President for Sadc Summit
Farirai Machivenyika, Harare Bureau President Mnangagwa will tomorrow join fellow Sadc leaders for the 39th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania this weekend. The…
Lancashire Steel says requires additional funding
Michael Magoronga, Business Correspondent KWEKWE-BASED wire-making company, Lancashire Steel says it needs an additional ZWL$19 million to ensure it smoothly emerges from the woods after closing down in 2010 due to…
DeMbare sponsor shot in South Africa
Robson Sharuko, Harare Bureau MULTI-MILLIONAIRE businessman, Simon Rudland, whose $5 million injection to Dynamos at the beginning of the year provided a kiss of life for the Glamour Boys, was shot…
Festival that ‘united African diaspora’
Last week saw 20 000 people of African descent gather on the beaches of Portimao, Portugal.
Did you know? Powerspeed Electrical Limited history
Powerspeed Electrical Limited evolved with Mashonaland Holdings’ restructuring exercise. The latter, a Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed property investment and development concern, was a product of the 1966 merger between Mashonaland and Provincial Trust Company and Mashonaland Real Estate.
Rodriguez’s car broken into
Alex Rodriguez had half a million dollars’ worth of stuff stolen from his rental car while he was in San Francisco broadcasting a Giants-Phillies game.
Law enforcement said the MLB legend — who was in town for his ESPN gig as a baseball colour commentator — had his rented SUV broken into just a few blocks from Oracle Park on Sunday.
The burglary happened around 10pm . . . and the thieves made off with $500 000 worth of electronics and jewellery.
Rodriguez had been at the stadium nearly the entire day . . . he and his ESPN crew called the Giants’ 9-6 win over Philadelphia on “Sunday Night Baseball”.
A rep for A-Rod tells TMZ . . . “The financial value of the items stolen from Alex Rodriguez’s vehicle while he was hav-ing dinner is being grossly exaggerated.” — TMZ Sports.
China to issue own cryptocurrency
The People’s Bank of China is “close” to issuing its own cryptocurrency, according to a senior official.
Mafuwe dance fest comes to town
Hosting 25 international artistes, 35 local artistes, 13 dance performances and 7 shows in 3 days, MAFUWE International Festival of Dance, is set to roar into life in Harare from August 16-18, 2019.
Falgold loss widens
Mining firm, Falcon Gold Zimbabwe Limited (Falgold), widened its net loss for the year to September 30, 2018 to US$4,8 million compared US$684 074 in the prior year on a myriad of operating challenges.
Clubs spend £1,7bn
The English Premier League transfer window, a window that never simply closes but rather “slams shut”, came to an end last week as the country’s leading clubs splashed out £1,41 billion ($1,7 billion) during the shopping bonanza — including £170 million ($205 million) on the final day alone.




