© CHICKEN Inn coach Joey Antipas is not reading much into Highlanders’ slow start to the season as they prepare for a potential blockbuster Castle Lager Premiership tie at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. Bosso are winless in six attempts after two defeats and four draws to sit in 16th place with four points. [GoogleAd] On…
© THERE are growing fears that Zimbabwe’s worsening economic situation — which has planted a sense of hopelessness among long-suffering citizens — could now lead to the total collapse of the country’s educational system, with more children dropping out of school due to shocking hikes in fees and uniform prices, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This…
© FIVE artisanal miners died, with up to 15 others also feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in Matobo, in Matabeleland South. [GoogleAd] The latest mine tragedy comes barely three months after at least 24 small-scale miners died at Silver Moon and Cricket mines in Kadoma — when mine shafts there flooded following a…
© FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi’s trial was yesterday postponed as the co-accused persons in the case want to make an application for refusal from remand. [GoogleAd] Mzembi stands accused of misappropriating funds meant for the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNTWO) General Assembly. He is jointly charged with Tourism and Hospitality ministry…
© NYANGA South MP Supa Mandiwanzira has applied for relaxation of his bail conditions as he seeks to travel for medical and business purposes. [GoogleAd] Mandiwanzira is facing criminal abuse of office charges for appointing his unqualified personal assistant to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) board. He was recently acquitted for illegally…
© HARARE magistrate Barbra Mateko has thrown out MDC Kuwadzana East legislator Chalton Hwende’s application for removal from further remand saying it was premature. [GoogleAd] Represented by his lawyer Harrison Nkomo, Hwende is facing charges of attempting to overthrow the government. He made the application after the State sought for a postponement of the matter,…
© A LOCAL economic think-tank, Africa Economic Development Strategies (AEDS), has urged government to park its mooted plans to reintroduce another local currency until the fundamentals are ripe to support the unit. [GoogleAd] Presenting the State of the Economy Report in Harare yesterday, the chief executive officer of AEDS, Gift Mugano said the country still…
PERENNIAL loss-maker Zeco Holdings (Zeco) has once again said it is delaying its release of its financials by up to a month, but didn’t give reasons. At one point, it missed the deadline for 2014 results by about two months. [GoogleAd] In 2016, the engineering company was also suspended from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)…
HARARE businessman Shingi Munyeza has called for political dialogue between the main political actors in Zimbabwe’s body politic, saying the discord between them is undermining efforts to revive the country’s economy. [GoogleAd] Munyeza, who was invited as one of the panellists at the launch of the State of the Economy Report in Harare yesterday, threw…
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) said the country can only come out of the current economic quagmire if all stakeholders are involved in a national social dialogue. Speaking on Monday at the tripartite seminar on “promoting and reinforcing social dialogue in Zimbabwe”, ZCTU president Peter Mutasa said government must consult everyone on how the…
