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 …
Read More »Zambian Finance Minister says bondholders to blame for default
Zambia’s Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu said bondholders brought last week’s default upon themselves because they refused to sign confidentiality agreements that would have allowed him to share more information on debts from Chinese lenders.In a near hour-long interview broadcast on state television late Sunday, Ng’andu also called on the International …
Read More »Field day for thieves at Ginimbi funeral
By Daniel KachereGenius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s “final party” had several mini events within it, which saw it touching almost every one’s life in Zimbabwe. Even the elderly living in far-flung rural areas found themselves asking who this Ginimbi was. Top artists like Jah Prayzah and Killer T performed at the funeral …
Read More »“Ginimbi bought himself a bicycle in Form Two”
By Daniel KachereGenius “Ginimbi” Kadungure was always a hustler, who wanted to be the best in everything he did. This trait, according to a High School sweetheart, saw him being a “boss and leader” from a very young age. However, he sometimes borrowed monies which he failed return and undertook …
Read More »Tsitsi Dangarembga: Life in an ‘ever-narrowing Zimbabwe’
Tsitsi Dangarembga’s debut novel, Nervous Conditions, released in 1988, has been described as one of the 100 books that “shaped the world”.This year, the latest book by the Zimbabwean novelist, filmmaker and activist, This Mournable Body, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize.It is the third in a trilogy, …
Read More »Second strict lockdown looming
– Experts warn of severe 2nd wave– Govt reassessing border opening– Headaches over economy – Public urged not to relax By Vivian MugarisiExperts have warned that Zimbabwe could experience a resurgence in Covid-19 cases though shutting down of the economy may not be required. This comes as a number of …
Read More »National lockdown is the last option: Dr Chonzi
As more Covid-19 cases continue to be recorded in Zimbabwe in what seems to be a second wave, City of Harare Director of Health Services Dr Prosper Chonzi has urged the nation not to relax.This comes as the country recorded 43 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday.Speaking to Nhau, Dr Chonzi …
Read More »Breaking News: Chin’ono Denied Bail
Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has been denied bail by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. The Court ruled that Chin’ono was not a perfect candidate for bail as he had a propensity to continue committing offences. This emanated from the fact that the court had reasonable suspicion that he committed the offence of …
Read More »State Is Persecuting Me: Chin’ono’
Hopewell Chin’ono has accused the State of persecuting and punishing him by throwing him in with convicted criminals at Chikurubi Maximum Prison. Chin’ono said this during cross examination by his lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, justifying his suitability to be granted bail on a charge of defeating or obstructing the course of …
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