HARARE – Didymus Mutasa, the minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Monday slammed the State media for taking sides in the Zanu PF succession drama. Mutasa, who is also Zanu PF secretary for administration, is particularly not happy with being portrayed in the state media as a “dwarf in huge robes.” “Please stop it, leave…
HARARE – Youths in Matabeleland North received one percent of the Youth Development Fund, while youths in the capital Harare got 47 percent, bankers administering the fund have said. The fund is administered by CBZ and Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) on behalf of the ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment. Some of…
HARARE – A Harare regional magistrate has jailed politician Justin Zvandasara for two years after convicting him of $4 million fraud. Magistrate Temba Kuwanda initially sentenced Zvandasara to four years in prison, before suspending two years on condition of good behaviour. Zvandasara was jailed together with Tichaona Suruware, while another accomplice Blessing Sigareta was acquitted….
HARARE – A Harare magistrate has dismissed Star FM DJ Munyaradzi Milimo’s application for refusal of further remand. DJ Munya, as he is affectionately known, is accused of masterminding the kidnapping and subsequent killing of Tinashe Magorimbo. He is jointly charged with Taurai Jani and Mohammed Matare. Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe remanded Milimo to January…
HARARE – A High Court judge has freed on $500 bail Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura, accused of raping congregants, after the State consented to his release. Gumbura is jointly charged with Tendai Ganyani. Prosecutor Edmore Nyazamba said that even though the two were facing serious offences, that alone was not a…
HARARE – High Court judge Chinembiri Bhunu has thrown out two election petitions filed by losing MDC candidates in the July 31 poll. The petitions are for Marondera East and Hurungwe West constituencies. In the Marondera East constituency, Tracy Mutinhiri was challenging Zanu PF candidate Jeremiah Chiwetu’s election, while Wilson Makanyange was contesting Temba Mliswa’s…
HARARE – Following his team’s triumph in the just-ended 2013 Castle Premiership season in which Dynamos powered to a third successive title in stunning fashion, captain Murape Murape was “bursting with pride”. Murape attributed his team’s sensational triumph to determination and self-belief in the squad and paid glowing tribute to the players and technical team…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Taurai Mangwiro has jumped to the defence of the quality of football on display in the just-ended 2013 Castle Premiership season. Makepekepe finished the season sitting on fifth place after turning the championship race on its head with a draw against Harare City that indirectly handed Dynamos their third straight…
HARARE – Since his return to Dynamos, Simba Sithole did not enjoy the best of form by his standards, but on Sunday the former CAPS United forward turned on the style when it mattered most. Sithole re-joined Dynamos during the 2013 mid-season transfer window after an unsuccessful stint at South Africa Absa Premiership side Supersport…
HARARE – Isaac ‘Sugar’ Chimuchenga was crowned the Botswana Open Bodybuilding contest overall winner during the competition held at the Airport Junction Mall in Gaborone on Saturday. The diminutive Chimuchenga came first ahead of Botswana’s Gontse “Flex” Sechele who was the defending champion heading into the contest on Saturday. Simbarashe Fero, the 2012 Mr Harare…
