HARARE – A local property consultancy, Highrise Real Estate (Private) Limited (Highrise), is facing a $120 000-plus lawsuit after failing to deliver a garden flat for six years to a 67-year-old pensioner, Linah Agere it has emerged. While the former United Kingdom (UK)-based nurse first initiated steps or arrangements to acquire the property through Joseph…
HARARE – Government has authorised a $400 million budget overrun for 2013 through a statutory instrument. Patrick Chinamasa, minister of Finance and Economic Development, has drafted the Financial Adjustments Bill 2014, seeking to condone government’s $389 871 000 unauthorised expenditure for 2013. “If a government ministry or department spends money in any financial year in…
HARARE – Two Airport Lounge Night Club strippers were nabbed at the joint during a strip-tease last Friday. Brenda Chitsiga, 21, and Candice Namatika, 24, appeared before Harare magistrate Rebecca Ushamba for contravening the Censorship and Entertainment Control Act (Prohibition of public entertainments not approved by the Board). Chitsiga of Mhashu Street Dzivaresekwa in Harare…
HARARE – Zimbabwe today, joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Cancer Day amid revelations that at least 1 500 people succumb to the disease each year. Of that figure, 80 percent present themselves to medical institutions when it is already too late. Cervical cancer accounts for 15 percent of the cancer-related deaths….
HARARE – In a botched fuel deal, a Harare businessperson has been dragged to court on criminal charges after he allegedly swindled nearly $1 million. Future Chirangano Muvirimi, 48, a director of ADDX Trading 528 (Pty) Ltd, a South African registered company, appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court on fraud charges. According to state papers,…
HARARE – An owner of a security company has been dragged before the Harare Civil Court for failing to look after his children. Tavengwa Ali has neglected his children even though he owns a security company that earns him more than $3 000 in profits, magistrate Gamuchirai Siwardi heard. Ali in turn alleges that his…
MASVINGO – Chief Fortune Charumbira, president of the Chiefs Council, has denied allegations of politicisation of food aid by traditional leaders and Zanu PF. Speaking during the hand over of $4,2 million food aid by the Japanese Embassy at Sipambi Business Centre in Masvingo last Friday, Charumbira dismissed allegations that traditional leaders were fronting Zanu…
HARARE – Dynamos will come across an in-form Mochudi Centre Chiefs (MCC) when the two teams clash in the African Champions League preliminary qualifiers at the weekend. The Botswana beMobile Premiership is now in the second half of the season with 20 games played and MCC, who are in second place on the log standings,…
BULAWAYO – The country’s top women football teams lived up to their top billing by progressing to the semi – final stage of the NetOne Knockout Tournament at the weekend. Defending Women National Super League champions Black Rhinos Queens were the biggest winners of the quarter-final stage with a 7-0 drubbing of fading giants New…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s cricketers have agreed to end their boycott to pave way for World Twenty20 preparations ahead of the tournament in Bangladesh next month after they were assured payment by at least next week. The Zimbabwe Cricket board at the weekend promised to pay outstanding dues owed to the striking player before February 10…
