HARARE – A strain of avian influenza virus has now been found in Zimbabwe. The highly pathogenic H5N8 strain is capable of causing death among humans and inflicting serious losses on poultry farmers. The bird flu has been detected in a chicken breeder flock on a Harare farm, and 140 000 birds have been culled…
HARARE – Property development firm, Aspindale Park, is constructing over 1 200 high-density houses in Harare, in a move that is expected to ease the country’s housing backlog that is estimated to be over 1,25 million. The company’s financial advisor, Bianca Swan, said majority of the houses — to be built on a scheme modelled…
HARARE – The National Social Security Authority (Nssa) is mulling a pension cover scheme for domestic workers this year, an official with the organisation said. Nssa general manager Elizabeth Chitiga last week said the scheme, the first such package targeted at this often exploited and neglected group of workers, was aimed at improving the financial…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has collected over $1,4 billion in the five months to May this year due to intensified audits and enforcement activities, improvements in operational efficiency, and client engagement initiatives that are being undertaken to enhance revenue collections. The national tax collector surpassed the cumulative target of $1, 338 billion…
HARARE – Songstress Pamela “Gonyeti” Zulu — who went solo after quitting music star Jah Prayzah’s band 10 months ago — says she has now fully escaped the shadow of the Sendekera hit-maker. Gonyeti told the Daily News that she will launch a new album at the end of the month to “show that I…
HARARE – Bryan K, who released his first ever gospel song last month, has bounced back with a new song — Forever. The Chinhoyi-born singer told the Daily News that the song, he co-produced with a Ghanaian producer — Ceekay — will be released on June 16. “I love the song. I am happy to…
HARARE – Three years ago, Coke Studio Africa saw the legendary Wyclef Jean take the stage and light up our households with the unforgettable Divine Sorrow. A year later super star NE-YO took Peace One Day to Rwanda and delivered a Coke Studio original song Reason. In 2016, Coke Studio saw the iconic Trey Songz…
HARARE – A documentray on the late Ousmane Sembene — widely regarded as the father of African cinema — will be screened in Harare on Saturday afternoon at the B2c Working Space located at corner First Street and Jason Moyo Avenue. The weekend screening is part of the “Sembene Across Africa project” — a three-day…
HARARE – Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza has handed striker Knowledge Musona the armband to lead the team in Sunday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Liberia at home. Ngezi Platinum Stars defender Partson Jaure will be Musona’s deputy for the clash against the Lone Stars at the National Sports Stadium. Musona takes…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe national team coaches Sunday Chidzambwa and Rahman Gumbo have backed the Warriors to succeed when they embark on the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification journey. The Warriors will begin their Group G campaign with a home tie against Liberia at the National Sports Stadium this Sunday. Preparations for the…
