HARARE – At least two charges have been dropped against suspended Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBC) chief executive Happison Muchechetere. Muchechetere was initially answering to charges of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer and $800 000 fraud. The State is now pursuing only the charge of contravening sections of the Procurement Act. Trial in…
HARARE – The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) and the Commercial Farmers Union have signed an agreement to increase the maize producer price and also ban imports of the staple food. The intended ban of maize imports from neighbouring countries such as South Africa, Zambia and Malawi, which have all recorded bumper harvests, is…
HARARE – Parliament has re-invited Indigenisation minister Francis Nhema to clarify the confusion surrounding the controversial $50 million Marange-Zimunya Community Share Ownership Trust (MZCSOT). Former Indigenisation minister Savior Kasukuwere is alleged to have lied to President Robert Mugabe that five mining firms doing business in the Chiadzwa diamond fields in Manicaland had each pledged $10…
KHARTOUM – The Sudanese woman freed from death row has been accused of forging official documents to leave the country, her lawyer has told the BBC. Meriam Ibrahim was detained on Tuesday, a day after a court released her, annulling the death sentence imposed on her for renouncing the Islamic faith. Mrs Ibrahim had emergency…
HARARE – Zimbabwe national rugby coach Brandon Dawson will today announce his final 26-member touring party for the 2015 World Cup qualifying tournament which is set to start in Madagascar this Saturday. For the past two weeks, Dawson and his technical team had been fine-tuning the squad and last Friday they had an opportunity to…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) Assembly is set to bring to finality the issue of the relegation format that will be used by the Castle Premier Soccer League (PSL). According to the associations’ website, the Zifa Assembly is scheduled to convene next month on July 26 for an Extra Ordinary Meeting where the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe international striker Tendai Ndoro says he is happy at South African Absa Premiership side Mpumalanga Black Aces. Ndoro has been the subject of a lot of speculation linking him with a move away from Aces. The former Chicken Inn striker became an instant hit in the Super Diski after netting seven goals…
HARARE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi has hailed his team’s fighting spirit as they continue with an impressive turnaround after a turbulent start to the 2014 Castle Premiership season. With three matches before the season reaches the halfway mark, Mawiwi feels has come a long way after losing their six opening matches of the…
HARARE – Top Zambian bodybuilder, Sylvester Mwila is expected to grace this weekend Ironman contest to be held in Kadoma. Mwila, a five-time Mr Zambia winner, will guest pose at Saturday’s Odyssey-sponsored bodybuilding contest set for the Odyssey Centre. The muscle mania will be accompanied to Zimbabwe by the president of the Zambia Bodybuilding Federation,…
HARARE – Doves Funeral Assurance is set to unveil a new football tournament for lower league teams that will be bankrolled to the tune of $10 000. The knockout tournament will feature 53 clubs from the Zifa Harare Province Division Two and Three leagues. Doves will also offer a funeral policy scheme to players and…
