HARARE – With the world agonising on whether to attend the United Nations World Tourism Authority (UNWTO) jamboree slated for August in Zimbabwe and Zambia, operators say the country’s wildlife sector stands at the precipice. In a statement last week the Save Conservancy Trust (SVC)said the world is unsure whether to smile, look away or…
HARARE – Monomotapa coach Biggie Zuze admits he faces a daunting task of assembling a competitive side after losing several key players to local rivals during the off-season. Zuze, who took over as caretaker coach in August last year after the club parted ways with Taurai Mangwiro, guided the 2008 Zimbabwe champions to a respectable…
HARARE – Twenty evicted families at Mara Farm in Goromonzi South Constituency are being soaked by rains as the police are denying them entry into the farm to collect their belongings. The Daily News visited the farm last Thursday and witnessed the farm-workers ordeal. This reporter saw armed police manning the farm, patrolling the…
JOHANNESBURG – A South African court has found Nigerian militant Henry Okah guilty of masterminding the 2010 car bombing which killed 12 people. Okah was convicted of 13 counts related to acts of terrorism. He was arrested in Johannesburg a day after two car bombs exploded during the 50th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence. He had…
HARARE – Dynamos have received a significant boost to their preparations for the African Champions League after Uganda international Boban Zirintusa joined the squad over the weekend. Zirintusa’s arrival in Harare puts to rest uncertainty surrounding his future after reports suggested the Zimbabwean champions were struggling to buy an air ticket for the player’s trip…
HARARE – Zimbabwean goalkeeper Energy Murambadoro remains on the sidelines as his struggle to get a new club continues, but the 30-year-old shot stopper wants to further his career in the PSL. Murambadoro last played for Wits in the 2011/12 season. He did not find a club for the current campaign after he was deemed…
HARARE – The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) says it is refocusing on its fundamental role of regulating the legal profession after years of tackling President Robert Mugabe’s government over democratic and other civil rights issues. This comes as the decades-old institution has often been accused by the Harare administration of dabbling in politics over…
HARARE – Mashonaland Eagles assistant coach Stanley Timoni has showered praise on Proper Utseya after his all-round heroics saw the Harare side retain the Pro50 Championship title from the jaws of defeat. Utseya was the man apart for Eagles with both bat and bowl as the title holders scripted a fightback to beat rivals Matabeleland…
HARARE – Economic challenges, changes in value systems and increasing access to the legal system have been labelled as the major drivers of an increase in divorce cases and civil law suits in Zimbabwe. This comes after the minister of Justice and Legal Affairs Patrick Chinamasa said divorce and other lawsuits went up by at…
HARARE – Clearly, this is their dirty little secret. They need to survive. Often staying for more than a week — sleeping side by side with vagrants on shop verandas at Sakubva Bus Terminus, rural vendors who travel to Mutare to sell wares end up relieving themselves in drains, backyards, roadsides and alleys, and bathing…
