HARARE – Zimbabwe has passed legislation that tightens penalties for human trafficking, and criminalise Internet service providers hosting adverts linked to the scourge. The Trafficking in Persons Bill, published in the latest Government Gazette, closes a loophole that allows many sex predators to walk free. The Bill imposed a punishment ranging from life imprisonment or…
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian authorities have announced that they are now investigating the possibility a missing Malaysian Airlines plane had turned back before disappearing, and are widening the search area accordingly. As the search of the Malaysia Airlines flight continued into a second day yesterday, Malaysian aviation authorities said it was “fearing the worst” and that…
PRETORIA – The pieces of the puzzle are slowly coming together — but whose story will be vindicated? After five days and nine witnesses in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, both the prosecution and defence have started to show their hands. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel is relying on witnesses who were within earshot of Pistorius’s house…
HARARE – A 39-year-old Rugare man allegedly sodomised his two-month-old baby on two occasions when his wife left him nestling their child. Lovemore Sithole was remanded in custody to March 18 when he appeared before Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe on Friday facing aggravated indecent assault charges. Sithole was advised to apply for bail at the…
HARARE – A city attorney has been accused of forging his client’s signatures on legal documents in a child support row. Tafadzwa Hungwe of Venturas and Samukange law firm is alleged to have forged his client’s signature on maintenance documents and represented that the signatures belonged to the client. Ray Tsvakwi of Chinyama and Partners…
HARARE – Employees at the government-run National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) have rejected a proposed retrenchment deal — adamant that the drug procurement agency was still solvent. The Medical Professionals and Allied Union (MPAU) — which represents the employees — was initially told by the Labour Court to enter into negotiations with NatPharm, which…
HARARE – Twine Phiri will lead the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for the next four years after the CAPS United boss was overwhelmingly retained for a second term on Sunday at the league’s annual general meeting. Phiri defeated Dynamos chairman Kenny Mubaiwa by 12 votes to three in polls held at the Cresta Lodge in…
HARARE – It an old adage that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, and then as farce. The cliché rings true to Zimbabwean champions Dynamos Football Club. Hours after the club’s executive chairman Kenny Mubaiwa received quite a spanking in the race for the Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairmanship from none other than Twine Phiri,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe pace bowler Tendai Chatara has been nominated for the 2013 International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards in the Best Test Bowling category. Chatara took 6-55 in Zimbabwe’s historic 24-run win over Pakistan in Harare in September to square the series one all. The 23-year-old Manicaland Mountaineers quick was playing in only his fourth…
HARARE – How Mine survived a scare from St Michel in Seychelles to qualify for the African Confederations Cup second round after a 3-1 defeat on Saturday. Despite the defeat, How Mine advanced to the second round with a 4-6 aggregate victory largely to their 5-1 win in the first leg in Bulawayo last week….
