HARARE – Gunners coach Moses Chunga believes that his team will survive relegation from the Castle Premiership because they are a “special breed.” The 2009 Zimbabwe champions find themselves deep in the relegation battle with 22 points from 25 matches. Gunners now have five games to save their premiership status. They take on CAPS United…
HARARE – Electronics giant Samsung has unveiled Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera in Cape Town, South Africa, as part of its “world tour”. The Galaxy Note II is the successor to the Galaxy Note. The device features a 5,5” (140,9mm) HD Super Amoled screen, a capability called “Air View” allowing users to hover…
BULAWAYO – The Lions Clubs International District 412 has engaged young pupils in an art contest that seeks to encourage pupils around the world to come up with artworks that advocate for peace. More than four million children from nearly 100 countries have in the last 25 years taken part in the annual event dubbed…
HARARE – About 100 Zanu PF supporters have reportedly invaded Caps Holdings Limited (CAPS) owner Frederick Mtanda’s Winray Farm in Mashonaland West province under the pretext that it has been “declared party property”. While the Harare businessman was unsure about the motive of the latest disruptions, the Mutorashanga incident forms part of a series of…
HARARE – Power utility, Zesa Holdings has cleared its $76 million debt owed to Hydro Cahora Bassa (HCB) paving way for improved electricity supply in the country. Since early this year, Zimbabwe has been struggling to service the Mozambique debt due to Zesa’s poor billing system and prevailing liquidity challenges in the economy. Energy minister…
HARARE – Operation Nguva Yakwana (Time Up), a joint crackdown on commuter omnibus operators by Harare City Council and police to force touts out of the city centre, is here to stay despite resistance. The operation also targets defective and unlicensed commuter omnibuses, council spokesperson Leslie Gwindi said. Gwindi said more than 2 000 commuter…
HARARE – Zimbabwe swimming sensation, Kirsty Coventry has joined the world in condemning disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong over the widely publicised doping scandal. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping offences and could be forced to repay prize money estimated at $3,5 million. Armstrong, who battled cancer to return…
HARARE – High Court Judge Francis Bere is on Friday expected to make a ruling on politician-cum-businessman Greatman Makaya’s quest to retain his licence for a telecommunications venture. The former Prime Bank Limited promoter has been seeking the restoration of his Information Media Investments (Private) Limited (IMI) telecomms licence cancelled by the Postal and Telecommunications…
HARARE – AIDS activists Douglas Muzanenhamo was arrested by police on Monday for distributing constitutional material at the just-ended Constitution Select Committee (Copac)’s Second All-Stakeholders’ Conference, according to Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). In a statement last night, ZLHR said the arrest took place after some delegates at the conference asked Muzanenhamo for copies…
HARARE – While Bulawayo residents may frown at being asked to simultaneously flush their toilets at 7.30pm to beat water shortages and resultant choked sewers, New Dehli is following suit. Now infamously called the flush mobs, little do Bulawayo residents know that they are inspiring a world 18 000km away. An Indian minister has called…
