…. a look at Zimbabwe’s chances By Ray Munyoro Zimbabwe Warriors are within reach of the Cameroon 2022 AFCON finals after Match Day 4 of the qualifying rounds.Zdravko Logarusic’s men took their tally to five points, second on the standings, after Monday’s 2-2 draw against Algeria. Nhau Sport looks at …
Read More »Sacred November: Tradition vs Modernity
Kundai Marunya It’s a normal Sunday. The congregation, comfortable in their seats, all pay attention to the pulpit, ready to hear the good word God has sent through their beloved pastor. It is the first weekend of November, a month which in traditional customs of the Shona people is sacred, …
Read More »Chin’ono takes bail fight to High Court
By Daniel Kachere Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono will appear at the High Court tomorrow morning for the hearing of his bail application after it failed to kick off Tuesday, Nhau has learnt. The case was set to be heard by Justice Tawanda Chitapi who postponed it to tomorrow morning to …
Read More »When the seed becomes a giant tree
Mbeu thrives despite Covid restrictions Ashton Nyahora popularly known as Mbeu Nhau Correspondent “… is like a mustard seed … though it is the smallest of all seeds, when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in …
Read More »Desperate degreed people turn-up for nightclub job
Scores of graduates from various universities throughout the country and even abroad were part of over 300 jobseekers that turned up for #Hashtag Nightclub job interviews conducted in Bulawayo last week.The place was crawling with job seekers, who after years of joblessness, are prepared do anything.Unemployment in Zimbabwe is estimated …
Read More »How Magufuli has steered Tanzania down the road of an authoritarian one-party state
By Nicodemus MindeTanzania’s 2020 general elections resulted in a predictably easy victory for one of Africa’s oldest ruling parties, Chama Cha Mapinduzi.The National Electoral Commission declared the incumbent, John Magufuli, the winner with 84.4 percent of the vote. His closest challenger, Chadema’s Tundu Lissu, garnered a paltry 13 percent.The ruling …
Read More »Opportunistic costs hamper diabetes screening among country’s poorest
By Nhau Correspondent“This is a great initiative and I hope government will continue bringing such services to our communities,” said Colletah Sigwadi, a farmer from Mvuma, who came through to a three-day diabetes screening exercise which was carried out by the Ministry of Health and Child Care in Gweru last …
Read More »Spain’s BBVA to sell U.S. banking arm to PNC for $11.6 billion
Spain’s BBVA BBVA.MC is to sell its U.S. business to PNC Financial Services Group Inc PNC.N for $11.6 billion in cash, in one of the biggest global banking deals this year. The sale will further consolidate the U.S. banking sector, but has also instantly prompted speculation BBVA could now use …
Read More »Asia marches on
The announcement, a week ago, that Pfizer PFE.N had developed a very effective vaccine has investors hoping for similar good news soon from rival Moderna MRNA.O and looking past a tough winter to a better spring and summer ahead. Besides the virus, Brexit trade talks are chief among European investors’ …
Read More »Global stocks head for record high on recovery, vaccine hopes
Global stocks eyed a fresh record high on Monday as signs of economic recovery in China and Japan, recent strong corporate earnings and hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine bolstered investor sentiment. The MSCI World Index of global shares rose 0.4 percent to 608.98 points, just shy of the record high …
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