© AS THE Zimbabwe netball team prepares for their maiden World Cup appearance in Liverpool, England next month, the team has received a lot of backing to make the campaign a success. [GoogleAd] Econet Group together with their subsidiary Cassava Smartech recently chipped in with a massive RTGS$425 000 package to become the team’s flagship…
© FASHION designer and food stylist Craig Zoowie believes Zimbabwe is exporting too much raw materials for luxuries and this is hurting its economy.His dream is to one day see this eventually changing. [GoogleAd] “A lot of global luxury brands use Zimbabwean raw products, from leather hides utilised by internationally known brands like Montblanc, Louis…
© WOMEN’S groups have come out guns blazing, demanding that top contemporary musician Jah Prayzah apologise for “sexist” lyrics and scrap off air his Warriors song which they feel is demeaning and portray women as inferior. [GoogleAd] Titled Fambai Nebhora, the song was meant to be a dedication tune to the senior men’s football team…
© WELL-KNOWN for her controversial stunts in parliamentary sessions, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga is likely to be remembered for her robust advocacy for menstrual hygiene and as a radical feminist loved and vilified in equal measure. [GoogleAd] Surviving major political reshuffles, shake-ups and always finding her way into Parliament, the mother of one son has led a…
© ZB FINANCIAL Holdings Limited (ZBFH) says its total revenue in the five months to May rose by 78 percent to $57,82 million as compared to $32,5 million posted in the corresponding period in 2018. [GoogleAd] Ronald Mutandagayi, the group’s chief executive, attributed the growth to inflation pull-effect which played a significant part in the…
© THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says it has failed to attract enough capital to recapitalise its operations due to country risk factors. [GoogleAd] Martin Dinha, the NRZ chairperson, said the parastatal has adopted three revival strategies to boost its operational efficiency. “We are going through a recapitalisation phase but we cannot raise enough…
© THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reassured tobacco farmers that they will continue to receive foreign currency in their bank accounts. [GoogleAd] This comes as the country last week banned a multicurrency system it adopted in 2009 in favour of a local currency as part of efforts to stabilise prices and halt an…
© ZIMBABWE’S fragile markets took a back seat last week in the aftermath of government’s shock decision to re-introduce a local currency. [GoogeAd] The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange suffered for the major part of the week, while parallel market rates also dropped briefly and business and investors remained on the edge despite assurances from monetary authorities…
© THE policy trajectory taken by government in prematurely re-introducing the Zimbabwe dollar is seen further threatening social stability in the country. Maxwell Sibanda, the Daily News on Sunday’s Assistant Editor canvassed views from social and political analysts who believe that it was unwise for government to take that decision without returning to economic fundamentals….
© NETONE, Zimbabwe’s second largest mobile network service provider, has partnered with Elevate Trust to capacitate 75 software developers in the international Google Certification Programme. [GoogeAd] The partnership was launched in Bulawayo and marks another feat for NetOne, as a development oriented company with impetus on empowering the youth. Google a subsidiary of the Alphabet…
