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Zambia has its Tshabangu moment as 9 PF MP seats declared vacant
The Speaker of the National Assembly in Zambia has declared the nine seats of Members of Parliament from the Patriotic Front that recently lost their case in the Constitutional Court challenging their...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 17:36hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Microfinance sector dumps local currency
In the first quarter of 2024, the United States dollar loan portfolio in Zimbabwe's microfinance sector surged by nearly 8% to reach US$48.63 million, up from US$45.1 million in the previous quarter. ...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono friend abducted
Suspected state security agents abducted a Harare-based construction manager - who has done a lot of building works for award-winning Zimbabwean filmmaking journalist Hopewell Chin'ono - yesterday in ...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti goes after white competitor Rusty Markham
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Tendai Biti has described those in support of his competitor Rusty Markham as snakes for daring to side with ‘vasina mabvi', a slighting term for white...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard takes measures to help neighbourhoods stay safe
With the increase in burglaries and robberies throughout the country, particularly in Harare, Safeguard Security has embarked on a number of community-based services to help keep neighbourhoods safe. ...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:11hrs | | by Agencies
RBZ establishes collateral registry
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is working with BSystems Limited of Ghana to operationalise the collateral registry system by year end, after the apex bank awarded the company the tender for the da...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Washonaphi uMzac'omnyama?
Ngiyabingelela Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi, Mthwakaz omnyama, ondlela zimhlophe iinduku zibomvu. Lombhalo ngiwubhala nje kungumbuzo engiwubhekise kumaNtungwa akwaSokhumalo okungabantu bakoKhumalo is...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 10:29hrs | 2 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
Micro-finance credit rises 26,4%
CREDIT from micro-finance institutions in the second quarter of 2019 increased by 26,4% to $316,3 million from the previous quarter's $250,1 million due to an increase in productive loans.A Zi...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uproar as Harare spends two weeks without water
Residents of Harare are up in arms against the Harare City Council which has failed to provide municipality water for close to two weeks due to shortage of treatment chemicals.Residents who to...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 11:10hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF MP appeals jail ruling
Murehwa North legislator Daniel Garwe (Zanu-PF) has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against a two-month jail sentence imposed on him for flouting a High Court order barring him from stripping the...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP in contempt of court
ZANU PF Murehwa North legislator, Daniel Garwe, faces contempt of court charges after he allegedly stripped the family farm in Mvuma of assets despite a High Court order barring him from doing so....Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe inches forward - but where is it headed?
The five months since the fall of Robert Mugabe have been far from easy for his successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa. Zimbabwe's new government has made all the right noises towards the West and China. The W...Published: 03 May 2018 at 11:59hrs | | by Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London
RBZ call to move to productive loans bears fruit
THE Zimbabwe Association of Microfinance Institutions (Zamfi) has applauded its members' efforts to adhere to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's calls to promote productive loans rather than consumer lend...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 09:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nust partners ZAMFI to offer microfinance, entrepreneurship skills
THE National University of Science and Technology Centre of Continuing Education (Nust-CCE) has partnered with The Zimbabwe Association of Microfinance Institution (ZAMFI) to offer microfinance and en...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 23:29hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Rats eat sangoma's bones
THE evil rats found a way into the sangoma's indumba and were up to no good.Whether they had been sent by a jealous person or were just plain hungry, it is not certain.But the rats fou...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Harare in clean up campaign
MDC-T Harare East Youth Assembly last week held a colourful Clean Up Campaign at Chisipiti Shopping Centre and Kamfinsa Shopping Centre, as they engage with the electorate ahead of the looming watersh...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 08:14hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Love for bacon lands trio in court
An undercover security guard nabbed three individuals who were shoplifting at Pick n' Pay Supermarket in Kamfinsa, Harare. Mercy Machadu (33), Tatenda Dube (26) and Charles Mhlanga (39) stole 10 packe...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks fret over livestock
Zimbabwean banks are negotiating with the Finance ministry over a Bill that proposes the use of livestock as collateral for loans.The Movable Property Security Interests Bill would provide a f...Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 14:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife, destroys family property
A 25-YEAR-OLD Epworth man allegedly fatally stabbed his wife and smashed window panes at his parents' house, over a yet-to-be-disclosed domestic dispute.The incident occurred on Sunday and...Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare woman wanted for $800k fraud
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is seeking information leading to the arrest of a 32 year old Harare woman, Kudakwashe Unity Mhike, who is wanted in connection with a case of fraud involving over US$...Published: 04 Aug 2016 at 22:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Motorists recount their nightmares with ZRP
Questions sent to Asst Commissioner Charity Charamba, the national spokesperson for ZRP, on Thursday, were not answered by the time of going to print.Below we profile encounters between ...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Save my son from porn!- woman cries out
Johannah Mooki ran away from her house because her son watches too much porn and masturbates a lot. Photo by Stephens Molobi ~ WHEN Johannah Mooki (57) caught her son masturbating in the...Published: 26 May 2016 at 13:09hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Cash crunch affects MFIs
The prevailing cash crunch besetting the country has not spared micro finance institutions (MFIs) as clients are forgoing loan repayments, an official has said. Zimbabwe Association of Micro-finan...Published: 06 May 2016 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders Football Club @ 90: The Ndebele royal connection
THIS year Highlanders Football Club, formerly Lions Club and later Matabeleland Football Club, turns 90 years old. The club was established in 1926 by Ndebele royal sons.It is envisaged that t...Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Pathisa Nyathi
Matemadanda has lost bearing
On 16 March 2016, this writer gave lift to two young men from Kamfinsa to town. The two were so consumed in a heated debate on a headline in the Daily News of that day, so much consumed that they didn...Published: 17 Mar 2016 at 15:31hrs | | by John Sigauke
Lies which cost the wedding
His/her deceit only lives to tell the tale until truth sets in to set the record straight, usually soon after the wedding. No matter how pretty a lemon fruit can be, never ever expect sweet mango resi...Published: 27 Sep 2015 at 10:19hrs | | by Tendai Mbirimi
Cop caught on CCTV stealing brandy
A 26-year-old cop ran out of luck when he was caught on CCTV stealing two bottles of Bols Brandy worth about US$32 from Spar Kamfinsa supermarket.Farai Murape, stationed at Northern Region...Published: 14 Dec 2014 at 22:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Singer Deborah Fraser to feature at the Rejoice & Shout event in the UK
Singer Deborah Fraser will feature at the Rejoice & Shout event at three venues across the UK. There will some amazing performances and guest speakers including AMFI founder Bekezela Nsing...Published: 02 Nov 2014 at 15:09hrs | | by REP
Zim boy crushed to death by a concrete pipe in SA
JOHANNESBURG - One of the families of two Soweto boys who were crushed to death by a concrete pipe in Braamfischerville say they will be leaving for Zimbabwe this morning, where they will bury him ....Published: 26 Oct 2014 at 18:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goblin rapes woman for 9 years
63-year-old Joyce Malesela from Soweto's Bramfischerville says an evil goblin has been raping her for nine years at her RDP house. And when she bumps into the neighbours she feels ashamed...Published: 16 Oct 2014 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
AMFI Awareness and Fundraising event on 25 October 2014
African Mothers Foundation International (AMFI) are pleased to announce the AMFI Awareness and Fundraising Event on the 25th of October 2014 in Cardiff.AMFI was founded by multi-award winner,...Published: 06 Oct 2014 at 11:29hrs | | by African Mothers Foundation International
Fake O-Levels lands Pick n Pay manager in trouble
Pick n Pay Kamfinsa customer service manager Tendai Muyambo, who worked for nine years after landing the post using a fake O-Level certificate, was last Friday fined $100 for the offence. ...Published: 25 Aug 2014 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Fungai Lupande
Zimbabwe in economic, political crisis - Biti
THIS is the first part of a series of MDC-T secretary general Tendai Biti's address to a SAPES Trust Policy Dialogue on March 6, 2014 in which he gives his take on th...Published: 17 Mar 2014 at 09:41hrs | | by Tendai Biti
'Condom distribution to prisoners promotes homosexuality'
GOVERNMENT says it will not condone any proposals on the distribution of condoms to inmates in prisons as it will promote homosexuality which is against the law.Home Affairs Minister Ngosa Si...Published: 04 Feb 2014 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
mobiReporter - Stories and photos contributed by civilians (04-September-2013)
Stories and photos that were contributed by civilians - 04-September-2013'If you have a story we missed? A link we have to click? A sharp opinion about the news? Instead of waiting for us ...Published: 05 Sep 2013 at 04:54hrs | | by mobiReporter
Pick n Pay to open more branches in Zimbabwe
South African retail giant Pick n Pay is expanding its presence in Zimbabwe through its partnership with TM Supermarkets, a subsidiary of Meikles Limited, by investing US$25-million to upgrade the ch...Published: 20 Aug 2013 at 11:19hrs | | by Business reporter
Lawyer pockets Gono's $150,000, hauled to court
A Harare lawyer has been hauled to court for allegedly selling a hotel belonging to the estate of a late businessman to RBZ Governor Dr Gideon Gono and pocketing the proceeds.Tinashe Muchivet...Published: 25 Jun 2013 at 04:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NetOne's OneWallet service expanding
NETONE'S OneWallet mobile money service has proven its mettle as the most secure mobile money service in Zimbabwe..This mobile money service is expanding in leaps and bounds as NetOne aggress...Published: 05 Jun 2013 at 10:41hrs | 1 | by Own Correspondent
Pearl Properties occupancy ratios below budget
Pearl Properties missed the occupancy target for the first 4 months of 2013 achieving 78.87% against a projection of 83.26%, group MD Francis Nyambiri told the AGM this morning. "We...Published: 28 May 2013 at 11:51hrs | | by Business reporter
Biti to brief Harare East residents on referendum
Tendai Biti, the MDC-T Secretary General and Finance Minister, will on Saturday hold a meeting with the residents of his Harare East constituency to brief them about the referendum on the new Constitu...Published: 15 Feb 2013 at 13:23hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Family, friends, colleagues support SA 'killer' cop
A 30-YEAR-OLD Johannesburg Metro police officer, who shot his girlfriend and her friend to death in a fit of rage, enjoyed support from family, friends and colleagues who took the day off work on to a...Published: 04 Jan 2013 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Pick n Pay officially opens second store in Zim
Pick n Pay officially opened its second branded store in Zimbabwe on Thursday, as the company intensifies its African expansion following the recent opening of another branded outlet in Kitwe, Zambia....Published: 13 Dec 2012 at 19:03hrs | | by Tawanda Karombo I Business Day
Welshman Ncube's son to be buried today
INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister Professor Welshman Ncube's son Thabiso who died in a car accident on Saturday morning will be buried today in Bulawayo.Thabiso (19) died in the early hours of Sa...Published: 24 Jul 2012 at 04:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube's son dies in a car accident
Movement or Democratic Change leader and Minister of Industry - Welshman Ncube's son died in the early hours of Saturday at around 2 am when the car he was travelling in hit a durawall in the Kam...Published: 21 Jul 2012 at 10:51hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Bishop Kunonga is a devil's angel says Biti
FINANCE minister Tendai Biti has weighed in on the Anglican saga, describing excommunicated Harare Bishop Nolbert Kunonga as the "devil's angel".Speaking to journalists at Kamfinsa Shopping Ce...Published: 08 Jul 2012 at 18:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pick n Pay to open branch in Bulawayo
TM Supermarkets will open one of the first Pick n Pay outlets in the country in Bulawayo under a $13 million capital injection that will see the refurbishing and rebranding of six of its branches....Published: 12 Jun 2012 at 05:09hrs | | by Business Reporter
TM's rebranding to Pick 'n Pay will take 3 years
SOUTH Africa's Pick 'n Pay, which is rebranding some of TM Supermarkets after acquiring majority stake in the firm, says the exercise would take at least three years to complete. The Cape Town-headqu...Published: 17 Apr 2012 at 04:07hrs | | by Business Reporter
Meikles records a $5 million interim period loss
Meikles revenues from continuing operations increased by 39% compared to the same period in 2010. The gross profit margins averaged 20.4% compared to 22.6% in 2010. The loss for the 6 months ...Published: 02 Dec 2011 at 06:59hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
TM, Pick 'n' Pay deal given thumps up by Competition Commission
THE Competition and Tariff Commission has given Pick 'n' Pay permission to increase its equity in TM Supermarkets to 49 percent. The South African group will invest US$13 million....Published: 02 Dec 2011 at 07:02hrs | | by Business reporter
Approvals for Pick 'n Pay investment into TM Supermarkets imminent
The regulatory approvals for Pick 'n Pay's US$13 million investment in TM Supermarkets are close to being received. Their receipt will see the implementation of plans to roll out new branded Pick '...Published: 22 Aug 2011 at 09:01hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
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