Sekunjalo comes out tops in Chibuku dance festival

Simbarashe Mutizwa Showbiz Reporter SEKUNJALO Ma-Africa Arts came out tops at the Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival held in Bulawayo on Saturday. The group beat nine others and walked away…

Phiri crowned Miss Zim…Miss Byo Mellissa Chaka loses out

Melissa Mpofu Showbiz Editor UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe law student and former Miss Heritage Zimbabwe, Thabiso Phiri, 22, was on Saturday evening crowned Miss Zimbabwe at a glittering ceremony held at…

Small grains pay dividends for farmers

Yoliswa Dube GROWING drought-tolerant crops is paying dividends for Hwange villagers who continue raking in bumper harvests of millet (amabele/rukweza) and sorghum (mapfunde/inyawuthi). The grains have sustained them and their…

Zuma told to scrap tolls, address wages

Johannesburg — President Jacob Zuma is expected to report on the minimum wage during his State of the Nation address, the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Friday.…

Activists to step up pressure for Nigeria girls

Abuja — Supporters of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram Islamists two months ago vowed on Saturday to scale up the pressure on the Nigerian government to…

Cement sales drop Sino Zim plans to increase exports

Lovemore Zigara Midlands Correspondent— GWERU-based cement manufacturer Sino Zimbabwe Cement Company (SZCC) sales have dropped by 8 percent in the first half of the year, a development attributed to low…

Automated trading on ZSE in 6 months

Stockbrokers on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange are currently undergoing training on the automated trading system (ATS), an official has said. Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe CEO Tafadzwa Chinamo said…

Pote Hill Hotel in $400k refurbishment exercise

Midlands Correspondent Pote Hill Hotel has embarked on $400,000 refurbishment exercise which is expected to be completed before the end of the year. The facelift will culminate in the hospitality…

Steers to offer full brand experience

Charity Ruzvidzo Business Reporter STEERS intends to offer Bulawayo citizens a full experience of the brand, a move that has seen it introduce a new menu. A new look Steers…

Poor corporate disclosures hold back investors: Chinamasa

Nelson Gahadza Harare Bureau Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa says poor corporate disclosures and failure by companies to embrace international best practices has made the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange…