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Kariba turns into ghost town
The eastern shoreline of Kariba, once a crown jewel in Zimbabwe's tourism industry, is fast slipping into obscurity as tourism operators flee the area amid plummeting visitor numbers, collapsing infra...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:04hrs | 11462 | by Staff reporter
African Sun asset stripping continues
Hospitality giant African Sun Limited (ASL) has announced plans to sell its iconic Caribbea Bay Resort in Kariba, marking the latest move in the company's continued disposal of non-core assets....Published: 29 May 2025 at 13:36hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
African Sun tables aggressive refurbishment initiatives
Leading hospitality group African Sun Limited (ASL) has announced an ambitious refurbishment program aimed at boosting its competitive edge on the global tourism stage, despite economic headwinds and ...Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:51hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Monomotapa Hotel to be offloaded for US$15 million
African Sun Limited (ASL), Zimbabwe's leading hospitality group, has announced June 30, 2025, as the target date for concluding the sale of the iconic Monomotapa Hotel, which is estimated to be worth ...Published: 05 May 2025 at 15:48hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Police probe NSSA boss over RTG extortion plot
NSSA chairman, Emmanuel Fundira was on Wednesday questioned by the police in connection with an extortion case involving former Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior employee Paula January.The de...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 10:45hrs | 637 | by Nathan Guma
NSSA chair implicated in extortion case
National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairman Emmanuel Fundira was questioned by police on Wednesday in connection with an extortion case involving former Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior emplo...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 09:37hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Corporate Raiding Plot Unraveling: Nssa and RTG Directors Meet to Tackle Manipulation of Share Prices and Takeover Attempt
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) and Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) directors and management executives are set to meet today to deal with the plot to take over the tourism and hospitality giant...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:16hrs | 364 | by NewsHawks
Crisis meeting over RTG alleged takeover plot
Directors and senior executives from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) and Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) are set to meet today in an urgent bid to address a suspected plot to manipulate the ...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 09:25hrs | 1668 | by Staff reporter
NSSA chairman embroiled in underhand Rainbow Tourism Group takeover bid
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) chairman Emmanuel Fundira, who is former chairman of African Sun Limited, and an ex-Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior executive Paula January are accused of ...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:01hrs | 1543 | by NewsHawks
'John Moxon tried to sell Victoria Falls Hotel stake without board approval'
Tensions at Meikles Limited have reached a boiling point, as a group of four directors has accused the company's non-executive chairman, John Moxon, of attempting to sell the group's 50% stake in the ...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 09:21hrs | 1747 | by Staff reporter
African Sun to Sell Monomotapa Hotel
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed hospitality group, African Sun Limited, has announced plans to sell its flagship property, the Monomotapa Hotel Crowne Plaza in Harare. The move comes as part of a s...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:27hrs | 400 | by Sgtaff reporter
African Sun terminates hotel sale agreements with TD hotels
Hospitality group African Sun Limited (ASL) has announced the termination of its agreements for the sale of two hotels to TD Hotels & Leisure (Private) Limited. The decision comes as ASL had previ...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 10:22hrs | 1359 | by Staff reporter
Stripping of hotel group's assets at African Sun?
African Sun, a leading hospitality group, has announced plans to divest the Great Zimbabwe Hotel in Masvingo and the Beitbridge Express Hotel to TD Hotels & Leisure (Private) Limited.In a ...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:33hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Khanondo Safaris and Tours: Delivering unforgettable african adventures
Khanondo Safaris and Tours, a premier tour operating company nestled in the bustling adventure hub of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, is making waves in the tourism industry with its diverse array of thr...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 10:45hrs | 13 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Shingi Munyeza threatens Mutemererwa's lawyer
The debt row pitying Marjorie Mutemererwa and Shingi Munyeza escalated this week with the ex SeedCo public relations manager's lawyer filing a police report against the businessman for allegedly swear...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 18:54hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar plunges 53%
UNCERTAINTY over Zimbabwe's growth prospects deepened this week, after a leading advisory said its currency had shed 58% of its value in the first quarter.It was a continuation of negative dev...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'A new great Zimbabwe is possible!' says Chamisa. Not as long as pay lip service to reforms before elections
Nelson Chamisa, President of CCC, Zimbabwe's main opposition party penned a three pages long article - a departure from his usual two paragraph tweets - affording a very rare glimpse into what's cooki...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 18:05hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
African Sun shuts down Victoria Falls Kingdom Hotel
African Sun Limited has announced it is shutting down its Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls January next year after failing to agree on lease terms with First Capital Bank, owners of the property....Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
US$800m regime change kitty at risk in 2022 NGOs Bill
THE Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill could cost Zimbabwe close to US$800 million in development funding this year – with devastating social and economic consequences – if the governm...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
US funded NGOs ban a threat to Zimbabwe?
THE banning of non-governmental organisations through the proposed Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill will have dire economic and political consequences for Zimbabwe that could spir...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's oligarchs: The heirs of Cecil Rhodes
As Zimbabwe's economy has spiralled down, with one million economic refugees in South Africa alone and ordinary people facing shortages of food, fuel, medicine and shelter, there is a class of people ...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 18:29hrs | 20 | by Phillip van Niekerk and a Zim-based Research Team
Shake-up at African Sun
AFRICAN Sun Limited (ASL) managing director Edwin Shangwa will leave Zimbabwe's largest hospitality chain at the end of this year following a surprise shake-up announced yesterday, which will also see...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Hotels and lodges fully booked a head of ZITF
ALL major hotels and lodges in Bulawayo are now fully booked ahead of this year's edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) scheduled to run from 20 to 23 July.The exhibition, su...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF DCC lines up door-to-door visits
THE Zanu-PF Hwange District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) has lined up door-to-door visits and roadshows starting in Victoria Falls as part of strategies to mobilise the masses to join the ruling part...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mavaza reveals what is beneath the African sun
The upcoming Great Zimbabwean young writer Energy Mavaza is set to release his second poetry oozing thought-filled book titled Beneath the African Sun. online. The book will be out this co...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 17:12hrs | 13 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Boris Johnson's fiancee to help rewild cheetahs to Zimbabwe
CARRIE Symonds' first job in her new role has been revealed - helping with a project to rewild cheetahs to Zimbabwe.The Sunday Telegraph revealed that the Prime Minister's fiancee has joined t...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's straitjacket has no wriggle room, especially now coups are 'legal' - off with his head with crown upon it
"Zanu-PF has a constitution and under that constitution, we sit as a congress to elect our president," said Zanu PF acting national spokes-person Patrick Chinamasa."In 1977, a lot of the leade...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 08:31hrs | 3 | by Wilbert Mukori
De-listing wave hits ZSE
FIVE counters have announced plans to de-list from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), precipitating fears that a new forex-denominated bourse planned for Victoria Falls could ground one of Africa's ol...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 'Zimbabwean' actor in Game Of Thrones
Among the actors of the massively popular TV Series Game of Thrones, is a Zimbabwean actor that not many Zimbabweans may actually know...Published: 21 May 2019 at 20:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Holiday Inn Bulawayo increases rates by 5%
HOLIDAY Inn Bulawayo has increased its rates by five percent in line with prevailing economic challenges. Recently, there has been an outrage by customers over the steep prices that leading hotels in ...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dismissal of Zacc commissioners commendable
Corruption in Zimbabwe has to be stamped out. On January 31, 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa fired the entire Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in a move that was hailed as progressive....Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Gloria Ndoro-Mkombachoto
Top entrepreneurs, firms talk service innovation
A CUSTOMER service symposium held last week attracted Zimbabwe's top entrepreneurs and firms, including quoted companies who gathered in Harare to explore strategies on how the country could catch up ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZSE ignores 'Mthuliphoria'
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) slipped into the red unperturbed by the excitement showing across markets on the appointment of new treasury chief, Mthuli Ncube, it has emerged.Slipping into...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 21:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
African Sun euphoric about conferencing, foreign visits
AFRICAN Sun Limited (ASL) has announced it will spend $2,1 million in the last quarter of 2018 on refurbishments to improve standards of its hotels and boost occupancy in the future.Africa Sun...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim politicians urged to shift focus from election results to rebuilding the nation
Politicians must accept last week's controversial election results, which saw Emmerson Mnangagwa elected leader of Zimbabwe after serving as interim president since November last year – and shift fo...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 08:49hrs | | by Agencies
Politicians urged to shift focus from election results to rebuilding the nation
Politicians must accept last week's controversial election results, which saw Emmerson Mnangagwa elected leader of Zimbabwe after serving as interim president since November last year - and shift focu...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 10:56hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange sneeze before elections
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) closed slightly lower during the last few days of official trade before the general elections set for tomorrow.After close on Thursday, the All Share Index fe...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nkala retires
Herbert Nkala has retired as chairman of African Sun Limited after more than three years at the helm, with the hospitality group expected to announce his successor in the coming days.Speaking ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Observers will endorse half-way decent elections,' argue ISS - now, not even the British will dare
"The international community is determined to endorse any half-way decent election devoid of endemic bloodshed. Any poll not characterised by electoral fraud so blatant that one's eyes cannot be avert...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 22:06hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Shingi Munyeza's franchise businesses crumble
Business Shingi Munyeza seems to have failed to grow the businesses he acquired several years ago as he is reportedly set to dispose the franchises.Munyeza started by scaling down operations a...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ezra Tshisa Sibanda honoured as private healthcare centre names theatre after him
Zimbabwean media personality and former Radio 2 presenter Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has been honoured by a private Bulawayo healthcare centre, which named a theatre after him.Tshisa was honoured by ...Published: 25 May 2018 at 11:09hrs | | by Byo24News Reporter
NSSA to re-open Beitbridge hotel
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has identified a new company that will re-open its $39 million hotel in Beitbridge by July this year after it closed the facility in May 2016.The ...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Munyeza to present at the forthcoming ZOU public lecture
Renowned Zimbabwean businessman and public speaker, Doctor Shingi Albert Munyeza, will make a presentation at the Zimbabwe Open University public lecture at Century Towers in Harare at the beginning o...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Elections are going to be free, we told,' says Chamboko - name them, another feeble excuses
It is easy to see why Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC friends failed to implement even one democratic reforms designed to stop Zanu PF rigging the elections; it is, either, Zimbabwe's opposition politic...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Big companies turned down Mnangagwa amnesty
The Zimbabwean government accused auditing firm Ernst and Young, Unilever South East Africa and Boc Gases Zimbabwe of externalising $35000 (R418070), $315000 and $55000 respectively.The compan...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 09:20hrs | | by Business Report
'Khupe, Mugabe secret meeting has potential damaging implications'
A political commentator Pedzisai Ruhanya has warned the if it is true that MDC-T troubled Vice President Thokoani Khupe met former President Robert Mugabe at his blue roof house at a time when MDC-T l...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 13:02hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
The love scandals that rocked Zanu-PF
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones, but obviously someone forgot to tell the folks inside Zanu-PF. In this expose, we look at the love scandals that have dominated Mugabe's party ...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 15:57hrs | 243 | by Lance Guma
'Zanu PF set for outright win,' predicts former Minister - clean 'dirty game' and cockiness will vaporise
"Of course, it's a competition and anything can happen but looking at our preparedness as a party and how organised we are, it's clear that we are set for an outright win," said former Minister Tshing...Published: 24 Jan 2018 at 19:48hrs | 3 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
SA biggest corporate scandal fails to make it into Sunday papers
Amazing that the biggest corporate corruption scandal in the history of recorded South Africa crime, has not made it onto the front pages of the South African Sunday press....Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 18:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF is a party of thugs,' Tim Sebastian tells party apologist to his face
"Rinemanyanga hariputirwi!" (Evil can never be hidden forever, it will always come out!) so goes the Shona saying. There is no doubt that Robert Gabriel Mugabe and his Zanu PF regime have done...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 19:56hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
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