HARARE – A site engineer with Drawcard Construction was on Friday arraigned before the courts on fraud charges after he allegedly concealed more than $20 000 from his employer. Sikhalela Thako Sikhalela, 43, was remanded to August 19 on $100 bail and ordered to surrender his passport as part of his bail ruling. It is…
HARARE – A 29-year-old man who turned a debt collector into his rape victim, has been jailed for 12 years. Noel Marikazi was found guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl, who had been sent to collect $5 from him by her aunt. Regional magistrate Simon Rogers Kachambwa had initially sentenced Marikazi to 15 years behind…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s history is complex. As the vast majority of African nations, this country (formerly known as Rhodesia) declared independence from the United Kingdom on November 11, 1965, then renamed and finally self-governed as Zimbabwe on April 18, 1980. Currently, it is placed as number 172 in the Human Development Index and has been…
HARARE – Kirsty Coventry swapped her swimming costume for a bridal frock on Saturday when she wedded fiancé Tyrone Seward. The two-time Olympic champion and former world record holder last year revealed plans to marry long-time boyfriend Seward, who is also her manager. The lovebirds tied the knot during a private ceremony in Harare. Last…
HARARE – The African Nations Championship (Chan) last round first leg qualifier between Zimbabwe and Zambia failed to take place yesterday after match officials from Cameroon failed to pitch up. Cameroonian referees — Juenkon Wandji, Noupue Nguegoue, Lambi Fuanta and Nde Christopher Ade — were reportedly stranded in transit at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in…
HARARE – The Castle Premiership is likely to be extended for another three more weeks following the postponement of the Chan qualifier between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The much-anticipated match failed to take place at Rufaro Stadium yesterday after the Cameroonian referees were reportedly stranded at Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi at the time of the…
HARARE – Green trees and drying grass decorate a terrain which undulates with great modesty, exuding a glowing natural look of Muzarabani South in Mashonaland Central Province. It is also in the same province that Alpha Resettlement has its dominant indigenous trees like Musasa donned with President Robert Mugabe’s campaign posters while only small torn…
HARARE – Zimbabwe on Saturday denied a British newspaper report that it had signed a secret uranium trade deal with Iran. Outgoing Mines minister Obert Mpofu said: “We are free to trade with any country but my ministry has not signed an agreement about uranium with Tehran.” Mpofu added: “It is fiction and usual wishful…
JOHANNESBURG – A Zimbabwean-born businessperson has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the national lottery of nearly R5 million, according to a report. The Sunday Independent reported that the man, who holds dual citizenship, was arrested in Johannesburg last week. According to the report, he allegedly used his African Heritage Society organisation to fraudulently secure a…
HARARE – Today, we celebrate Heroes’ Day and tomorrow, we remember our gallant sons and daughters who have sworn to defend this country and its people when we celebrate Defence Forces Day. We have many brave men and women of this country who paid the ultimate price to bring independence to the country of our…
