BULAWAYO – Members of the public have expressed mixed views over the release of 2 000 prisoners from the country’s jails following a presidential pardon. Most females and men with petty crimes were set free under Clemency Order 1 of 2014. The pardon was under Section 112 (1) (a) of the Constitution and the amnesty…
HARARE – British American Tobacco (BAT) says it is committed to “high ethical and business standards” in all its operational facets in the country. This comes as the multinational cigarette maker, along many others, has come under the spotlight for various issues regarding statutory instrument (SI) 264 of 2002 and related compliance measures. “We believe…
HARARE – Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) has urged the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) to stand up and applaud its drive to stop abuse of congregants by church leaders. This comes after the EFZ — an association of over 300 Evangelical and Pentecostal churches — scoffed at a probe into unethical practices in…
HARARE – A Harare woman has sought refuge at Msasa Project after suffering repeated assaults from her husband, a court heard. Melody Garakara told magistrate Tafadzwa Muvhami that she ran away from her matrimonial home because her husband, Shakemore Mashanje assaults her and forces her to have unprotected sex with him even though she is…
HARARE – Mimosa Mining Company has donated foodstuffs to the victims of the Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam flooding incident. The Zvishavane-based platinum miner donated maize meal, cooking oil and sugar beans and exercise books for children displaced by the flood. Over 60 000 people have been left stranded after torrential rains caused the collapse of the dam….
HARARE – Zimbabwe has received $15 million from The United States (US) government to bankroll maternal health programmes. The targeted intervention is for the highly-burdened Manicaland province. This is a second donation subsequent to the $15 million extended in 2010 for maternal, new-born and child health activities in Mutare and Chimanimani districts under the “m-chip”…
BULAWAYO – The welfare of former footballers has been thrust back into the spotlight following the death of former Zimbabwe international Nqobizitha “Jackal” Maenzanise. A brilliant footballer during his heyday, Maenzanise was working as a caretaker at the Baptist Church in Bulawayo at the time of his death, a far cry from his glory days…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Taurai Mangwiro has expressed displeasure over the manner in which the Premier Soccer League (PSL) executive handles affairs of the top-flight league. Mangwiro yesterday bemoaned lack of professionalism at the PSL, saying failure to release the league’s fixture programme on time ahead of the 2014 season hampers the clubs’ preparations….
HARARE – Black Rhinos assistant coach Ndega Matsika says his team’s preparations are well on course for the upcoming 2014 Castle Premiership season. The soldiers, who escaped relegation on the last day of the season last year, returned from a two-week training camp in Kariba last week. Chauya Chipembere have over the years utilised the…
HARARE – Leader of Prophetic, Healing and Deliverance Ministries – Walter Magaya – is set to become a major shareholder of former Castle Premiership team Gunners, club president Cuthbert Chitima revealed on Thursday. So influential has the Magaya led ministry been on Chitima that plans are in place to rename the 2009 Zimbabwean champions “Yada…
