HARARE – English premiership side, Tottenham Hotspur, has flattered to deceive in the last decade in England’s football top division. Spurs or Lilly Whites, as the London club are fondly called by their faithful, have produced great talent and fused it with a few buys from a strict budget which their chairperson Daniel Levy rarely…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s official inflation is misleading and does not reflect the price increases of goods and services consumers are witnessing, a leading equities firm has said. The country’s annual inflation is currently pegged at 5,39, according to Zimstats, but various analysts said it has breached the double-digit figures due to rampant price increases in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe should immediately adopt a credible local content policy buttressed by an industrial and trade policy that recognises the primacy of agriculture and mining in resuscitating the economy, a local pressure group has said. Munyaradzi Hwengwere, the Buy Zimbabwe chief executive said the sudden repeal of statutory instrument may have negative consequences. This…
HARARE – Dancehall star Tocky Vibes, brought the drama, the voice to a sold-out night stint in Dubai last weekend, and is stopping in South Africa on his tour to promote his new album Chamakuvangu. Tocky aimed for spectacle with his vocal fireworks, which were in top-notch condition, whipping fans into a frenzy. It seems…
HARARE – Songstress Tahle Wedzinza will release a new single on Saturday. Real name Anesu Ketahle Dawani, Tahle Wedzinza’s single — Dai Ndangandirini — is a song dedicated to youths of today. While the bulk of local musicians have held their new music to pave way for Jah Prayzah’s forthcoming studio album, Chitubu, to be…
HARARE – Zimbabwe requires strong capital markets to help it achieve a middle income status by 2030, Finance ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga has said. This comes as research has shown that a positive link exists between the sophistication of the financial system and economic growth. “There is need to build well-functioning capital markets to…
HARARE – Treasury has raised Zimbabwe’s economic growth forecast to six percent from an initial projection of 4,5 percent, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said. Despite the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pegging the country’s 2019 economic growth at 3,6 percent, Mnangagwa yesterday told business leaders that Treasury had assured him the country’s ailing economy would rebound by…
HARARE – Sungura ace Alick Macheso seems to be on course to reassemble his old Orchestra Mberikwazvo by inviting his erstwhile members back to the band. On Friday, Macheso invited former dancer Peter Kagomera for his Beitbridge show at PaGomba Café. Kagomera is fondly known as Macheso’s problem child because of his wayward behaviour that…
HARARE – A new upmarket joint in Avondale has become a haven for several artists, from comedians to musicians, boasting good and tender barbeque. The joint, Chef T Texas BBQ located on 49 Cork Road, has become popular because of its natural setting which is different from the hard-core club environment. It’s set in a…
HARARE – Book of African Records (BAR) is working on its second edition set for release before year-end. The Second Edition, a sequel to the first edition published in 2016, is now at an advanced stage of production. BAR editor-in-chief Kwame Muzawazi said the new publication will take Afrocentric content to a new level. “After…
