STAFF WRITER OF LATE there have been calls for those in the diaspora to come back home, impart their valuable knowledge and…
THE tragic death of a football fan during Monday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the Warriors and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the National Sports Stadium represents a watershed moment for Zimbabwean sport. A day meant to celebrate national pride turned into a grim reminder of systemic failures. While the subsequent review meetings…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned residents against buying residential stands being marketed under a purported “Smart City” development in Cowdray Park, saying the project has not been approved by the local authority. Town clerk Christopher Dube said yesterday that the council had noted social media posts and other communications promoting the purported development…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER MULTIPLE title ambitions will be at stake in the Munhumutapa Challenge Cup quarter-finals this weekend, with Hardrock chasing a domestic treble, while CAPS United, Scottland and FC Hunters pursue double glory. Hardrock, who are involved in an absorbing premiership title race with Scottland and are also in the semi-finals of the…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE United Kingdom-based singer Vimbai- Rose has remixed her late father Culture T’s 2004 hit Satani Wabvepi as she seeks to preserve his musical legacy while establishing herself in the local music industry. The remix features additional harmonies and layers, a new verse in English and a slower tempo, while instruments sampled…
CHIEF WRITER PARLIAMENT will begin a crucial five-day nationwide public consultation exercise on the 2027 National Budget on Monday. This comes as key stakeholders have urged authorities to ensure that they protect vulnerable groups and also ease the current high tax burden on businesses. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper…
Almot Maqolo CBZ Holdings and Afreximbank-backed Africa Trade and Distribution Company Dubai (ATDC Dubai) have opened a Zimbabwean trading arm that will finance and market local goods across Africa, as low intra-continental trade keeps manufacturers dependent on raw exports. ATDC Zimbabwe is a joint venture between CBZ Holdings and ATDC Dubai, a subsidiary of Afreximbank,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for innovative financing models to accelerate infrastructure development, urging the private sector and financial markets to take advantage of investment opportunities in Zimbabwe. In a speech read by the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, at the Zimbabwe Economic Development Conference (ZEDCON) in Bulawayo yesterday, Mnangagwa said new funding models were…
TAPIWA CHIRUME INNOVATIVE financing models and robust private sector partnerships are vital to achieving the country’s 2030 upper-middle-income economy target, Zimbabwe Building Contractors Association (ZBCA) president Tinashe Manzungu has said. To that end, Manzungu has called for greater mobilisation of capital. “Government cannot finance the country’s entire infrastructure requirement from the national budget alone. Zimbabwe…
Tapiwa Chirume PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has conferred provincial hero status on the late businessman and philanthropist Wicknell Chivayo, who died alongside his wife and three others in a helicopter crash in Marondera on Wednesday. This comes as more tributes continued to pour in for the deceased yesterday. Speaking at Chivayo’s Gletwin home in Harare last…

