HARARE – We have observed with keen interest political parties turning churches into new political battlefields. And we hope that the battle for hearts and minds in the house of God will result in a free and fair election that is devoid of violence. While it is no crime for any political party to canvass…
HARARE – The trial of Sten Zvorwadza, who lost to former radio personality Eric Knight in MDC primaries for Mbare Constituency closed yesterday with State witnesses giving contradictory statements. Zvorwadza is facing charges of causing political violence in the constituency. He is jointly charged with five other MDC members for breaching the Electoral Act. They…
HARARE – Egypt national team coach Bob Bradley wants to beef up his squad for this month’s 2014 World Cup qualifiers from 23 players to 25 amid discord in the team over selection. The American coach has expressed he is worried about possible injuries on his squad ahead of this weekend match against Zimbabwe at…
HARARE – Zimbabwe could miss its five percent projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2013 due to the uncertainty created by the elections expected this year. This comes as the southern African country’s economy continues to show signs of fragility with GDP growth rates decelerating from highs of about 10 percent in 2010 to…
HARARE – A thirty five-member family is being forced by a Chinese-owned diamond mining company to share a squalid house in Arda Transau after they were evicted from their spacious homestead in Marange. Diamond miner Anjin Investments relocated some of the 800 families from their homesteads in the diamond-rich Marange fields on the strength of…
HARARE – It is accepted that hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have escaped the deteriorating political, economic and social conditions in this country over the past 13 years. Estimates put the figure of foreign-based Zimbabweans at three million. It is a serious indictment on rulers of this country that such a huge number of people…
HARARE – Zimbabwe have just concluded a tour with mixed results against Bangladesh, drawing the Test match series, then coming from behind to win the ODI series, and drawing the Twenty20 series. In all, the tour can probably be best described as satisfactory. Not bad, but, not the best either. When the team had an…
BULAWAYO – Welshman Ncube, president of the smaller MDC, has said the newly formed Constitutional Court has already failed to protect the new Constitution as it rushed to set the election date without considering many important factors. The Constitutional Court led by Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku on Friday ruled that elections should be held before…
MASVINGO – A police officer in Chiredzi has been hauled before a disciplinary hearing for driving an MDC legislator’s car. Constable Brighton Mangoto, force number 056747 yesterday appeared before police internal disciplinary board after he drove Chiredzi Central MDC MP, Moses Mare’s car into the police camp last month. Mangoto claims he wanted to buy…
HARARE – It runs in the genes for the Jeans family. Their involvement in sport is not by accident, but a passion that they even inherited from their parents and in-laws, Pat and Brian Warren. Debi Jeans, former Olympian judoka, last week returned from the Tunfest International Fitness Convention in Heidelberg, Germany. This comes hard…
