© THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday said its first Treasury Bills (TBs) auction in seven years, aimed at raising $30 million to finance government programmes were oversubscribed. The central bank 91-day bond with a yield-based interest rate had $132,750 million total bids. The highest rate was 40 percent while the lowest was 15…
© NAMIBIA is planning to import fresh fruits and vegetables from Zimbabwe in order to close the gap for the country’s demand for fruits and vegetables. Some of the horticulture products identified by Namibia for imports include passion fruit, fine beans, peas (mange tout and sugar snap, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries, baby vegetables such…
© ZIMDANCEHALL music star Seh Calaz believes some chanters in the industry are using juju to gain popularity in the hugely-competitive genre. With backyard studios in almost every corner of the various ghettos around the country, it’s a dog-eat-dog business in Zimdancehall circles with thousands hoping to make the big break and escape from poverty….
© SOUTH AFRICAN gospel singer Martin PK will visit the country for a two-day gospel fiesta slated for the Harare Gardens in October. Organised by renowned gospel group Spirit Praise, the festival will also feature South Africa-based Takesure Zamar Ncube and over 20 choirs and will run from October 25 to 26 under the banner…
THE shambolic scenes during Suluman Chimbetu’s musical tour of South Africa adds to the growing list of artists who have been promised milk and honey in the neighbouring country only to be exploited by sham promoters. Thugs invaded Sulu’s show in Pretoria and began collecting gate takings at the expense of the band. This according…
© DYNAMOS will be banking on home form to carry them across the finish line when they take on Triangle United in a Castle Lager Premiership match at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon. The Glamour Boys have been a solid unit at Rufaro ever since Tonderai Ndiraya took over from Lloyd “MaBlanyo” Chigowe after only four…
© Reigning Soccer Star of the Year Rodwell Chinyengetere is in line to make a return to local football this afternoon when FC Platinum hosts CAPS United in a top of the table Castle Lager Premiership match at Mandava Stadium. Chinyengetere won the prestigious award in 2017 and 2018 after starring for the Zvishavane-based side…
© THE cost of basic consumer goods — which are already unaffordable for many Zimbabweans — is set to rise even higher, after under-fire Finance minister Mthuli Ncube announced sharp increases in the prices of electricity and a plethora of taxes, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] Delivering his 2019 mid-term budget review statement in…
© FORMER army general Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe was yesterday placed on the United States of America (USA) sanctions list for his role in the death of six civilians on August 1 last year. [GoogleAd] Sanyatwe, who is now Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Tanzania, was the commander of the reaction squad that was dispatched to quell protests…
© NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa told the National Assembly on Wednesday that Labour and Public Service minister Sekai Nzenza’s husband threatened him. [GoogleAd] Nzenza’s predecessor and now Tourism minister Priscah Mupfumira is currently in custody after she was arrested over National Social Security Authority (Nssa) corruption allegations. Nzenza has on several occasions refused to release…
