HARARE – An outing at a bar turned fatal after a Crowhill farm employee struck a man with a brick on the forehead for speaking in Ndebele. Sydney Phiri, 36, who is being charged with allegedly murdering Takawira Nehumba at the farm’s bar, was yesterday remanded in custody to September 16. Magistrate Anita Tshuma advised…
HARARE – ON July 27, President Mugabe addressed a huge crowd at Bulawayo’s White City Stadium. He made a number of pledges, among them reviving industries and bringing water to the city. “We have to look at the situation of our people in urban areas . . . water, water, water…We did Mtshabezi Dam long…
HARARE – The uneasy calm that has descended on Zimbabwe after a tense election — and even more tense vote results following allegations of electoral fraud — is to be welcomed. Given the chaos and bloodshed that followed the previous poll, the fact that this one has been relatively peaceful, despite the delays and disputed…
EDITOR — I wish our own country can also have stiffer penalties for criminals like most countries do. I was happy with the stiff sentence given to the man who was spreading HIV in the United States. The man has been sentenced to 120 years in prison and that is exactly what he deserves. We…
EDITOR — For the past three years, I have been sending my child to school by bus and it has always been a challenge for me. Mbare Bus Termini is normally packed with teachers, school children and parents travelling to their destinations for the new term. I was however, impressed yesterday when I went to…
EDITOR — Going home along High Glen Road after hours is a hassle. There is a lot of congestion and to pass through Mbudzi Roundabout to Glen Norah can take you hours. That place needs attention and we are pleading with the responsible authorities to attend to this crisis before it gets out of hand….
HARARE – Fifa on Monday slapped Zimbabwe international Devon Chafa with a month-long ban after testing positive for a banned substance, sparking a wave of solidarity from Zifa and the local football fraternity. Dynamos midfielder Chafa, who was last week named in the Warriors squad to face Mozambique in a dead-rubber World Cup qualifier at…
BULAWAYO – Shabanie Mine goalkeeper Victor Twaliki may have been the hero in his team’s penalty shoot victory in the BancABC Sup8r semifinal victory over Dynamos, but on loan midfielder Frankson Bushire was definitely the most consistent player of the tie. Playing just in front of holding midfielder Tafadzwa Mombeshora and operating mostly on the…
BULAWAYO – Dynamos head coach Callisto Pasuwa believes his charges paid the price for losing concentration at a crucial stage leading to their elimination from the BancABC Sup8r tournament at the semifinal stage by Shabanie Mine. The Glamour Boys were eleven minutes away from reaching the final when they allowed Shabanie striker Tarisai Rukanda to…
BULAWAYO – Zvishavane top flight sides FC Platinum and Shabanie Mine hogged the limelight this weekend after securing passage to the final of the BancABC Sup8r Tournament. The bitter rivals will now meet at a yet to be named venue in what is expected to be a blockbuster tie. Platinum progressed to the final at…
