Let down by Ethiopian Airlines
Charles Mtetwa Herald Correspondent
A SUDDEN plunge of an Ethiopian Airlines flight triggers confusion and murmurs of uncertainty as the Airbus charts through the Addis Ababa to Harare flight trail.But no message comes through from the flight deck to explain the sudden judder as the flight continues to gather height to
Econet Wireless stock dips
Golden Sibanda Business Reporter
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe’s share price lost US21c in last Friday’s trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, despite maintaining sterling financial performance in the interim period to August 30, 2012. The telecommunications firm saw after-tax profits surge marginally to US$78 million, as
Money lending firm sued over debt
Business Reporter
MONEY-lending firm Paramount Holdings has been taken to the High Court for failing to settle a US$66 000 debt arising from an investment it failed to repay on maturity. In High Court case HC11974/12 filed on October 25, 2012, the applicant, Mr Lloyd Machiwenyika, cited Paramount Holdings,
KLM bounces back
Sydney Kawadza Assistant News Editor
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Monday night flew into Harare International Airport becoming the 13th airline to bounce back into Zimbabwean airspace since the formation of the inclusive Government. The inaugural flight touched down at the airport 13 years after the airline suspended operations
We’ve no hand in our mom’s death: P-Square
Abuja. — Top Nigerian pop group P-Square have broken their silence on the death of their mother Josephine Okoye. Josephine died last year after an unsuccessful heart surgery in an Indian hospital in Kolkata. NET gathered that the supportive mother, who had been a pillar of support to her
Kawara thrills patrons at Adrienne’s Restaurant
Entertainment Reporter
Talented urban groover turned afro-jazz musician Alexio Kawara delivered a polished performance during his inaugural show at Adrienne’s Restaurant in Belgravia on Saturday night. Kawara had the cosmopolitan crowd on their feet throughout the show as he belted out yesteryear hits and several
Miss Varsities fights cancer
Entertainment Reporter
reigning Miss Universities Melissa Shumba is on cloud nine after striking one-year partnership deal with GreenCard Medical Society as its cancer ambassador.Shumba will receive free medical aid cover during the course of her duties courtesy of GreenCard.Speaking to journalists in Harare last
Bev tells her story on video
Entertainment Editor
Dancer Beverly Sibanda has released a video based on her experiences during her arrest last month. Known by fans as simply Bev, the raunchy dancer was arrested in September, following publication in the Press of “indecent pictures” described as immoral in some quarters.The dancer, who
Fungisai defends Jazz 105 shows
Winstone Antonio Entertainment Reporter
Gospel songstress Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave has defended her performances at Jazz 105 early this year, saying it was part of her research project. Fungisai raised the ire of some of her fans and some evangelical Christians for staging gigs at the popular nightspot. “I know a lot has been
Govt must step up malaria fight
Marcia GoreIt defies logic that the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, the vanguard of the people’s lives, has once again bungled by buying ineffective Para-Check malaria rapid diagnostics test kits which the Government and other neighbouring countries had long condemned. Many had applauded

