adminBarnyard Theatre springs surprise
Entertainment ReporterWhen the latest Barnyard Theatre show from South Africa hits Harare this week, it will bring with it a surprise addition to the cast of singers, as Zimbabwe’s own Samantha Tirivacho makes a return the capital to star in this musical extravaganza. The show, Moon Shadows, will run from October
Minister shuts Apoz
Arts CorrespondentJustice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa has revoked the Anti-Piracy Organisation of Zimbabwe’s operating licence and immediately ordered it to stop its activities. In a letter written to Apoz managing director Innocent Matsengarwodzi and copied to the Minister of Media, Information
Industrial index keeps momentum
Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange mainstream index maintained positive momentum after gaining 0,71 percent last Friday to 146 points, largely buoyed by gains in selected heavyweight stocks. But mining stocks were lower at 96 points after falling 2,02 percent due to losses in RioZim. Week on week,
Telecel scoffs at promo deal claims
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
TELECEL Zimbabwe has denied reaching an agreement with a local private telecommunications value added services provider Mobile Connexion for a US$2,4 million business partnership proposal. Mobile Connexion alleged Telecel took over and excluded it from the Mega Promotion initiative,
General Beltings finds the going tough
Business ReporterGENERAL Beltings Holdings posted an operating loss of US$659 000 for the half year to June 30 2012 as the company suffered a decline in sales volumes and turnover. Volumes at 641 tonnes were 9 percent lower than the 707 tonnes recorded in last year’s corresponding period, while turnover at
Save the rhino
Jeffrey Gogo Climate StoryA PRIMARY school girl commenting on the plight of the rhino on South African television last week said: “We must conserve the rhino. If we don’t, that means the Big Five is dead. Then we have the Big Four? What is that?” The girl was part of a school cast that performed the play “Rhino
Emirates commences daily flights
Business ReporterEMIRATES today commences daily flights on its Dubai-Lusaka-Harare route eight months after its launch in February. The airline has been flying between Dubai and Harare via Lusaka five times a week since February 1 this year. Emirates’ country manager for Zimbabwe Mr Raed Al Rahmah on
Fraud expert to visit Zim
Business Reporter
INTERNATIONAL fraud expert Mr Peter Goldman will be visiting the country this month for the second edition of the White Collar Crime Summit for Africa in Nyanga. The event, being organised by local advisory firm Proctor and Associates (Pvt) Ltd, is set for October 17-19. Mr Goldman is one of
Don’t underestimate power of micro-finance
Fanuel Kangondo EntrepreneurshipIn the absence of a supportive formal banking system sensitive to the needs of the unbanked and underbanked people as well as the small and medium enterprises sector, there is need to consider alternative measures to address their financial needs. There has been an outcry since the
No money, no voice, no choice
Natasha Msonza Women’s DeskAlmost every woman has a story to tell of violence and abuse, often at the hands of people that purport to love her. Decades later, we are still fighting patriarchy and inequality between men and women, with the latter mostly at the receiving end of gender based violence (GBV). The