HARARE – The horrific Chitungwiza blast has claimed yet another life. Tembo Magaya, a 65-year-old has died — apparently from the effects of the explosion suspected to have been caused by a bomb and his family is in agony. Although Magaya had been bedridden before the blast which razed three houses to the ground, he…
HARARE – The protracted transfer saga of forward Francisco Zekumbawire to Dynamos is likely to drag on following the Zimbabwe champions’ persistence that Hwange’s asking price is too high. DeMbare desperately need the big striker to bolster their squad ahead of the African Champions League preliminary round qualifier against Lesotho Correction Services next month as…
BULAWAYO – Combative Bulawayo youths heckled Indigenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere on accusations of making empty promises that his ministry would finance their projects. There was pandemonium particularly from the Zanu PF youths who demanded precise answers from the minister they call “Big Brother”, forcing him to enlist support from a local youth leader to calm…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) says the report on tourism industry’s performance in 2012 will be out by end of February. The report — which gives detail on statistics and receipts recorded last year — is key in gauging recovery of the sector. Zimbabwe’s tourism sector has been depressed since the year 2000…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairman Peter Chingoka has launched a drive to tackle the problem of racism in the local game after admitting the practice was prevalent in the country. The long-serving ZC boss has moved quickly to address the issue by calling for a stakeholders’ conference to be held after the national side’s…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has jailed a bogus Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative who allegedly swindled six people after lying he was able to facilitate their recruitment into the secretive organisation. Magistrate Audrey Tarugarira yesterday sentenced Khomani Jarzin Mbichani to 28 months in prison. The 45-year-old will spend 14 months behind bars after eight…
HARARE – The general sense of relief which greeted the agreement on a draft constitution by the three political parties is understandable because the process had become a source of unending wrangling. We cannot, however, escape that the process gobbled up $45 million which was eventually wrested from Parliament by the Principals, raising questions about…
HARARE – Beatrice Mtetwa, the lawyer representing incarcerated Zimrights director Okay Machisa says a magistrate who denied the human rights campaigner bail was acting on the instinct of political rhetoric. She said Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe “erred and misdirected himself” by denying her client bail. The High Court is expected to rule on an application…
BULAWAYO – South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns jetted into the country’s second largest city yesterday for their series of friendly encounters against top local sides. The Pretorians were welcomed at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport by Highlanders officials, who escorted them to their hotel in the city. Sundowns technical director Trott Moloto later informed journalists that…
HARARE – Harare Province will host this year’s edition of National Association of Secondary Heads (Nash) Inter-Provincial Athletics Championships at the National Sport Stadium next month. Nash president Johnson Madhuka said the competition will also serve as trials for the Confederation of Schools Sport Association of Southern Africa Cossasa Games. “We are expecting an improvement…
