Michael Leask smashed a brilliant 91 not out to lead Scotland to a dramatic one-wicket victory over Ireland off the final ball at the World Cup Qualifier here at the Queens Sports Club on Wednesday. Scotland were reeling at 152-7 in the 34th over, chasing 287 to win, but Leask …
Read More »Barcelona Basketball Team Condemn Racist Abuse Of Nigerian Player
The Barcelona basketball team has condemned the racist abuse suffered by Nigerian player James Nnaji during their Spanish championship final victory over bitter rivals Real Madrid. The incident on Tuesday comes as Spanish sport wrestles with the global outcry sparked by racism aimed at Real Madrid’s Brazilian football star Vinicius …
Read More »It’s A Football Team As Mnangagwa, Chamisa Headline Provisional List Of 11 Presidential Candidates
A provisional list of 11 candidates headlined by incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa and arch-rival Citizens Coalitions for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa’s return into the ring will be vying for presidency in harmonised elections due August 23 this year. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is still to confirm the official …
Read More »Local Companies Hit By Influx Of Imported Goods
The influx of imported goods is threatening the future of local industry and placing increased pressure on competitiveness, the president of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, Mike Kamungeremu has said. It comes after the government recently suspended duty on imported goods. The move means that anyone can now import …
Read More »Tongaat Hulett Eyes 8 Potential Investors: Hippo Valley
Sugarcane miller, Hippo Valley Estates Limited (HVEL) has revealed that its South African parent company, Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL), is in talks with eight potential investors as part of updating its business rescue plans (BRP). In February, THL’s chief executive officer, Gavin Hudson, resigned after struggling to reduce the company’s …
Read More »US$10m Election Agents Grant From West Illegal, Chinamasa Warns
Zanu PF has pulled rank and issued a chilling warning on political rivals not to accept a US$10 million donation offered to Zimbabwean political parties by Western countries through their agencies for training of election agents ahead of the crucial August poll. In a statement Wednesday, Zanu PF treasurer general …
Read More »New British Ambassador For Zimbabwe
The British Government has appointed Mr. Peter Vowles as the new British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, a press release from The United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office says on its website www.gov.uk/fcdo. He will replace outgoing ambassador Ms. Melanie Robinson upon appointment in September this year. It reads: Change of …
Read More »Disco Seeks Partners For Manhize-Beira Rail Project
Plans are at an advanced stage for the construction of a dedicated railway line to connect the US$1,5 billion Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) Manhize plant to Beira in Mozambique, which will enhance efficient bulk cargo movement for exports. The massive integrated iron and steel plant being constructed in …
Read More »Zim Telecomms Mogul Strive Masiyiwa, African Businesses Honoured By Afreximbank
Zimbabwe businessman, and founder of Econet Wireless, Strive Masiyiwa is one of the business leaders honoured at the inaugural Pan-African Business and Development Awards held on Monday at the 30th African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) Annual Meetings in Accra, Ghana. The awards were instituted by the bank in association …
Read More »The Historical Drama Series, ‘Shaka iLembe’
While some viewers of Shaka iLembe chose to be crass and focus on some of the nudity on the show, others were impressed by the great acting and the richness of the language on display. Shaka iLembe, the story of the Zulu King, Shaka Zulu aired its first episode on …
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