adminHwange seals US$22m deal
Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterHWANGE Colliery Company has sealed a US$22 million supply credit deal with a Chinese mining equipment company Norinco, chairman Mr Farai Mutamangira has said. This follows an invitation of bids by the coal mining giant in April this year for supply of a wide range of equipment after the
Insurance industry responds
Walter Muchinguri in Bulawayo
THE Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe’s annual conference opened in Bulawayo yesterday with former Old Mutual Zimbabwe group chief executive Mr Luke Ngwerume challenging leaders in the industry to respond to debate on the policy values that were eroded after the conversion to
MTP reviewed
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
THE World Bank projects investment in the mining sector to reach US$15 billion by 2018 on the back of strong policy support with the investment seen creating about 30 000 new jobs. The Bretton Woods institution has thus called on Government to anchor its medium-term economic growth
Mic Inity thrills crowd at Spar promotion
Tawanda Ngena Arts CorrespondentIf Buju Banton was not behind bars most of those who braved the scorching summer temperatures to witness the grand draw of the Spar “Woza Summer” promotion at the new-look Fife Avenue Shopping Centre could be forgiven for thinking the reggae music legend was in Harare. The “Buju
Are women taking over music?
Fred Zindi MusicAfter watching Dudu Manhenga perform alongside Zahara and Melisa from Kenya at the Maputo Festival last weekend which was female dominated, I asked myself, “Are women now liberated enough to take over the music business from men, or is this just a mere coincidence? What
Katsande assaulted by boyfriend
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentA Harare socialite and Zi-FM presenter, Tinopona Katsande, was severely assaulted by her boyfriend at the weekend. Tin Tin, as she is popularly known, claims that her boyfriend, only known as Brian, beat her up after she asked him to do the dishes. However, it has since emerged that the
Uzumba’s party to remember . . . as Jah Prayzah treats mother to rare birthday bash
Problem Masau Recently in UzumbaUzumba woke up to song and dance on Saturday when contemporary crooner Mukudzei “Jah Prayzah” Mukombe threw a birthday bash for his mother, Shirley Mukombe, who turned 57. Jah Prayzah said the party, which was held at the family’s homestead, gobbled around US$7 000. The youthful
Gold panner robbed while relieving herself
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauA SUSPECTED illegal gold panner from Esigodini, Matabeleland South, was recently robbed of R10 000 and a Nokia cellphone while relieving herself in the bush. The incident occurred at around 7am last Friday near Zuma Mine. Ulvis Gandijana was spotted by the assailants while relieving herself. The
Vendor gunned down
Herald ReporterA BULK airtime vendor was shot dead by armed robbers before they got away with an undisclosed amount of cash in the Avenues area in Harare on Saturday. The incident occurred at the corner of Fife Avenue and Sixth Street around 6pm. Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tadious
Govt closes 113 illegal colleges
Felex Share Herald ReporterGOVERNMENT has shut down 113 colleges and independent institutions for failing to comply with the law in a blitz being conducted by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education. Another 42 colleges have been de-registered. The affected colleges are in Harare (including Chitungwiza), Bulawayo,