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Disgruntled First Capital Bank workers Tuesday evening staged a strike outside the bank's offices along First Street in Harare calling for the management to increase their salaries as the economic woes continue to bite. The relentless workers only  dispersed  around 20:00hrs after the bank's CEO, Sam Matsekete, who had locked himself inside his office for close to two hours, agreed to hear their concerns tomorrow morning. One of the workers who was picketing in the chilling cold said the employees had resolved to sleep…

Socialite and Harare business man Wicknell Chivhayo affectionately known as  ‘Sir Wicknell’ has demanded further particulars in a matter where he is accused of paying a $10 000 bribe to Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) boss Stanley Kazhanje. Chivhayo, who is double appearing in the dock in this matter, first being the first accused and also being the representative of Intratrek Zimbabwe, requested further information from the State in order for him to prepare for his defense outline before he going for trial. In his…

The United States government says President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government slow pace in following through with reforms has negatively affected  the country’s potential to attract investment. With the fall of President Robert Mugabe in 2017, there was so much optimism that the new government would open up the space for investment albeit after reviews of several reforms but the administration has failed to live to its billing as no meaningful reforms have been put in place. When Mnangagwa came into power, he had a…

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged his government to prioritize the health sector. Mnangagwa said this when he officially handed over hospital equipment sourced from Abu Dhabi to the Ministry of Health and Child Care. The equipment, which was handed over to Natpharm, is set to be distributed to major hospitals around the country. The move, was a direct response to a move by a group of doctors who gathered their courage and approached Mnangagwa to share their day to day work place grievances and how…

The Boma – Dinner & Drum Show has a fresh look and feel, with its new décor capturing the style of the traditional Zimbabwean cooking hut, while the kitchen has been rebuilt and modernised and other structural enhancements made. The US$250,000 refurbishment - completed last month - was done to keep pace with the growing popularity of this “must do” Victoria Falls dining and entertainment experience, which opened its doors 27 years ago. Africa Albida Tourism (AAT) chief executive Ross Kennedy said: “The levels of…

In a quest to tap into opportunities arising from Zimbabwe’s emerging economy at one end, while seeking solutions to address a multifaceted socio-economic morass on the other end, enterprising young people, emerging businesses and established corporates alike, are fast embracing digital and other technological means to curve their own success stories. At policy level, the government has come up with a comprehensive Information Communication Technology (ICT) policy launched last year that will coordinate the use of ICTs,…

The inclusion of ex-Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP, Gabriel Chaibva in the recently sworn Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has been met with disdain by the party's youth wing. In a statement released today by MDC Youth Assembly National Spokesperson, Stephen Sarkozy Chuma, questioned Chaibva's character which he said makes him an unworthy candidate of a board that is supposed to be a "moral campus." "That Gabriel Chaibva, who is renowned for lying under oath to the Mothlante Commissioners is part of…

Civil Servants’ highest representative body, the Apex Council, this afternoon staged a demonstration in Harare Central Business District (CBD) over depreciating salaries and harsh working conditions, petitioning the ministers of Finance and Labour. The mass action comes after a series of rescheduling of the crunch meetings with the government representatives, initially scheduled for last week but was then postponed to yesterday. The meeting however failed to materialize prompting the labour representatives to take…