© The late JK Galbraith, an influential economist in the US public sphere more than 60 years ago, described Americans’ conspicuous consumption in his book The Affluent Society as “private opulence amidst public squalor”. [GoogleAd] In so doing he made popular a term he borrowed from Sallust, the Roman historian who first expressed it in…
© Herentals …….0 Triangle …… (1) 2 GERALD Bero and Collins Dhuwa scored either side of halftime as Triangle United finally got one over their bogey side Herentals in a Castle Lager Premiership encounter yesterday. [GoogleAd] The Sugar Sugar Boys had lost both matches to the Students, who were promoted to the top flight last…
© AID agencies are reviewing their assistance modalities to needy communities due to the ban of the United States dollar for trade. [GoogleAd] World Food Programme (WFP) country director Eddie Rowe told the Daily News on Sunday that assistance which was supposed to have gone to the needy has been delayed while they work out…
© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government must deal with monopolies and oligopolies which are influencing market failure leading to unsustainable price increases, economic experts have said. [GoogleAd] Under oligopolies a small number of players run sectors with limited competition while in a monopoly only one player runs a market as an individual player. Zimbabwe’s economy has…
© Yadah Fc………..0 Black Rhinos Fc……….0 RELEGATION-threatened Yadah FC blamed the season break for their loss of momentum after playing out a goalless draw with Black Rhinos in a Castle Lager Premiership contest here yesterday. [GoogleAd] Yadah came into the match on the back of a two-game winning streak and with a psychological edge of…
© GOKWE-NEMBUDZIYA Member of Parliament Justice Mayor Wadyajena on Friday took the stand and testified in a matter in which a Nissan Navara he gifted his campaign manager Matthew Mtimbiri was sold without the latter’s knowledge. [GoogleAd] Kudakwashe Taruberekera, who is facing a fraud charge, allegedly changed the car’s ownership at Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)…
© Despite government declaring that bond notes, coins and RTGS$ are at par as the newly introduced Zimbabwe dollar, some individuals and business entities continue rating the currency by charging a premium on electronic money, perpetuating the multi-tier pricing system, the Daily News on Sunday can report. [GoogleAd] Last week, the government —through Statutory Instrument…
© Ngezi Platinum……..(0) 1 Highlanders………(0) 1 NEW Highlanders technical manager Mandla “Lulu” Mpofu was encouraged by the fighting spirit shown by his players when they earned a precious away point against Ngezi Platinum Stars in his first game in charge yesterday. [GoogleAd] Mpofu was elevated to the hot seat earlier this week after Bosso were…
© CHIPINGE Town Council (CTC) is set to enlist the services of a traditional healer who will reside and offer services at the local authority’s cultural village currently under construction. All this is in a bid to boost tourism arrivals in the town. [GoogleAd] Thousands of people flock to Chipinge from across the country and…
© WARRIORS skipper, Knowledge Musona appeared to have no knowledge of how to score goals that could have won our beloved country a passage to the knock-out phase at the on-going African Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt. [GoogleAd] Qualifying for the knockout stage would have been historic and memorable for millions of Zimbabweans who…
