Day: January 26, 2024

President Mnangagwa
News

President meets chiefs on Gukurahundi

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today expected to meet chiefs from the Matabeleland region and the Midlands Province to finalise the process that will ultimately mark the beginning of the Gukurahundi hearings as the Second Republic takes a bold step towards finding a lasting solution and fostering national unity for the healing of the victims. The meeting […]

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News

Zim, Cuba taking relations to a higher level

ZIMBABWE is committed to taking its relations with Cuba to the next level based on equality, mutual respect and a shared desire to build beneficial cooperation, Vice President Kembo Mohadi has said. Speaking at a dinner he hosted for Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa, who is in the country on an official three-day visit […]

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Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere (centre) is led into the newsroom by Alpha Media Holding (AMH), Kenias Mafukidze (left) and print manager, Taurai Matambo (right) during a familiarisation tour of the offices in Harare yesterday.
News

Private media rallied to promote brand Zimbabwe

THE private media should prioritise building Brand Zimbabwe and play an integral part in the attainment of Vision 2030 of an empowered upper-middle income society, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere said yesterday. He made the call after touring privately-owned Alpha Media Holdings in Harare, as part of his familiarisation tour of […]

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News

US$16 million for Harare, Bulawayo water

The Government is mobilising US$13 million to improve the water situation in Harare in addition to the US$1,6 million that has already been disbursed to the local authority for the procurement of water treatment chemicals, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka has said. Already, the Government has allocated $7 billion […]

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Cde Bimha
News

Zanu PF to continue improving people’s lives

Governing authorities from Zanu PF will continue drilling boreholes, constructing roads and eliminating land and space barons in Goromonzi South constituency and other parts of the country for development with no one and no place left behind. The seat is one of the biggest peri-urban constituencies in the province and fell vacant following the recalling […]

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International News

Microsoft is worth more than US$3tn

Microsoft became the second-ever company worth US$3 trillion on Wednesday as the artificial intelligence boom sent shares of the company’s stock soaring higher. For comparison, Microsoft’s market value is now larger than the entire GDP of France and just behind that of the United Kingdom. The stock rose by nearly 1,5 percent to about US$405 […]

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Business

AFC Commercial Bank enhances financial inclusion with new product

AFC Commercial Bank says it will continue to enhance its financial inclusion drive following the launch of its Digipay Wallet, an innovative solution that seeks to improve access to banking services using mobile phones. The bank, through its wide reach, particularly in farming communities, is a critical player in driving financial inclusion. Through its anchor […]

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Mr Scott Macmillan
Business

Invictus to raise fresh capital

Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) listed and Zimbabwe-focused oil and gas exploration junior, Invictus Energy is seeking to raise fresh 15,2 million  Australian dollars (US$10,06 million) capital to fund drilling activities at its Mukuyu 2 oil and gas drill and preparation for a new high-impact exploration well following completion of interpretation of recently acquired CB23 infill […]

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HIGHLANDERS chairman Johnfat Sibanda
Sports

Sibanda engages Bosso’s Harare fans

HIGHLANDERS chairman Johnfat Sibanda believes he still has a lot to offer at the club and re-election in the upcoming elections will allow him to take the club to another level.  Sibanda will go to the ballot on February 4 against four other contestants, who are also gunning for the chairmanship.  He will contest against […]

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On top of the ban, Madhevere and Mavuta have been fined 50 percent of their salaries for three months, with effect from January 2024, while they also received final written warnings valid for 12 months.
Sports

ZC bans Madhevere, Mavuta

Zimbabwe Cricket has banned national team players Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta from cricket for four months for recreational drug use.  The two received the sanction after admitting — when they appeared for a disciplinary hearing last Wednesday — to charges of breaching the ZC Employment Code of Conduct that arose when they tested positive […]

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