HARARE – The Supreme Court has ordered Zimbabwe Allied Banking Group (ZABG), now known as Allied Bank, to reinstate a former boss who was unfairly dismissed from the banking institution. Stella Nhari appealed to the Supreme Court after a Labour Court upheld her dismissal. Nhari was employed by the bank as head of the compliance…
HARARE – A fire that broke out in the basement of Spar Joina City yesterday morning prompted a temporary evacuation of the central mall, witnesses and officials said. The smoky blaze broke out in the Joina City’s sub-basement just early yesterday morning. No one was injured and officials said the fire was under control within…
HARARE – Chitungwiza municipality has backtracked on its threat to demolish 10 000 illegal structures constructed on wetlands and on top of sewer mains. The town’s authorities had last month indicated that it had received a government directive to destroy the houses which have now starved the town of ventilation gaps as land barons parcel…
HARARE – An idea that easily gets traction with desperate home-seekers is the proposed clean-up of the housing cooperative sector to make leaders of such organisations accountable to members. Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo speaks to this intention by spearheading a commendable campaign with recent instructions, orders and regulations announced this week. Members have been…
HARARE – The first published utterances by the new Kwekwe Mayor last week were so unbelievable that you had to read them three or four times in order to make sense of them. “I’m not going to be driving a brand new expensive vehicle on roads with potholes which are littered with heaps of uncollected…
HARARE – Another intriguing Castle Premiership title race is on the cards with Harare City and Highlanders both hoping to dethrone defending champions Dynamos. Although FC Platinum and CAPS United still have a chance to play catch up, it looks like the two have left their title challenge too late. With three games to go…
HARARE – On Tuesday the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) named a strong 24-man squad for this weekend’s tri-nation contest in Windhoek with hosts Namibia and Kenya. The Sables will face long-time nemesis Namibia on Friday in a tournament opener set to be a thriller before winding up against continental champions Kenya on Tuesday. The famous…
HARARE – CAPS United captain Tapiwa Kumbuyani believes Makepekepe have been handed yet another lifeline to resurrect their faint Castle Premiership title hopes after last weekend’s results, in addition to their quest for the Mbada Diamonds Cup. While Dynamos, Harare City, Highlanders and FC Platinum dropped points on the road in the league at the…
BULAWAYO – Double chasing Highlanders and Harare City will this week switch focus to their Mbada Diamonds Cup semi-final clash at Mandava Stadium in Zvishavane on Saturday. The two teams are frontrunners for the Castle Premiership league title and will meet again in Week 29 of the league programme, but both sets of coaches said…
HARARE – Women bodybuilding contestants turned out in their droves and provided a perfect reception for the return of Mr and Ms Zimbabwe at the Harare International School on Saturday after a five-year absence. The fairer sex, who had shunned bodybuilding related events in recent years, took part in three categories namely bodybuilding, bikini and…
