adminNRZ needs US$2bn to recapitalise
Golden Sibanda Senior Business ReporterTHE National Railways of Zimbabwe needs about US$2 billion to fully recapitalise its operations, public relations manager Mr Fanuel Masikati said in an interview. But securing such funding could only be a pipe dream at a time the parastatal is failing to raise US$400 million to urgently rehabilitate
Econet set for windfall
Business Reporter
ECONET Wireless is set for a US$3 billion windfall after the High Court in Lagos, Nigeria, dismissed an application by Indian firm Bharti Airtel to overturn an earlier ruling by an international arbitration tribunal in favour of the mobile telecommunications firm. The judgment paves the way for the
Employees are customers: Mutambara
Tawanda Musarurwa Business Reporter
COMPANIES have been urged to satisfy their employees as they were their “primary customers”. Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara made the call yesterday at the official opening of the second edition of Zimbabwe’s Customer Service Week Brand Expo in Harare. DPM Mutambara said it was
‘Girl Power’ to bring house down tonight
Entertainment ReporterRadio presenters Bridget “Barbs” Gavanga and Tendai “The Sweet Thang” Chakanyuka are to headline at a gig scheduled for tonight at ZimCafe Hotel as part of Huggies Entertainment’s weekend special events line-up. The, duo which is more popularly known as “Girl Power”, will be joined by
Zimbabwe’s got talent
Richard Kohola Music RideThere is no better you than you and so whatever you do give it your best and you will definitely make it. Your competition is against yourself making sure that you put all you have together and give out a performance that comes from within, do not try to be anyone else. Those were some of the
Proud Zimbo Wear to dress Freeman
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentDancehall musician Freeman will be dressed by Proud Zimbo Wear, a South African clothing line based in Cape Town. Born Sylvesta Chizaka, the “Joina City” star was delighted to rekindle his romance with his South African fans tomorrow at Zulu Bar as well as clinching the endorsement from
Baron’s political satire on display
Dr Tony Monda Art ZoneVisual artist, lawyer, musician and political activist, Marshall Baron created politically charged abstract paintings that required a certain degree of intelligence, visual literacy and wit to understand, obviously lacking in the then Rhodesian Front regime — who were disturbed by his abstract
Garakara eyes career in journalism
Problem Masau Arts Correspondent
A teacher by profession, a musician by passion, poet by nature and now a journalist in waiting, Joseph Garakara says he is ready for the new challenge. After declaring a few years ago that teaching was a stepping stone to something bigger, Garakara said he is ready to quit teaching in
‘King Carl’ out to conquer US
Costa Mano Arts CorrespondentWhen Carl Joshua Ncube walked into the Herald newsroom some months back with his beautiful fiancée, hopefully now wife, he spoke of his desire to conquer the United States of America. Lofty dreams for a man who hardly had two years of stand-up comedy under his belt but for that period of time
More music, no rest for Tuku
Tawanda Ngena Arts CorrespondentFor some, life begins at 40 but for musical icon and superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi it seems life begins at 60. Just three weeks after celebrating his 60th birthday at the Glamis Arena in the Exhibition Park in front 10 000 spectators, Tuku will be on a roller-coaster programme for the whole of