HARARE – High Court judge Chinembiri Bhunu yesterday ordered the state to produce documents required by the defence in the epic fraud trial of Core Mining director Lovemore Kurotwi and former Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation boss Dominic Mubaiwa. Bhunu in his ruling said a criminal trial is “not a game of hide and seek” ordering…
NAIROBI – Robin Brown, the former Zimbabwe coach, has been temporarily put in charge of Kenya ahead of this month’s ICC Intercontinental Cup and two one-dayers in Namibia. The coaching post has been vacant since Mike Hesson, currently in charge of the New Zealand team, quit in May That month Brown, who played seven ODIs…
HARARE – No one can deny Zimbabwe their moment in the sun following the spirit-lifting 3-1 win over Angola on Sunday, but the hard work still lies ahead for the Warriors, who must expect a strong comeback from the Palancas Negras in the return leg next month. If truth be told, Zimbabwe did not play…
ILLINOIS – Legendary singer-songwriter R.Kelly has accrued another million dollars on his tax tab, it is being reported. According to documents filed in Illinois, the I Believe I Can Fly singer owes America a cool $1,379,695.11 for unpaid taxes for the year 2011. TMZ carries the report and were also the first to reveal that…
HARARE – Since the 80s until now, South Africa has suffered from a dreadful turf war between rival transport operators. At its peak, the deadly competition to control transport routes — commonly known as the “taxi wars” — accounted for hundreds of lives as hired gunmen and gangsters shot each other and passengers. This problem,…
HARARE – Winter season is over and now its summer — time for pleasure. The Daily News noted that entertainment lovers no longer feel comfortable enjoying their hard-earned money indoors (inside bars) partly because of the temperatures associated with summer season. Rather, they prefer outdoor or open-air joints where they can enjoy their money while…
HARARE – As schools open for the third term today, students sitting for end of year public examinations face an uncertain future. Underpaid teachers say they are planning a crippling strike, most likely in October when examinations are due. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou said government should “do something” to improve…
HARARE – For 17-year-old Abel Gumbo, things couldn’t be better. Only a few months ago he was among more than a thousand students at a high school in Harare. Today he is rubbing shoulders with future leaders at Atlanta’s Morehouse College in the United States. Gumbo is one of 10 African students who have been…
HARARE – Zimbabwean-American actress and playwright, Danai Gurira stars as Michonne, in Season 3 premiere of The Walking Dead. Michonne is one of the most popular characters from the comic book on which the hit AMC drama is based. Gurira was born in Grinnell, Iowa to parents from Zimbabwe, when her father was teaching Chemistry…
HARARE – Goalkeeper and captain Tapuwa Kapini, one of Zimbabwe’s driving forces behind their 2013 African Nations Cup qualification quest, faces a possible four-month layoff due to nagging injury. The inspirational Warriors captain aggravated his ankle injury in the team’s 3-1 win over Angola in the first leg of the last round of qualifiers at…
