Tobacco selling season opens on high note
Zvamaida Murwira and Runyararo Muzavazi— The 2017 tobacco selling season opened on a high note yesterday, with the opening price pegged at $4.60 per kilogramme amid high expectations from stakeholders…
Ethiopia declares 3-day mourning for landslide victims
ADDIS ABABA. – The Ethiopian parliament on Tuesday declared a three-day national mourning for its 72 citizens who lost their lives after a massive landslide hit a landfill at the…
Bernard Timbenawo dies
Charles Mabika Special Correspondent THE local football fraternity was once again plunged into mourning following the death of former CAPS United and Black Rhinos industrious midfielder Bernard “Bhenza” Timbenawo on Tuesday. Timbenawo…
‘Lending cap, drought hurting Kenyan banks’
NAIROBI. — Kenyan lenders are facing severe turbulence, grappling with a government cap on commercial lending rates, and the impact of a drought, Equity group chief executive James Mwangi said…
Hayatou faces stiff challenge
ADDIS ABABA. — Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou will face a rare challenge today as he stands for an eighth term at the helm of the African game…
Uzbek duo making a splash in Singapore
SINGAPORE. — The wave of fighters turning pro from former Soviet Union countries is sweeping across the boxing world and Malaysia and Singapore are the latest locations where two rising…
Unlocking new sources of agricultural markets
Charles Dhewa Like many African countries, Zimbabwe is endowed with many natural resources such as land, water and a climate conducive for producing diverse crops and livestock.
Analysts slate Moyo over Command Agric attacks
Farirai Machivenyika:Senior Reporter HIGHER and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has been accused of suffering from opposition demons in the wake of his spirited attacks…
Kerber ousted
INDIAN WELLS. — Angelique Kerber won’t celebrate her return to world number one with an Indian Wells tennis title after a shock fourth-round exit on Tuesday at the hands of…
Bright new dawn for F1
LONDON. — The old ringmaster has gone, pushed aside by Formula One’s new American owners, and the marketing men have moved in with a mission to overhaul the circus and…






