Archives for October 2017
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Fast-rising Afro-fusion musician Ashton Nyahora, better known as Mbeu in music circles, will tomorrow night join legendary Mike Mopo’s son Potipher, at the first edition of Zimbabwe Business and Arts Hub (Zibah) Nights to be held at Wheel and Ease (Wezhaz) Bar in Warren Park 1. ...
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ZIMBABWE People First (ZimPF) leader, Agrippa Mutambara yesterday said he is still firmly in charge of the party, vowing this week’s disturbances would not affect his participation in the MDC Alliance. ...
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THREE family members from Gweru yesterday appeared in court charged with assaulting four municipal police officers during the ongoing blitz on street vendors. ...
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CBZ Holdings chief governance and compliance officer, Walter Ngonidzashe Zure was run over and killed by a Harare motorist, who appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday charged with culpable homicide. ...
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THE government has completed an investigation on price increases and a report with recommendations has been submitted to Cabinet, Industry and Commerce minister Mike Bimha has said. ...
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Kenya’s election commission said polling stations had opened in the much of the country by yesterday, but voting had been hampered by “security challenges” in a number of places, where voting would be delayed until tomorrow.
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DOMINIC Chungwa netted a brace to pull clear of his rivals for the Golden Boot award as his Caps United dazzled a hapless Highlanders at the National Sports Stadium last night. ...
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THE Parliament Budget Office (PBO) has expressed concern over the country’s ballooning debt, which is now above $13 billion. ...
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VICTORIA Falls Town Council and the police have dismissed recent claims by Chegutu West legislator, Dexter Nduna that 100 tourists were mugged by robbers this year, saying the report was meant to tarnish the town’s image, as a safe tourist destination. ...
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OPPOSITION political parties yesterday dismissed reports that they were pushing for the postponement of next year’s elections to a later date to allow for the cleaning of the voters’ roll, as they mend their divisions. ...
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VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s war veteran allies are planning a “crunch rally” in Harare next week to consolidate their position in the Zanu PF succession conundrum and “provide a clear idea of where the country is going” in a fresh campaign targeting President Robert Mugabe. ...
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EBONY Sheikh, which has been on a self-imposed sabbatical, has announced its return with a new album, Ntabez’kude, their fifth in a career spanning several decades. ...
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The government pretended to be surprised this week, when revelations were made that parastatals and State-owned enterprises incurred a loss of $270 million. ...
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Gweru City Council has set aside at least $20 000 for the constrction of a new cemetery, amid reports that the city’s 12-hectare Mtapa Cemetery has filled up. ...
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HIGH-FLYING contemporary musician, Jah Prayzah is set to light up the ancient city of Masvingo, with his new album Kutonga Kwaro at the Masvingo Music Festival scheduled for tonight.
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THE MDC-Alliance led by Morgan Tsvangirai will join the Rand Monetary Union (RMU) if it wins power in the 2018 general elections, as part of its cocktail of economic solutions to Zimbabwe.
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Kenyan police clashed with protesters in opposition strongholds Thursday as the nation voted for a new president for the second time in three months. ...
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A senior North Korean official has issued a stern warning to the world that it should take "literally" his country's threat to test a nuclear weapon above ground. ...
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MOTIVATIONAL author and pastor, Cynthia Chirinda-Hakutangwi, will be interacting with her readers at her book-signing event set for Saturday at Crystal Gates in Westgate, Harare. ...
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THE Caps United versus Highlanders match is one of Zimbabwe’s top grade fixtures, but this time the contest has been watered down by their dissipated interest in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title race.
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FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe’s interface rally with members of various apostolic sects has been set for next Sunday, November 5 at Rufaro Stadium, Harare. ...
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PEOPLE’s Democratic Party leader, Tendai Biti yesterday called on the government to immediately demonetise bond notes and increase the use of plastic money, as a temporary measure to deal with the liquidity crunch and multiple-exchange rates now prevalent on the market. ...
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ZANU PF Manicaland provincial youth league leader Mubuso Chinguno’s problems over alleged illegal land deals continued to mount yesterday, with the ruling party and the government despatching probe teams to Chipinge to investigate the matter. ...
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South Africa’s Police minister Fikile Mbalula has warned local farmers against employing undocumented Zimbabweans, whom he blamed for engaging in various criminal activities that country. ...
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Contemporary musician, Braveman Chizvino, popularly known as Baba Harare, recently left Jah Prayzah’s Third Generation band to launch a solo career. ...
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I WILL not be exaggerating when I say that many families on the continent of Africa are dysfunctional in one way or the other. ...
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NETONE yesterday unveiled its mobile money service, which it said would offer Zimbabweans a choice on which platform to use.
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ECONET Wireless’s mobile payment system, EcoCash, has introduced a swipe into EcoCash facility that will allow Zimswitch-enabled card users to transfer money from their bank accounts directly into their wallets through a point-of-sale machine.
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ZIMBABWEAN golfer, Nyasha Mauchaza will make his first start on the money-spinning PGA Tour in six years after qualifying for this week’s $4,2 million Sanderson Farms Championship, which tees off today in Jackson, Mississippi in the United States. ...
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THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) has announced the names of athletes, who have been awarded the scholarships to enhance their preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. ...
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