HARARE – Zimbabwe’s pugilist Tapiwa Tembo has been left shattered after his four months of training ended in heartbreak before he had even thrown a single punch in the ring. Tembo had been scheduled to trade leather with Zambia’s Gibon Kamota over 12 rounds for the World Boxing Union (WBU) bantamweight world title fight last…
HARARE – Last Saturday, we erroneously reported that Justice Chinembiri Bhunu, sitting as a judge of the Electoral Court, had ordered by consent the opening of all ballot boxes and election materials for the Mt Pleasant National Assembly election held on July 31. Our story followed the widespread circulation of this incorrect information by the…
HARARE – Harare regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa has acquitted three African Medical Investments (AMI) bosses of a $10 million fraud, after ruling that the state failed to prove a case against them. The trio of Peter Annesley, Paul Stevenson and Mavis Mushonga walked free yesterday after Tsikwa said they had no case to answer. They…
HARARE – The Harare City Council is mulling replacing human labour with robotic street sweepers. Dombo Chibanda, Amenities Department director, told a press conference that the HCC was looking at improving its service delivery through the new highly mechanised machinery. “By February next year we plan to mechanise the central business district,” he told reporters….
HARARE – Newly-elected Chitungwiza mayor Phillip Mutoti has claimed he is receiving death threats. “I am receiving death threats calls on my cellphone. The first one was during our budget consultative meetings while the most recent one was issued on Friday at 2016 hours after my court appearance,” said the mayor. “Iwewe ingoziva kuti tiri…
HARARE – A Harare magistrate will on Thursday hand down a ruling in a case in which MDC chief elections officer Morgen Komichi stands accused of fraud and contravening the Electoral Act. The State, led by Michael Mugabe, will furnish the court with closing submissions on Tuesday, followed by defence submissions on Wednesday before magistrate…
HARARE – MDC Chitungwiza province has rallied behind Morgan Tsvangirai, saying leadership renewal will be akin to changing a winning team. In the aftermath of the crushing defeat the party suffered at the hands of Zanu PF, party stalwarts who include treasurer-general Roy Bennett and former Marondera MP Ian Kay suggested that Tsvangirai should step…
HARARE – Anyone who thinks that the struggle for a better quality of life for the people of any country is less than a “long walk to freedom” (Mandela) is no student of history. I recently watched the story of the abolition of slavery in the film on the life of William Wilberforce in the…
HARARE – While in the end, the ZEC was provided the necessary resources to conduct the 31 July, 2013 Harmonised Elections, the AUEOM observed with concern, that the funding was not consistent or timely at various stages and tended to generate undue anxieties. To this end, it is recommended that there be greater transparency on;…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leading female hip-hop stars Colleen Danai “DJ Naida” Goredema and Nonkululeko “Black Bird” Vundla have been sucked into an ugly spat after the former tore into her rival on Facebook. In the emotional tirade, Dj Naida who is a respected disc jockey, rapper, singer and producer, alleges that Blackbird is out to…
