Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent sank a seven-foot putt on the final hole to seal a one-shot win over Travis Smyth in the International Series England on Sunday. Vincent had begun the last day of this inaugural Asian Tour event in the UK a shot behind Smyth but after a tense birdie …
Read More »Grace Mugabe’s Ex-Husband Stanley Goreraza Dies
Grace Mugabe’s ex-husband Stanley Goreraza has died, friends said. The retired air force officer succumbed to cancer in Harare on Sunday morning. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear friend, Stanley Goreraza. He passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer and …
Read More »BREAKING: Alex Magaisa Dies
Academic and former advisor to late Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Dr. Alex Magaisa has died. Magaisa passed on in the United Kingdom this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was a lecturer of law at Kent University and followed by many who read his popular Big Saturday Read (BSR) …
Read More »Burna Boy ,JP Blast Harare
By MazzeltovWhat are you up to this weekend? Not sure? Check out our weekly update right here every Friday to stay in the know when it comes to everything showbiz. BurnaBoy In H-TownAfrica’s musical giant and Grammy award-winner Burna Boy is performing live tonight supported by the high-flying Jah Prayzah …
Read More »NetOne Cashier Caught Up In $150 Million Airtime Voucher Scam
By Daphne Nyakanyanga A cashier employed by State-owned telecommunications giant NetOne has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for allegedly stealing millions from the entity. According to a press statement released by the corruption watchdog Thursday, Daniel Kalira (39) allegedly stole ZWL$150 000 000.00from the mobile network services …
Read More »In Oil-Rich Niger Delta, Coastal Erosion Frustrates Locals Endlessly
On a sweltering Friday afternoon last April, Kenneth Omokahire sat close to four neighbours outside his house in the Anibeze community in the southernmost Nigerian state of Bayelsa, lamenting to the men about coastal erosion in the town. “What else can we do?” asked 65-year-old Omokahire, whose former house was …
Read More »Grain Farmers Priced Out Of Fields
MAIZE seed prices have sky-rocketed, a situation farmers have described as forcing them out of the field. A 25kg bag of seed maize now costs between $30 000 and $42 000, while 50kg Compound D fertiliser now costs US$35 or $17 500; and Ammonium Nitrate is now pegged at US$70 …
Read More »Private Sector Challenged To Invest In Employees’ Health
THE private sector needs to invest more in health and wellness programmes at workplaces as Zimbabwe pushes its health agenda, Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, said yesterday. He challenged the corporate world to come up with schemes that allow smaller and micro businesses …
Read More »Edgars Buoyant Despite Global Shocks In Supply Chains
CLOTHING retail chain, Edgars Stores Limited, says despite global shocks in supply chains, it has registered significant volume growth across all business units and plans to open new outlets and intensify efforts to engage new raw material suppliers to mitigate the effects of yarn shortages in the global market. The …
Read More »Zim, Russia Deepen Bilateral, Trade Relations
ZIMBABWE and Russia have committed to deepen and expand bilateral relations that exist between the two countries. This came out during the fourth session of the Zimbabwe-Russia Intergovernmental Commission (ICG) on economic, trade, scientific and technical co-operation held in Harare yesterday. At the meeting, the Zimbabwean delegation was led by …
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