By Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITER AWARD-WINNING producer Simbarashe ‘‘Cymplex’’ Moyo is confident that Makhadzi’s song — Shampopo/ Mapara — will open doors for him outside Zimbabwe. Cymplex co-produced the track, featuring sungura kingpin, Alick Macheso, with Mr. Brown. The recently-released song is off Makhadzi’s latest album titled Mbofholowo. “It is a good thing and I feel…
FOR years, Zimbabwe has been making giant strides in promoting the girl child. However, on the sporting side of things, we have been lagging behind as a country with much of the focus, particularly when it comes to football, on the boy child. Over the years the contrast between the treatment of the male and…
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce says it is putting in place several measures that will promote women’s participation in commerce as a way of promoting gender parity. Speaking during the 10th edition of the Women in Enterprise and Conference Awards (WECA) in Harare yesterday, ZNCC president Mike Kamungeremu noted that women’s participation in commerce…
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has called on the government to support local manufacturers to expand their exports. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday ahead of their annual congress next month, CZI chief executive officer Sekai Kuvarika said local manufacturers are building strong business for them to expand their influence in the region and…
By Brandon Josphat ZESA has embarked on new power projects as the under pressure utility bids to meet the rising demand for electricity in the country, amid resurgent blackouts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zesa executive chairman, Sydney Gata, said among the new projects on the boil was a 1 100 Megawatt (MW) plant…
THE new mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, says his council needs to move with speed to rehabilitate Insiza Dam, to mitigate the city’s worsening water crisis. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, he added that while the city council appreciated the government’s current work on the larger Gwayi-Shangani Dam, this project was not a short-term…
By Brandon Josphat ENERGY minister, Edgar Moyo has called on Zesa to effectively communicate its load shedding schedule to enable its customers and stakeholders to plan their day-to-day operations. This comes as the country is witnessing resurgent power blackouts due to technical faults at the Hwange Power Station, while the Kariba Hydro Power Station’s output…
BY RUTENDO NGARA AT LEAST 2 000 households in Chiredzi district, Masvingo Province, are set to benefit from over US$1.5 million in aid from the United States Agency for International Development (USAid). In a joint statement, USAid and the Mwenezi Development Training Centre (MDTC) stated that they are promoting poultry farming in the district, where…
HIGH Court judge Justice David Mangota has authorised the confiscation of 81 540 smuggled mobile phones worth over US$350 000 belonging to a Zambian telecommunications company that were recently seized by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra). The company, Rock Telecom Limited, had appealed to the High Court for the release of the mobile phones after…
HARARE magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday granted US$200 bail to fraud-accused Bindura Town mayor Jacob Gwature. The accused and his accomplice, Jonathan Kapasi, were arrested last weekend after they were allegedly connected to a case of fraud involving US$6 970. However, magistrate Gofa granted Gwature bail but denied Kapasi’s release as he was previously convicted on…
