HARARE – Labour minister Paurina Mpariwa has expressed concern over the clampdown on civil society organisations at a time when millions of Zimbabweans are faced with hunger. Amid widening hunger estimated to affect 1,6 million Zimbabweans, intimidation and a crackdown of civic society organisations some of which are involved in humanitarian work has been intensifying….
HARARE – A teenage boy allegedly raped a maid after his parents had gone to church for an all-night prayer. It is alleged that the 17-year-old boy raped the 20-year-old maid. It is the State’s case that the maid was washing plates while the teenager was watching television. He later retired to his room…
HARARE – A new Zimbabwe Constitution could keep two condemned women from a date with the hangman but could leave their victims’ families still waiting for final justice. Zimbabwe’s new draft constitution, which will be put to referendum in the next few months, exempts women, men under 21 at the time of the crime and…
HARARE – High Court judge Joseph Musakwa has slapped a Chitungwiza businessman with a five-year jail term for shooting and killing a commuter omnibus conductor over 5 Rand change. Lazarus Tichatonga Mabika, however, escaped a lengthy custodial sentence after Musakwa found him guilty on a lesser charge of culpable homicide. Mabika will spend the next…
HARARE – TN BANK Limited (TN Bank) was yesterday de-listed from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) following its takeover by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited (Econet). Econet — Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network operator — increased its stake in TN Bank to 97,96 percent in a cash and share swap deal. Initially, Strive Masiyiwa’s Econet held a…
HARARE – Chitungwiza Municipality — battling a $6m water debt owed to City of Harare — has been hit by another lawsuit after failing to pay for electrical goods worth over $11 000 acquired from a local firm. The court heard that Chitungwiza Municipality entered into a credit facility with Frolgate Technology (Pvt) Ltd, a…
HARARE – Rioting Highlanders fans brought ugly scenes to Barbourfields Stadium when they clashed with police who fired tear gas to disperse them at the end of a thrilling match in which their team lost in the first leg of the Bob 89 Super Cup here yesterday. After an exciting match that produced three goals…
HARARE – Traditional chiefs have made a dramatic U-turn, throwing their weight behind a draft constitution seen as eroding their powers. Debating a motion on the draft constitution in Senate on Thursday, Chief Fortune Charumbira and Chief Ngungubane said they had a change of heart, and were going to support the draft constitution to be…
HARARE – A bogus prosecutor who allegedly swindled a car sales owner of a vehicle worth more than $6 000 has appeared in court. Tandiwe Dube, 37, allegedly lied to Kelvin Njanji that she is a prosecutor at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts and wanted to buy a vehicle at his car sales. Dube last week…
HARARE – In an effort to increase participation at professional level, the Harare Bodybuilding arm is set to venture into the local gyms giving technical and moral support to athletes. Harare Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (Habbfa), the custodians of the Musclemania competition in the capital will this month visit mostly the disadvantage high density areas…
