HARARE – At least 800 houses constructed under the Harare City Council (HCC) and Cabs partnership are ready for occupation. This was said by town clerk Tendai Mahachi during a tour of the new suburb located in Budiriro. Mahachi said the houses would be officially handed over to the recipients in May. In the agreement,…
HARARE – An International Diabetes Federation (IDF) official and Egyptian experts have jetted into Zimbabwe to set up a foundation for foot screening in a bid to reduce diabetes-induced amputations. Zimbabwe Diabetic Association (ZDA) president John Mangwiro said they wanted to save lives of millions of people afflicted by diabetes in Zimbabwe. “Diabetic people lose…
HARARE – A Glen View businessman allegedly created a fake City of Harare receipt book and defrauded an unsuspecting resident of more than $99 000 in a housing stands deal. Samuel Saungweme, 35, was released on $200 bail when he appeared before Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe facing fraud charges. He was remanded to April 10….
HARARE – Legislators have demanded that proceeds from community share ownership trusts fund the welfare of war veterans. Ex-liberation war fighters also demanded that President Robert Mugabe re-establishes a ministry responsible for the welfare of war veterans and resuscitate their fund. The motion was moved by Zanu PF MPs Ronald Mudzeredzwa (Buhera Central) and Mapetere…
MUTARE – The city council here has backtracked on its decision to demolish illegal tuckshops in the high and medium density residential suburbs following pressure from residents’ associations. Had the Mutare City Council stood by its March 31 ultimatum, residents had warned the city fathers that they were surely headed for a for major showdown…
HARARE – London listed Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited (Atlas Mara) plans to float a €150 million bond after concluding takeover of ABC Holdings (ABCH). The facility – to be availed through ABCH’s retail banking unit BancABC – is expected to enhance Zimbabwean banks’ long term lending capacity. “As soon as we complete this transaction (ABCH…
HARARE – Defending Castle Premiership champion Dynamos have vowed to hold on to their crown jealously when the 2014 season kicks-off this weekend. DeMbare get their campaign rolling with a tricky away trip to Bulawayo to face their bogey side How Mine at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday and team manager Richard Chihoro feels the Glamour…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo giants Highlanders have received a boost ahead of their trip to the Midlands to play Chapungu in a 2014 Castle Premiership opener on Saturday with the recovery of their key players from injury and sickness. Warriors linkmen Peter Rio Moyo and Milton Moyo have recovered from the ankle injuries that kept them…
HARARE – Eight years of failure to win the title and constant decline have had their toll on CAPS United. A club known as the Cup Kings because of the trophy cabinet laden with honours, Makepekepe are no longer the feared side they once were at the turn of the new millennium when they swept…
HARARE – Last week, one of our fellow papers published two articles lambasting Zimbabwe cricket players for their early World Twenty20 exit, labelling them “flops.” Depending on which side of the fence you sit, you may possibly agree with the writers, or you may find this rebuke baseless and brash. So, let’s take a bit…
