ZIMBABWE’s coal mining companies have hit back at State-run power producer, Zesa Holdings Limited, after the latter accused them of supplying sub-standard coal to the Hwange thermal power station, currently the biggest power facility feeding into the national grid. The firms that operate mining claims around Hwange queried last week why the electricity producer had…
WHEN Lazarus Muchenje joined NetOne as chief executive officer in 2018, the State-owned telecommunications company had suffered a staggering $77 million loss and was tottering on the brink. In two years, Muchenje has turned around the firm. Our Daily News on Sunday reporter Pauline Hurungudo sat down with Muchenje in his splash office in the…
CROSSING the Mediterranean Sea 18 years ago in search of greener pastures, it never occurred to Shamiso Machaya that one day she would return to Zimbabwe and be instrumental in the country’s infrastructural development. Back then, little did she know that a venture which started as a mere carpentry business, building kitchens for the diaspora…
SONGSTRESS Selmor Mtukudzi deserves a chance to prove that she can stand on her own in the cut-throat industry, although some argue that she is riding on sympathy over the loss of her father and music great, Oliver. While this might be true in the case of some children of fallen music greats, Selmor has…
SINGER Andy Muridzo would quickly want to forget 2019, a year his love life turned upside down, hence affecting his musical endeavours. Having separated with his wife Chido Manyange better known as Mai Keketso, he found himself in the arms of another woman, Nyari Mukucha, before the union collapsed. Andy Muridzo “It was a…
WHEN 21-year-old Hupenyu Murombo aka Chule collaborated with comedian Doc Vikela, little did he realise that this was the beginning of a successful career in comedy. With Doc Vikela the duo produced a sketch Peace video for the local Youth Empowerment Transformation Trust that showcased his prowess. Through Simuka Comedy platform he developed into an…
FACED with the embarrassment of not enjoying Castle Lager Premiership action despite having two top- flight teams — Manica Diamonds and debutants Tenax FC — Mutare residents have joined hands with the local authority to push for the completion of Sakubva Stadium in time for the start of the 2020 season. Since Mutare City Rovers…
While FC Platinum have bossed the domestic league winning the title for the last three season, they have however, struggled to replicate the same form in continental club football where they remain winless in 12 African Champions League group stage matches. The Zvishavane-based side finished bottom of Group B with only a single point after…
SEVEN years ago it seemed like mere talk when Laurelle Brown, then Junior Africa Triathlon Women champion said she would come back to Zimbabwe after completing her studies in the United Kingdom. Many believed having enrolled at Bournemouth University for her BSc (Hons) in Clinical Science the former Peterhouse School student was virtually lost to…
HIGH Court judge Erica Ndewere has freed Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry — who is accused of assaulting her husband’s house maid — on $1 500 bail. Marry, through her lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, approached the High Court on appeal after she was denied bail by Harare regional magistrate Bianca Makwande last weekend. Stakeholders…
