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THE World Cup Trophy tour's roadshow kicked off on Wednesday in Harare as part of efforts by Coca Cola to raise the awareness levels of the public ahead of the arrival of the trophy in Harare next week.
JUST a month after conquering the Southern African region, Zimbabwe will now try and spread its football dominance to the Central and Eastern African region when the nation takes part in the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Kenya next week.
South Africa's main agriculture and farming union has expressed concern about the bilateral investment treaty agreed with Zimbabwe, which is set to exclude South African owned farms that were expropriated by the Robert Mugabe regime during the chaotic land 'reform' programme.
The Labour Court in Harare has heard stunning allegations of corruption against Mashonaland Central Governor and Resident Minister Martin Dinha that have stalked him from the time he was the executive mayor of Bindura, a position he relinquished following his appointment last year.
THE intrigues and simmering tensions that played out last weekend over the nominations to the presidium exposed yet again the political shenanigans within the various factions in ZANU-PF that are repositioning themselves to influence the party's succession.
The strong rally witnessed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange in the previous week immediately came under a check during the week ended yesterday, as investors descended on the high yielding investment market to pocket gains reaped in the preceding week that saw the market awarding the highest weekly return to investors since the beginning of the year.
DELTA Corporation Limited, Zimbabwe's prime producer and distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, has suffered a US$2 million impairment from the disposal of its 30 percent stake in Ariston Holdings Limited at US$4 million.
WORLD opinion remains sharply divided over the United States of America's role in global politics given its partiality, hypocrisy and double-standards in its dealings with other nations.
HE has made headlines in the United Kingdom and has amassed several trophies and medals for his exploits as a rugby player in the English National Division Two league and even received the "Royal Seal of Approval" from the British media, yet he is unknown to his fellow countrymen.
HAPPYMORE Mapara, the group chief executive officer (CEO) of AICO Africa Limited was this week sent on suspension pending investigations into the operations of the company after falling out with key shareholders at the Zimbabwe Stock Exch-ange (ZSE)-listed conglomerate.
THE country's first ever civil service payroll and skills audit will start on Monday at an estimated cost of US$4 million.
Chromex Mining Plc, which is listed on the London bourse's Alternative Investment Market (AIM), has sealed a purchase deal for a 49 percent stake in Zimbabwean chrome miners Falvect Mining, for what it described as "a nominal consideration".
WITHIN days of introducing toll fees on the country's major highways in August this year, more than US$500 000 had been raised from motorists, specifically to rehabilitate Zimbabwe's deplorable roads.
PUBLIC consultations on the crafting of a new constitution are now expected to start in January, with a referendum pencilled in for September -- cutting by nine months the timeframe for the constitution-making process set out in the Global Political Agreement. Co-chairperson of the parliamentary select committee on the constitution-making process, Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana, yesterday said the ...
THE Arthur Mutambara-led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-M) is scaling greater heights despite the hostile efforts of chequebook scribes. The MDC is an institution with resources and the capacity to deal with political problems within the party. I am pleased to say that the Mutambara of yesteryear is different from the Mutambara of today.
ANY chief executive dreads the day when immediate subordinates and staff become persistently annoying, especially with the tacit direction and blessing of the board. When internally generated executive abuse becomes visible to shareholders, striking at the heart of patience and motivation, it is folly for a model principal to remain silent in the forlorn hope that tomorrow shall sort itself out.
AFTER nearly 10 months of serenity in the economy some businesses have shifted a gear up from focusing on revival to engaging in expansion. The economic environment has indeed improved somewhat with the next day promising to be better than today. This time last year the economy was expected to be much worse the following day.
EVENTS surrounding the debate on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Amendment Bill which was passed in the House of Assembly on Wednesday dramatically highlighted an important but often forgotten point: that a strong parliament is essential for democracy.
THE government is still to constitute the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) board, rendering null and void the board announced in September by Information minister Webster Shamu Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said this week. According to Tsvangirai, Shamu appointed the BAZ board, chaired by Tafataona Mahoso, in disregard of the global political agreement, which states that President ...
ZIMIND Publishers yesterday launched the 2009 Banks & Banking Survey magazine at a colourful ceremony in Harare. The survey is held every year to analyse trends in the banking sector and is held in partnership with FBC Bank Ltd. This year's event was held under the theme "Reconnecting with Banking".
MINES minister Obert Mpofu did not float a tender to select prospective investors to partner government in diamond extraction in the Marange Diamond Fields amid allegations he overlooked better equipped and experienced diamond miners.
THE Zanu PF congress which was scheduled for the first week of December in Harare has been postponed amid reports that the party has failed to raise adequate funding to host close to 5 000 delegates. The party earlier this month indicated that it needed US$5 million to hold the congress, which was scheduled to be held at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) from December 8 to 13.
ONE thing Zimbabwean football has taken down is the once prestigious Soccer Stars of the Year Awards.
A FORMER Premier Finance Group manager has filed a US$150 000 defamation lawsuit against his former employer.
ZANU PF MPs secured immunity for the Reserve Bank governor and his staff after the House of Assembly approved this week amendments to a Bill to reform the central bank. Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono has repeatedly pushed for immunity.
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