HARARE – Chapungu made a bold statement on their intent to return to the Castle Premiership next year after they demolished Gaths Mine 5-1 at Ascot Stadium over the weekend. With the Central Region Division One League now approaching the decisive second half, Chapungu have been in merciless form scoring nine goals in the last…
HARARE – Zifa Northern Region Division One second-placed side Flame Lily engage wounded ZRP Morris in a potentially explosive derby at Chikurubi on Wednesday. Flame Lily is tied on 29 points with log leaders ZPC Kariba but they have an inferior goal difference to Jostein Mathuthu’s men. Last weekend, the Zimbabwe Prison Services outfit failed…
HARARE – Zimbabwe needs an accurate and up-to-date voters’ register to democratise the forthcoming election, the Centre for Community Development in Zimbabwe (CCDZ) has said. Phillip Pasirayi, the CCDZ director, said before elections are held, State authorities should ensure that there is a clean voters’ roll to allow all eligible voters to fully participate in…
CHEGUTU – Dexter Nduna and Charlton Hwende have no strong political experience to talk about, but they have lined themselves up for selection in the coming harmonised polls for Chegutu West. Nduna will contest on a Zanu PF ticket while Hwende is riding on an MDC platform. They both have money and are prominent businesspeople…
HARARE – Polling agents must be well-versed with electoral laws, processes and procedures to enable them to advise or report on issues accurately, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) boss said on Tuesday. Rita Makarau, the Zec chairperson aired these sentiments while opening a train-the-trainer workshop for polling agents in Harare Tuesday as the country hurtles…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s aide Thabani Mpofu on Tuesday accused Attorney General (AG) Johannes Tomana and his prosecutors of being corrupt and insisted that their case be referred to the Supreme Court bench. Mpofu, is jointly charged with Warship Dumba, Mehluli Moyo and Felix Matsinde of being found in possession of dockets that…
HARARE – Starting this week, the Daily News will be bringing you cutting-edge, engaging and innovative coverage of the forthcoming general elections which we will carry under the banner: “The 2013 Race: Zimbabwe Decides!” We are planning to stand out from the crowd when covering this make-or-break election, especially considering that all news organisations will…
HARARE – A teenager jailed for raping a 77-year-old woman has lodged an appeal in the Supreme Court contesting his conviction and sentence. Tichafa Muhomba of Shamva, who committed the crime when he was 18, is currently serving 17 years in prison after being convicted by a Bindura magistrate. He approached the High Court appealing…
HARARE – Eleven journalists have entered the 2013 poll race, lining up to represent Zanu PF and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC in the forthcoming polls. The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) welcomed the entry of the scribes into the race, saying if they win, then media practitioners would have a voice in Parliament. “At…
BULAWAYO – A 56-year-old Bulawayo man who accused his wife of sleeping with a magistrate in return for acquiring a protection order against him has been convicted and fined $200. Sipho Mhlanga pleaded not guilty to the charge, saying the allegations were fabricated and calculated to chase him away from his matrimonial home since the…
