HARARE – National Railways of Zimbabwe passenger trains should fix fundamental requirements such as passenger insurance before carrying any commuters. Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) president Tafadzwa Goliath said: “They should show us their passenger insurance in case of any accident. “Railways are now the cheapest option but the problem with the trains is that…
HARARE – Chimurenga music guru Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo is expected to end his Peace Tour in Harare with a concert scheduled for Harare International Conference Centre on Monday. This comes after the decorated musician showcased in Gweru, Bulawayo, Masvingo, Beitbridge, Mutare and Kadoma although he failed to perform in Gweru and Kariba. Winky D invades…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has demanded the harmonisation of mining levies and taxes if the local extractive industry is to be regionally attractive to foreign investors. Speaking during the recent commissioning of a diamond mining conglomerate plant, the president said government should work with mining stakeholders in rationalising the revenue collection instruments which have…
HARARE – Zimbabwean champions FC Platinum will know their fate in the African Champions League when the draw for the group stages is held today in Cairo, Egypt. Pure Platinum Play finally negotiated their way past the qualifying rounds at the third attempt when they beat Congolese side AS Otoho on away goals rule at…
HARARE – The 2018 Zimbabwe Chess Open is set to start in the capital tomorrow with at least 160 players set to take part at the traditional venue at POSB Causeway. Top ranked players from Zambia have also been confirmed to attend the tournament. Zimbabwe Chess Federation (ZCF) have secured funding for the tournament from…
HARARE – Ngezi Platinum Stars captain Liberty Chakoroma has revealed that he is staying at Baobab Stadium for the 2019 Castle Lager Premiership season despite interest from other clubs. Chakoroma’s decision to stay at Madamburo will come as a dose of good news to the club’s hierarchy which is battling to retain a number of…
HARARE – Acting President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday warned that government will soon introduce a new law regulating the hiring of doctors after he came face-to-face with the dire situation at one of the hospitals affected by the on-going industrial action by disgruntled medical practitioners. Chiwenga made the remarks after visiting the country’s biggest referral hospital…
HARARE – Harare City Council (HCC) has set aside a budget of over $50 million to repair the capital city’s dilapidated and pot hole-infested roads with effect from January 2019. Harare mayor Hebert Gomba said the road rehabilitation programme is set to start early January as the council is targeting to repair 10 roads per…
HARARE – Former National Social Security Authority (Nssa) general manager Elizabeth Chitiga yesterday appeared in court on criminal abuse of office and fraud charges after she allegedly prejudiced the company of more than $30 million dollars in housing projects. Chitiga allegedly awarded contracts for the construction of an $80 million National Building Society (NBS) housing…
HARARE – A 51-YEAR-OLD man was arraigned before the courts after allegedly duping a doctor of $21 000 in a botched housing stand deal. Jametias Kudzai Zvinowanda of Mufakose was not asked to plead when he appeared before Harare magistrate Victoria Mashamba charged with fraud. Mashamba denied Zvinowanda bail and remanded him in custody to…
