HARARE – The United States issued a visa to ZBC News chief correspondent Reuben Barwe on Saturday to travel to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly after Zimbabwe protested to the UN chief Ban Ki-moon about the delay in granting him travel permits to cover the world summit. Barwe was scheduled to travel with President…
HARARE – London 2012 Olympian Wirimai Juwawo continued his dominance of local marathon after winning the Westgate Half-Marathon yesterday, some eight minutes ahead of the chasing pack. The Shabanie Mine-based long distance runner, competing in an unfamiliar half-marathon category, broke away at the six kilometre peg and eased home to claim the $3 000 cash…
HARARE – A Harare man who collected money from teachers masquerading as a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer will be sentenced today at the Harare Magistrates Court. Agrippa Guti, 24, last week appeared before magistrate Lazarus Murendo facing two counts of impersonation and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition. He pleaded guilty to all…
HARARE – Government is impressed with local authorities and international community’s efforts in addressing hygiene and sanitation woes across the country, Vice President Joice Mujuru has said. Mujuru said despite the challenges currently bedevilling the country, she was delighted to note the significant strides registered by local authorities, in conjunction with strategic partners, in arresting…
HARARE – Buffaloes were held to a goalless draw by visiting Harare City in an uneventful Castle Premiership match here yesterday. The army side ran out of steam as the match progressed and looked content with a share of the spoils. Phenias Bamusi of Buffaloes blazed his effort over in the early minutes of the…
BULAWAYO – Spoken word was one of the major highlights at the just-ended Intwasa Arts Festival as more than a dozen poets clashed in an exhilarating two-day showcase that took place at the National Gallery in Bulawayo, last week. Dubbed “The Gathering of Poets”, the slam was the place to be where diversity, beauty and…
HARARE – Hwange captain Rodwell Chinyengetere, who suffered a terrible injury in the coalminers’ 3-0 loss to Monomotapa on Saturday, has been ruled out for eight weeks. The Warriors forward suffered a double fracture on his right leg shin after a nasty collision with Monomotapa goalkeeper Artwell Mukandi an hour into Saturday’s Castle Premiership tie…
HARARE – Ishmael Lawe scored a 90th minute goal for Gunners to deny Hardbody a win in a Castle Premiership match at Ascot Stadium yesterday. Callisto Maheya had put Hardbody in the lead after 77 minutes, tapping in a low cross from fellow substitute Richard Jongwe but Lawe, who had a good game, waited until…
HARARE – Resurfacing of the 900-metre tar patch at Victoria Falls Bridge has begun, as preparations for the United Nations World Tourism (UNWTO) organisation general assembly gather momentum. Zimbabwe co-host the tourism mega global event with Zambia in August next year. Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive Karikoga Kaseke in May said the tar patch…
HARARE – Development workers do not necessarily have to come from the West. A mining expert from Zimbabwe is helping to improve the lives of small-scale miners in Mongolia. On a small-scale mining site in the vast grasslands of Western Mongolia, around 100 people are digging for gold. They take the ochre-coloured earth and sieve…
