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Callisto Jokonya stands in the cavernous factory of Imperial Refrigeration and recalls the halcyon days. In the 1990s, his factory, located in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, was buzzing with a workforce of 350 people who cranked out 20,000 refrigerators per year. Today, the company employs just 50 people, and annual …

Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Dr. Gideon Gono FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono has been dragged to court for failing to settle a decade-old debt of US$3 million owed to a South Africa-based firm, ASP Marketing. The trial is set to kick off before High Court …

Fragile Marry Mubaiwa (centre) arrives at Harare Magistrates Court The prosecution on Tuesday rested in the trial of Marry Mubaiwa on charges of fraud and misrepresentation. The National Prosecuting Authority, which called 11 witnesses including Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, the former model’s estranged husband, suffered a setback when a magistrate …

By Gilbert Munetsi Bouyed by the popularity of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) the world over, a new organisation has come from the blue to announce it has taken over the discipline in Zimbabwe, and is now registered with the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). Calling itself the …

HARARE – A World Health Organisation employee was killed in a frenzied knife attack at his Mt Pleasant home in Harare on Saturday, police said. Eritrean national Daniel Fussum, 53, was stabbed at least four times. His Dutch wife, Jordanos Zerom, 50, is battling for life at a Harare hospital …

Acting President Constantino Chiwenga Acting President and minister of Health and Child Care, Constantino Chiwenga has deferred the opening of schools to February after extending the level two national lockdown for a further two weeks. In a statement Friday, Chiwenga said schools also needed an extra week to prepare before …

Tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei As Zimbabweans faced the economic consequences of a crashing currency, well-connected businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei skirted the rules to convert government-backed securities into scarce U.S. dollars —which he used to acquire shares in a lucrative platinum mine. Key Findings Even after Zimbabwe cut off its citizens from accessing …

WBF middleweight champion Charles Manyuchi By Gilbert Munetsi Reigning World Boxing Federation (WBF) middleweight champion Charles Manyuchi has been voted the world boxer of the year for 2021 by the global sanction body. He becomes the fifth African pugilist to bag the award after William Gare and Danie Venter (SA), …

Fired State Security minister Owen Mudha Ncube President Emmerson Mnangagwa fired his hitherto close lieutenant Owen Mudha Ncube from his position as State Security Minister because he had defied his orders to refrain from jostling for a Zanu PF leadership position in the Midlands province, NewZimbabwe.com has established. Sources said …

Hwange BureauA heavy downpour in parts of Hwange district in the last 48 hours has left a trail of destruction, particularly on roads, leaving both transporters and commuters in a desperate situation. Two weeks ago, heavy rains also left Hwange families homeless when a storm destroyed buildings in Ingumija residential …