HARARE – Warriors coach Rahman Gumbo is expected to name his squad for the second leg of the 2013 African Nations Cup qualifier against Angola early next week. The Warriors carry a 3-1 lead from the first leg played two weeks ago at Rufaro Stadium and travel for the return leg in Luanda on October…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has begun proceedings to divorce “wife” Locardia Karimatsenga, but the spurned businesswoman says the premier’s relatives are harassing her and have besieged her house. Locardia’s relatives said Tsvangirai’s relatives yesterday besieged her Greendale home demanding a meeting to find a solution to the marriage misunderstanding. Innocent Zvaipa and Manasa…
HARARE – A Harare man who allegedly collected money from teachers masquerading as a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer was yesterday arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Court. Agrippa Guti, 24, appeared before magistrate Anita Tshuma facing two counts of impersonation and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition, pleading guilty to both counts. He was…
HARARE – Mobile operator, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet), says its customer base has surged to over 7 million connected users from 6,4 million in February. The company said it has the capacity to rise further to 8,5 million customers. Econet, which releases its half-year results in the second week of October, said after a slow…
HARARE – Organisers of a forthcoming conference to evaluate a new draft constitution are busy mobilising financial resources for the conference, but also preparing for a disaster. Parliament’s Constitution Select Committee (Copac) has requested beefed-up security and ramped up deployment of police officers to deal with troublemakers. Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo said Parliament has…
JOHANNESBURG – Kaizer Chiefs have released a statement on the protracted signing of Matthew Rusike from National First Division side Jomo Cosmos. Cosmos announced last Friday that they would no longer challenge Rusike’s move to Naturena, despite insisting they recently exercised a two-year extension on his contract. Ezenkosi boss Jomo Sono told his club’s website:…
HARARE – A 30-year-old Harare man who stole $8 000 from his partner was arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday facing theft of trust property charges. Christopher Nyamoto, 30, appeared before magistrate Anita Tshuma who remanded him out of custody on a $100 bail to October 1. The court heard sometime in June this…
HARARE – Dancehall wild child, Lady Bee known for dropping beats laden with explicit lyrics has decided to record a “clean” album meant to appeal to conservative radio listeners. Lady Bee is popular in the underground music circles and also to the ghetto youths but has never been played on national radio due to her…
HARARE – Five people were savagely murdered and their mutilated bodies found on Monday morning in Chinamhora communal lands. The body of Paradzai Benhura Masawi of Mungate Village was found near a bush, with head and stomach injuries. He was strangulated with his shirt. Masawi’s clothes and shoes were missing. Another person from Gombami…
HARARE – Telecel Zimbabwe Private Limited (Telecel) yesterday announced plans to invest $40 million into a network expansion exercise that will see the company grow coverage to 90 percent by end of next year. “Our network coverage is now around 75 percent of the country and we are targeting 85 percent by year end and…
