HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s recent meeting with bankers as well as captains of industry and commerce is a good start. Coming as it does after the scrapping of Statutory Instrument (SI) 122 of 2017 and the turbulence that rocked the country after the bond note suffered heavy losses on the black market, the overdue…
HARARE – One would be forgiven for thinking that Zimbabwe is caught up in some sort of national religious frenzy. Pastors, prophets, politicians-come-pastors-messiahs, business people are regularly making reference to God or Jesus in relation to what should essentially be secular spheres of our national social life. It should have all reached its fever pitch…
HARARE – Gospel music power couple pastor Charles and Olivia Charamba, popularly known as The Charambas in music circles, will launch their own ministry on Sunday, joining the list of other musicians who have formed churches. The ministry, named “Rooted in Christ Ministries”, will be launched at the Zimbabwe College of Music in Harare. The…
HARARE – Rapper XQ, real name Enock Munhenga, is arguably the biggest beneficiary in the Jah Prayzah-led Military Touch Movement (MTM). After joining the ensemble, XQ’s profile has grown with a number of hits under his belt which has attracted continental recognition that saw his name being included for the continental Afrima Award. Last year…
HARARE – Just when it appeared Dynamos had turned the corner in a bid to survive relegation, the Glamour Boys were yesterday plunged into another crisis after the team’s leadership sacked four senior players — including captain Marshall Machazane — over allegations of destabilising the club. The other three are Machazane’s deputy Obey Mwerahari, striker…
HARARE – After guiding his charges into the Chibuku Super Cup final, Harare City coach Mark Harrison has since shifted focus to their battle for top four when they travel to Bulawayo to face Highlanders at Barbourfields on Sunday in a Castle Lager Premiership tie. The Sunshine Boys, the most successful team in the Chibuku…
HARARE – Businessman Kuda Tagwirei, has triggered off fresh fissures within Zanu PF and government, with the Sakunda Holdings founder wittingly or unwittingly driving a wedge between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and some of his allies over the tycoon’s unsettling influence. Barely a year after a soft coup that ousted Robert Mugabe, Mnangagwa’s administration is facing…
HARARE – The government has warned Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) ministries founder Walter Magaya that he risks being arrested if he goes ahead and starts selling his controversial HIV/Aids herbal medicine without regulatory approval. This comes after the popular preacher told multitudes at his Waterfalls church on Sunday that he had found a cure…
HARARE – As long as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube doesn’t play the politics of his appointing authority as well as of the ruling Zanu PF party he will keep on tripping over himself, analysts contend. These sentiments come after Ncube recently appointed Acie Lumumba as chairperson of the ministry’s Communications Taskforce, only to fire him…
HARARE – A number of product lines that have become household names in Zimbabwe are being smuggled out of the country, thereby depriving the fiscus of millions of United States dollars. The Daily News can reveal that a number of popular brands manufactured in Zimbabwe are finding their way into countries such as Zambia and…
