HARARAE – Shabanie Mine coach Luke Masomere is seriously worried about a backlash from Hwange when the two teams meet in a Castle Premiership match at Maglas this afternoon. Masomere likened Hwange to a “wounded lion” after suffering an embarrassing 4-1 home defeat to Shabanie at the Colliery in the first half of the season….
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s High Court is expected to hear today a challenge by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s ex-fiancée Locadia Karimatsenga to the PM’s impending wedding to Elizabeth Macheka on Saturday. High Court judge Justice Antonio Guvava will hear arguments in chambers on the controversy which has a wider sensitivity for Zimbabweans, shining a spotlight on…
HARARE – Castle Premiership strugglers Quelaton believe today’s encounter with FC Platinum at Luveve Stadium will mark a turning point in their fight to prolong their stay in the country’s first tier football league. Quelaton anchor the 16-team log standings with a mere six points to their credit and trail the team that sits above…
My views on the Copac draft constitution are well-documented in the public domain. For the avoidance of doubt and also out of an abundance of caution, I reiterate that I am strongly in support of the Copac draft constitution that was signed by the relevant parties in the small hours of July 18, 2012….
HARARE – A car thief from Domboshawa area has been jailed 16 years for stealing two vehicles. Last Chamangwana appeared before regional magistrate Simon Rogers Kachambwa facing two counts of theft and was jailed for eight years in prison on each count. Kachambwa, however, suspended five years of the sentence on condition Chamangwana does not…
HARARE – A election could be Zimbabwe’s answer to current economic woes that are largely due to policy uncertainty, a leading Harare-based economist says. Anthony Hawkins, a top Harare-based economist, said while the impact of elections on the country’s economy depends on the conduct, a peaceful and well represented polls could be a blessing for…
HARARE – Strengthening auditing standards and efficacy of corporate boards, among other measures, could improve the medium-term outlook of Zimbabwe’s financial sector, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said. Damoni Kitabire, an economist with AfDB’s Zimbabwe office, said there is need for government to address protection of minority shareholders, prevalence of trade barriers and the issue…
HARARE – Pole dancer Nolleen ‘‘Zoey’’ Sifelani seems to have got more than she bargained for after a male fan whom she had invited to join her on stage to perform her seductive dances pulled down her dancing costume. The incident occurred on Friday night at Hustlers Leisure where the raunchy dancer and her Red…
HARARE – Indigenous banks could fail to mobiles resources and meet Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s new $100 million minimum capital by June 2014 as a result of their poor performance and macroeconomic instability, the African Development Bank (AfDB) says. “The factors that are likely to militate against raising new capital by banks include poor…
HARARE – Nutritional deficiency can result in common types of anaemia preventing the body from building healthy red blood cells, health analysts have said. According to Medicineplus.com, Anaemia often results in a lower-than-normal level of red blood cells due to a deficiency in iron. Without iron, the body struggles to make haemoglobin, a protein that…
