Hoteliers fret over low tourist volumes
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Manicaland Bureau Hoteliers here are fretting over low volumes of international travellers owing to the inaccessibility of the region’s major tourist destinations by air, despite a slight increase in…
Maradona mourns Castro
BUENOS AIRES. — For soccer great Diego Maradona, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro was more than a friend and fellow Latin American legend, he was “a second father.” Maradona said Castro’s death…
Shabanie ready to pile the misery
Mukudzei Chingwere Midlands Bureau SHABANIE Mine say they are intimidated by the vengeance of wounded title-chasers Chicken Inn when they square off in a Castle Lager Premiership duel at Maglas this…
Conte salutes Moses
LONDON. — Chelsea manager, Antonia Conte says Victor Moses “is a good player” who deserves his moment in the spotlight. Moses has been in spectacular form for Chelsea in recent weeks…
Mbira fiesta at Iridium Club tonight
Arts Correspondent It will be a mbira fiesta tonight at Iriduim Club in the city centre when Mbira DzeNharira bring their vibes to the venue. The experienced group is known for…
NRZ to miss 2016 freight target
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says it will not meet its full-year target of moving 4 million tonnes of freight after it moved 2,5 million tonnes by the end…
Govt remains SA’s biggest employer
Johannesburg — The government continues to be the employer of last resort since the 2008/09 recession, despite freezing the number of state employees and limiting public sector wage increases amid…
‘Save water’
WINDHOEK. – Namibia has embarked on a National Water Saving Campaign targeting public institutions such as government offices, schools, hospital and correctional services centres starting in the capital Windhoek and…
No DRC poll till 2019
Kinshasa. – The election to pick DRC’s next president will not happen before early 2019, the electoral commission said on Wednesday, a delay that raises fresh security worries in the…
EDITORIAL COMMENT : Fiscal adjustments to boost economy
Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa did not have a lot of fiscal space to make dramatic changes in his budget. He could not order significant tax increases because the economy would…







