoko Festival is pencilled for September 28 to 30 in Harare. This year, Shoko Festival will be taking place at multiple venues that include the Reps…
