HARARE – A Harare court yesterday dismissed Munyaradzi Milimo (DJ Munya)’s application for refusal of further remand in his murder trial and ordered the State to speed up investigations to enable trial to commence. Harare magistrate Milton Serima gave the State a last chance to put its house in order before proceeding with DJ Munya’s…
HARARE – Former Studio 263 actor, Tafadzwa Gregory Hillary Tandi, who is accused of fleecing a couple of $23 500, yesterday lodged another application for discharge. Tandi argued that the State has failed to prove a prima facie case against him. He claims the witnesses’ evidence was misleading and insufficient. But prosecutor Gorge Manokore urged…
HARARE – Garwe Restaurant owner Mandy Bvukwe was detained by unpaid workers at her 1 500-square metre Greendale estate. Bvukwe is currently developing 13 three-bedroomed flats in Greendale. Matters came to a head on Wednesday after builders constructing the self-contained housing units detained her and barred her from leaving in the process. The workers, who…
HARARE – New CAPS United coach Mark Harrison says he is unmoved by legal action threats emanating from his old club Black Leopards, also launching a scathing attack against South African clubs for hiring and firing coaches willy-nilly. The well-travelled Harrison, 54, was unveiled United coach on Wednesday, barely 24 hours after announcing his resignation…
HARARE – Bowler Prosper Utseya snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat for Zimbabwe A against Canada yesterday with a clinical 46-ball 36 runs as the hosts won by one wicket with four balls remaining here yesterday. Canada batted first and were restricted to 170-9 in 50 overs while Zimbabwe A laboured to 176-9…
HARARE – Distressed Allied Bank, owned by Transport minister Obert Mpofu, has voluntarily surrendered its banking licence to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The central bank said the financial institution’s licence was revoked “in terms of section 14 (4) of the Banking Act [Chapter 24:20]”. “The RBZ has determined that the banking institution is…
HARARE – Selection is a contentious issue in the cricketing world, a source of intruding debate whenever squads are announced. It’s an inescapable subject of discussion for us here in Zimbabwe, too, particularly when it’s World Cup time. Taking a casual look, our World Cup squad announced this week appears a fairly-balanced side, if you…
HARARE – Defenders George Magariro and Gilbert Banda, ex-captains at Dynamos and Highlanders respectively, have been offloaded by How Mine with the ambitious Bulawayo club confirming the capture of Tawanda Muparati and Benjamin Marare. Magariro and Banda, who in their prime skippered two of Zimbabwe’s biggest clubs, have been deemed surplus to requirement alongside goalkeeper…
HARARE – FC Platinum are on the verge of securing friendly games as part of preparations for their 2015 Confederation Cup preliminary round tie against Kenyan side Sofapaka FC next month. The Chibuku Super Cup winners have engaged teams from Zambia, Botswana and South Africa in efforts to sharpen up ahead of Africa’s second-tier inter-club…
HARARE – Zimbabwean boxer Charles Manyuchi is set to defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) International title against David Avanesya of Russia at a date and venue to be confirmed. The 26-year-old from Masvingo, who is rated the 30th best welterweight boxer in the world by the WBC, has a professional record of 15 wins,…
