GWERU – The Gweru City Council is set to engage private land developers to service 6 000 stands in the high density suburbs in an bid to alleviate a mounting housing crisis, a council official has said. Deputy town clerk Tapiwa Marerwa could not disclose the private land developers, but said some of the stands…
HARARE – All 10 provinces in Zanu PF are in a quandary over a key decision on whether to endorse President Robert Mugabe only or the whole presidium at the party’s crucial elective congress in December. While rival factions believed to be led by Vice President Joice Mujuru and Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa are agreed…
HARARE – Political and economic experts have said dog fights for power have taken precedence in Zanu PF, while the ailing economy has been left unattended to. Recent events in the ruling Zanu PF’s Youth and Women’s League congresses, including kidnappings, vote buying, subplots and counter subplots, have revealed a party taking its eyes off…
HARARE – Harare deputy mayor Thomas Muzuva and town clerk Tendai Mahachi were last week appointed Easipark Harare (Pvt) Ltd board members in the interim. The decision was recorded in the business committee minutes after it was noted that there was no longer a functional management committee at Easipark. “That in view of the concerns…
KADOMA – The trial of Zanu PF legislator for Mhondoro Ngezi, Mike Gava, who allegedly went berserk and fired a volley of bullets in the sky before kidnapping his ex-girlfriend, will kick off here today. Kadoma magistrate Takudzwa Gwazemba had postponed the trial after Gava’s docket was sent to the Prosecutor General’s office in Harare….
BULAWAYO – South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 61 runs in here yesterday to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The tourists got off to another flying start and thoughts of 300 plus were undoubtedly on the cards. But John Nyumbu once again spun his magic, accounting for both Hashim Amla, who he bowled…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters Association (ZNSSA) has called on president Robert Mugabe to step in and sack the Zifa board led by Cuthbert Dube. Eddie Nyatanga, the ZNSSA president, last week wrote a detailed letter to Mugabe requesting the head of state act. Dube, who was re-elected for a second term in…
HARARE – Shabanie Mine coach John Phiri has stoked up the flames ahead of his side’s clash with CAPS United at Maglas Stadium this afternoon. Shabanie have had a very difficult season thus far in the league and are currently in third position from the bottom of the log standings with 22 points from 19…
HARARE – The National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) has distanced itself from the cancelation of Musclemania Zimbabwe contest. Musclemania Zimbabwe, a privately run contest, was scheduled to be held on the August 9 at Ochi City but the organisers postponed the event at the end of last month saying they needed more…
LONDON – India’s cricket chiefs yesterday effectively sidelined head coach Duncan Fletcher for the One-day series against England following their 3-1 defeat in the Tests, placing former all-rounder Ravi Shastri in charge. Shastri, in England as a TV commentator, has been asked to “oversee” the squad for the five-match series as part of a shake-up…
