HARARE – In a bizarre case, two men attempted to steal a corpse — from a funeral parlour — of a Tanzanian national who had swallowed 1,4 kilogrammes of heroin. The two men: a South African national, Mlawa Jumanne Ndumbogane, 33, and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Mufungo Ngara, 39, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Anita Tshuma….
HARARE – Six people left homeless after their houses were demolished in Epworth are demanding $60 000 as compensation from government. The six have now approached the Supreme Court to fight the “constitutionally reprehensible” actions of the police and Epworth local board. They are demanding $10 000 each. According to the court application, Peter Makani,…
HARARE – A human rights activist denied access to treatment while in detention is finally having his day in court. Douglas Muzanenhamo was arrested on February 19, 2011 and charged with committing treason together with 44 other social justice, trade union and human rights activists, including University of Zimbabwe lecturer and International Socialist Organisation-Zimbabwe Chapter…
HARARE – High Court Judge Ben Hlatshwayo has re-imposed a media gag on the nasty divorce case involving Defence Forces commander Constantine Chiwenga and estranged wife Jocelyn after it was temporarily suspended. The gag order bars the media from reporting on details of the divorce. Jocelyn’s lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu said they will challenge the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Australia Business Council (ZABC) says Zimbabwe needs to aggressively market itself to the international community to attract meaningful investment while creating a market for its products. “Zimbabwe has an opportunity to set up local manufacturing industries on the products we may have a competitive advantage. “If you look at mining for…
HARARE – Bulawayo Cricket Club League resumes this weekend with two matches lined up in the four-team league. On Sunday, log leaders Emakhandeni 1 will clash with third-placed Crescent at Bulawayo Athletic Club (BAC) with bottom-placed Roosters taking on second placed BAC 1 at Queens Sports Club. The majority of players on the Bulawayo club…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s biggest telecommunications firm Econet Wireless reported a 6,8 percent surge in half-year earnings to $78 million, driven by subscriber growth following a $63,1 million investment to expand its mobile phone network. Douglas Mboweni, Econet chief executive told analysts that the growth was necessitated by accelerated penetration of fibre broadband infrastructure and continued…
JOHANNESBURG – Very few Zimbabweans must have followed the 2013 African Nations Cup draw which took place in Durban on Wednesday. To many, the draw was a stark reminder of the Luanda disappointment, which to many was too hard to swallow and is only starting to sink now. It is a fact that Zimbabwe will…
HARARE – Finance minister Tendai Biti faces a daunting task in preparing the 2013 National Budget. There are competing interests. The man faces a tough balancing act. The list of demands is endless. The demands range from allocating funds for the elections to addressing escalating pressure from civil servants who are demanding higher salaries. Biti…
HARARE – It was not so long into the inclusive government that its adversaries and at least those who seem to have lost it started agitating for a do-or-die election. This election talk is militating against the performance of the inclusive government. This in turn affected the performance of the economy in many respects. Firstly,…
