Mbulelo Mpofu, Showbiz Reporter Local DJ Prince Eskhosini has laid down the gauntlet for entertainment promoters in Bulawayo to do things differently for the betterment of the sector. The festive season is always a stomping ground for promoters who engage with both local and international acts to offer entertainment to the masses. From that period, […] …
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Monthly Archives: January 2023
Growing number of airlines enhance Zim destination marketing – Government
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter GOVERNMENT has commended the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) for the strides it has made in marketing the country as an attractive destination for airlines since its establishment almost three years ago. ACZ is a state entity that was unbundled from the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) in 2020 […] …
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Beitbridge District Hospital goes up in smoke… property worth US$3.5 million destroyed
Thupeyo Muleya, Online Reporter PROPERTY worth an estimated US$3,5 million was destroyed when the fire broke out at Beitbridge District Hospital on Monday morning. The fire was first spotted by a nurse as she was preparing to start operations in the theatre room. She then alerted the hospital management who called in the Beitbridge Fire […] …
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Govt opens window for solar farms at major airports
Senior Business Reporter GOVERNMENT through Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) Private Limited has invited companies to keen on establishing solar farms at three major international airports to submit their bids for projects aimed at enhancing energy cost efficiency in line with global green climate solutions. The three facilities are Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, Victoria Falls International, […] …
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Mbuya Chiweshe to be buried on Tuesday
Showbiz Reporter The late Mbuya Stella Rambisai Chiweshe is set to be buried on Tuesday at Nekati Village, Chief Masembura Area in Chiweshe, about 40kms from Bindura. The internationally acclaimed mbira queen was accorded a State-assisted funeral after succumbing to cancer of the brain last Friday. It seems most music legends know when their time […] …
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Starlink’s fast speed internet to launch in Zimbabwe this year
SpaceX’s service could link hard-to-reach rural communities to the internet …
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South Africa’s Eskom says worst power cuts over for now but urges less use
Power utility says recent maintenance work should ease some of the harshest blackouts in living memory …
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Pope’s Congo visit seeks to heal ‘still bleeding’ wounds, envoy says
‘Congo is a moral emergency that cannot be ignored’ …
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Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction
‘Although it has one of the richest media landscapes in Africa, it is one of the continent’s most dangerous countries for journalists’ …
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Power outages muzzle competitiveness in Zimbabwe’s retail and consumer sector
Source: Power outages muzzle competitiveness in Zimbabwe’s retail and consumer sector Truworths suspended Zimbabwe dollar credit sales in July due to the high interest rates. Photo: File Power outages are muzzling competitiveness in Zimbabwe’s retail and consumer sector, forcing down margins and prompting operators to foray into acquisitions to preserve value. Zimbabwe has continued to […] …
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