HARARE – Peter Manoti began life as Tripple B caretaker coach with an impressive draw against CAPS United at Mandava Stadium yesterday following the sacking of Friday Phiri on Wednesday. Tripple found back of the net through Simon Maengeni and Timire Mamvura while Ronald Pfumbidzai and Tendai Samanja scored for CAPS. The first half was…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who has been accused of living an opulent lifestyle that is inconsistent with his government salary, has invited corruption busters to investigate reports of rampant graft in his office and party, where he says there are no sacred cows. The MDC is accused by former allies-turned-foes in the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Herbert Mhundwa scored a brilliant hat-trick as DStv Rangers beat Foresters 3-0 on Wednesday as the log leaders maintained their perfect start in the Northern Region division one. This was Rangers’ fourth straight win since the start of the campaign, and they now enjoy a one point lead over second-placed Commando Bullets. Returnees…
HARARE – Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited (Econet) has appointed Godfrey Gomwe as non-executive director. Gomwe, Anglo America’s global thermal coal business chief executive, brings in a wealth of experience to the telecoms company as he has held numerous directorships and executive positions in both listed and unlisted companies. He was previously head of group business…
HARARE – The overall objective of any form of economic development is to improve the material and social well-being of society. What most people fail to understand is the fact that society consists of people with divergent views on how things should be organised. Those who at independence felt strongly that an egalitarian society can…
HARARE – As most Harare suburbs go dry, 60 percent of water pumped by council is going to waste, a Cabinet minister has revealed. Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo said residents are consuming only 40 percent of water from Harare’s treatment plants while the rest is lost through leakages and theft. “The high level of…
HARARE – The Dynamos leadership is at loggerheads with an influencial supporters’ association, accusing the body of creating tension between the club and its official sponsor BancABC. The Dynamos Fans Harare Chapter attracted the ire of the club after securing sponsorship from a local tobacco company in the form of a branded bus, which they…
HARARE – A traditional chief in the habit of confiscating villagers’ property under the guise of court fines has been ordered by a Chegutu magistrate to return the property of two of his subjects. Ngoni Mutsvangwa, a Mhondoro granny, and another villager Raban Kondo dragged Chief Chiketa Kanengoni Mashayamombe of Mhondoro to court after he…
HARARE – The recent measures by the Insurance and Pension Commission (Ipec) to further tighten regulation of the insurance industry could result in some insurers collapsing, a top industry player said. Grace Muradzikwa, managing director of Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed short term insurer NicozDiamond (Nicoz), said the prevailing liquidity challenges have negatively affected insurance firms, adding…
HARARE – A 26-year-old vagrant was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping a 12-year-old homeless girl, police said. Harare police spokesperson Tadious Chibanda told the Daily News that the man, whose identity they declined to disclose, allegedly raped the homeless girl after luring her to a secluded place in the early hours of Wednesday. “This justifies…
