HARARE – Fourteen of the 24 members of the Madzibaba Ishamea Mufani’s Johanne Masowe Church have finally walked out of remand prison after initially failing to raise $100 bail, while 10 of their co-accused were granted bail at the magistrates’ courts. The 14 appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei for their routine remand hearing yesterday…
HARARE – CAPS United midfielder Charles Mukanhairi has been hauled before the Harare Civil Court by his girlfriend demanding maintenance for their child. Mukanhairi’s girlfriend Thelma Batsiao is claiming $250 for the upkeep of their two-year-old son. She claimed the footballer has neglected his child since he was born. Batsiao told magistrate Gamuchirai Siwardi that…
HARARE – Switzerland has pledged to help Zimbabwe get re-integrated into the international community after more than a decade of isolation. Willi Graf, the deputy head of regional cooperation for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, yesterday told journalists that his country was ready to assist the troubled southern African country regain its position…
HARARE – Jabulani Sibanda is best remembered for the unsavoury. He led Zanu PF campaigns in Masvingo and with the finesse of a hardened foot soldier, he delivered constituencies to the ruling party, albeit through violent threats, his opponents say. But there is more to this sharp-tongued war veteran. He is no saint, but a…
HARARE – Hundreds of MDC youths yesterday marched across Harare and later gathered in the Harare Gardens to commemorate the Day of the African Child. Held under the theme “Demanding Accessible, Affordable, Quality Education, Jobs and Equal opportunities for all,” the commemorations are a throw back to 1976, when thousands of black school children took…
CAPE TOWN – An alleged cannibal — accused of killing a man before eating his heart with a knife and fork, was the picture of calmness as he made his first appearance in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Andrew “Master Benson” Chimbozo, 34, a Zimbabwean living in Langa, was arrested on Tuesday in connection…
NATAL – John Brooks headed a late winner for USA in a dramatic finale to their opening Group G game against Ghana. Clint Dempsey put USA ahead on 29 seconds with the fifth-fastest goal in World Cup history, cutting inside John Boye before sweeping home. Dempsey has scored in three successive World Cups Ghana upped…
HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby team fitness guru Grant Mitchell has raised concern over the players’ fitness level ahead of month-end’s World Cup qualification tournament in Madagascar. The players went through a fitness test during first day of camp at Innovative High Performance Centre in Harare yesterday under the watchful eye of the former Zimbabwe Sevens…
HARARE – Harare City continued their resurgence with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Bantu Rovers in a Castle Premiership match at Rufaro Stadium yesterday. Hard running forward Agrippa Murimba scored a brace while Phineas Bhamusi and second half substitute Crybert Muvhuti chipped in with a goal each to secure a third win of the season…
HARARE – Zimbabwean Brendon de Jonge finished tied for 28 with a score of seven-over 287 at the US Open at Pinehurst, North Carolina on Sunday after a poor third and final round. The 33-year-old from Harare has a reputation for poor play on the weekend, so it was a developing story when he charged…
