HARARE – A private land developer has dragged government to the Supreme Court over the compulsory expropriation of Whitecliffe Farm in Harare. Government compulsorily acquired the 1 065 7090-hectare-farm in 2006 to resettle families evicted under the internationally-condemned Operation Murambatsvina. Property magnate Eddies Pfugari of Pfugari Properties says the expropriation deprived him of business and…
HARARE – Buffaloes captain Dananai Chinowawa, who at 34 is one of the oldest players in Zimbabwe’s Premiership, says it is only fitting that his club lift the prestigious Mbada Diamonds Cup for the province of Manicaland. Chinowawa — who has played top-level football in the country for 18 years — believes winning the country’s…
HARARE – Munyaradzi Kereke, former advisor to Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono, is seeking $25 million in defamation damages over a series of stories that appeared in the Daily News and Daily News on Sunday in which a 13-year-old girl is accusing him of raping her two years ago. The defamation suit against the Daily…
HARARE – Super star Oliver Mtukudzi is performing at Auto Worx, an upmarket joint situated in the mining town of Kwekwe on Friday night. He will wow fans in the Midlands town where he spent part of his life. The show will be a precursor to a gigantic bash slated for the capital’s Glamis Arena…
By Tonderayi Zvimba HARARE – Zimbabwean beauty and Midlands State University Development Studies student, Bongani Dhlakama’s stressful ordeal while participating in the just-ended Miss World Pageant 2012 in Mongolia is a diplomatic and national embarrassment. No national beauty representative should be allowed to experience the traumatic experience and nerve-wrecking preparations or endure the disorganised itinerary…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is yet to gazette a controversial bill giving legal effect to the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC). ZHRC is the first body tasked with investigating rights abuses and the Electoral Amendment Bill. Both bills were steered through Parliament by Justice and Legal Affairs minister Patrick Chinamasa and passed on August…
HARARE – Dynamos left-back Ocean Mushure’s long-range wonder strike two minutes from time floored a gallant Harare City in a crucial Castle Premiership match yesterday as the defending champions move two points clear of second-placed Highlanders. With the fans bracing for a stalemate, Denver Mukamba, who had a quiet afternoon, let fly a ferocious effort…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will proceed with his wedding to fiancée Elizabeth Macheka this Saturday after the High Court threw out his ex-lover, Locadia Karimatsenga’s bid to have the nuptials stopped. In her ruling yesterday, High Court judge Antonia Guvava, said the court does not have jurisdiction over the matter. “Section 19 of…
HARARE – A health analyst has advised people living with diabetes to consider the impact the snack they choose will have on the level of glucose or sugar in their blood. Nutritionist Veronica Chikowore says “snacking” is often associated with sweet and salty foods, often containing high amounts of fat. “Being a diabetic, one needs…
HARARE – Government says it will maintain its current ban on chrome ore exports until there is mandatory minerals beneficiation policy in place, amid mounting pressure from stakeholders who want it lifted. Zimbabwe banned exports on chrome ore in April last year to promote value addition and employment creation. However, due to low smelting capacity…
