© MOBILE money platform, EcoCash services will shut down on Saturday evening to Sunday night to allow for a major system upgrade. In a statement yesterday, EcoCash said the 24-hour downtime of its services would start at 9pm on Saturday and end at 9pm on Sunday. [GoogleAd] The upgrade, EcoCash said, was meant among other…
© ZIMBABWE Music Rights Association (Zimura) has increased the registration fee for content creators by more than 500 percent. To register with the organisation, one needs to fork out $800, up from the $150 gazetted in June. Established in 1982, Zimura is an association of composers and publishers of music that was created to protect…
© AFROFUSION musician Ashton “Mbeu” Nyahora will this weekend make a return to Harare with two concerts lined up after a successful nationwide tour with Jah Prayzah. The Mhodzi Tribe front man, will first serenade fans at Avon Restaurant and Bar in Avondale in what has been dubbed the Harare cocktail tasting festival. [GoogleAd] The…
© NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) has increased payouts to pensioners from $80 to $200 to improve their welfare and cushion them from the prevailing economic challenges. The increase follows once-off cushioning allowance equivalent to a month’s pension which Nssa awarded in July. Nssa Board chair Cuthbert Chidoori announced the increase in a statement on…
© ZIMBABWE’S business climate remains poor because of bureaucracy despite efforts by government to eliminate red tape and improve the ease of doing business, analysts have said. Authorities in the southern African economy have been dragging their feet on improving laws and reforming State enterprises and parastatals, driving local businesses into the shadows of the…
© ONE of Bulawayo’s most consistent and talented musicians, Jeys Marabini, will not go into the studio this year as his last album is still competitive on the market. Born Majahahodwa Ndlovu, the Afro-pop musician who last released his 9th album, Ntunja Mbila in 2018 said his music was not perishable. [GoogleAd] “The whole of…
© FORMER vice president Phelekezela Mphoko’s trial which was supposed to start yesterday was moved to today following miscommunication between the State and the politician’s lawyer. Mphoko, who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office, appeared before regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya represented by his lawyer Zibusiso Ncube, who came to court ready for trial…
© DAIRIBORD Holdings (Dairibord) says foreign currency shortages hit the milk processor’s ability to meet demand during the third quarter and nine months to September 30, 2019. The firm said the depreciation of the local currency resulted in increased costs of materials and other key inputs as production output and operating costs were weighed down…
© DANCEHALL music icon Winky D on Saturday defied the odds when he successfully performed in Kadoma following disturbances that saw him abandoning performances in the town last year. On Saturday, Winky D shared the stage with Enzo Ishall at a braai festival organised by 2Kings Entertainment at Odyssey Hotel, two years after his performance…
© PARLIAMENT has demanded a ministerial statement from Health minister Obadiah Moyo explaining the state of the country’s health delivery system after government fired over 280 doctors recently. The call, endorsed by Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday, was made by opposition MDC MP for Harare East Tendai Biti who expressed fears that…
