BULAWAYO – A 37-year-old man allegedly undressed a woman and indecently assaulted her in front of her husband and father-in-law during a robbery, a magistrate here heard. Mvelo Sibanda of Hillcrest pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault and robbery when he appeared before regional magistrate Sikhumbuzo Nyathi. He was remanded in custody…
ODZI – Johanne Marange Apostolic Church super dad, Philemon Johwanu Kaiboni Kambeni, has been allocated eight houses by Anjin diamond mining firm after staging a month-long housing protest. Kambeni has been squatting in a compound with his 14 wives since he was relocated to Arda Transau to make way for diamond mining operations in Chiadzwa….
HARARE – Vendors have expressed outrage at the new fees imposed by Harare City Council. Speaking at a clean-up campaign organised by the National Vendors Union Zimbabwe, chairperson Sten Zvorwadza said the new fees were illegal. Harare City Council last month introduced a daily fee that would see individual flea market operators paying $2 while…
LONDON – The US, UK and France have expressed abhorrence at the apparent beheading of American journalist James Foley by an Islamic State (IS) militant. The jihadist group released a video of Foley, missing in Syria since 2012, saying his killing was revenge for US air strikes on its fighters in Iraq. France said, if…
JOHANNESBURG – Shares in South Africa’s largest banks fell on Wednesday, following downgrades from the ratings agency Moody’s. Standard Bank, FNB, Nedbank and ABSA, which is owned by Barclays, were all downgraded on Tuesday and Moody’s warned of more possible ratings cuts. The move comes a week after South Africa’s central bank bailed out the…
HARARE – Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi, the main act at this year’s Harare Agricultural Show, will perform at the popular event on August 28. Tuku will headline a bumper entertainment programme which will kick off today and run until August 30. Three of Zimbabwe’s leading dance groups Banyana Bafana, Crazy Boys and Magesh will kick-start…
HARARE – Big Brother Africa, the continent’s biggest reality show, returns for its ninth season on Sunday, September 7, with the housemates competing for a massive prize pot of $300 000. AfricaMagic can reveal that the new season will be known as Hotshots. This season’s housemates have hidden talents; they adore the spotlight and will…
HARARE – Reggae star MicInity has secured a permanent slot for his “Rub-A-Dub Wednesdays” concert at Misty’s Club in Newlands. The popular midweek concert, which was originally called “Weddy Weddy Wednesday”, was formerly hosted by the Book Café. MicInity is delighted to be resuming the midweek concert this evening after a two-week break. “Misty’s is…
HARARE – One year after the July 31 elections, extraordinary measures are needed to save the economy, but are not forthcoming. Growth since July 2013 has been too sluggish to move the economy out of its depressed state and restore it to full health. The employment rate has continually fallen for 12 straight months. The…
HARARE – Every year, at about this time when temperatures are going up, pods are cracking and new leaves are appearing on the deciduous trees, we start wondering about the winter wheat crop. How big is it, has it matured yet, is it safe from the sweeping maze of uncontrolled fires and have we grown…
