HARARE – Former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa says Zimbabwe has descended into “complete lawlessness” and that President Robert Mugabe is now increasingly powerless to do anything about it as the “corrupt vultures” surrounding him have usurped both his Zanu PF and State powers for their selfish and narrow interests. In an interview with the…
HARARE – Government is ready to reconsider its decision to cancel mobile operator Telecel’s operating licence if it makes a formal appeal to the responsible ministry, a government official has said. Presenting oral evidence before parliamentary portfolio committee on Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services yesterday, the minister Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier…
BULAWAYO – Striking National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) workers have vowed to continue with their two-hour daily work boycott until Transport and Infrastructure Development minister Obert Mpofu addresses their grievances. The workers began a nationwide two-hour daily strike last week on Monday with a view of ending it on Thursday but have prolonged it as…
HARARE – Recently-crowned Miss World Zimbabwe Emily Kachote, 25, says she has no problem with the Miss Zimbabwe Trust’s position that she should have no boyfriend because she is currently unattached. The boyfriend ban is an attempt by Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Marry Chiwenga to avoid a repeat of last year’s debacle when Thabiso Phiri…
HARARE – Chicken Inn justified their place at the top of the Castle Lager Premiership log standings by thrashing defending champions Dynamos 3-0 here yesterday. The Gamecocks also became the first team to defeat DeMbare in seven matches and moved to 18 points on the log, two ahead of second-placed Triangle. Joey Antipas’ men prevailed…
HARARE – University of Southern California (USC) golf coach Chris Zambri has hailed Zimbabwe’s golf sensation Sean Crocker as an “incredible” talent. Zambri’s praises came after Crocker added another feather to his cap by being named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year on Friday. The 19-year-old golfer is currently enjoying a thrilling run of form…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders…(0) 0, CAPS United…(1) 1 – Troubled CAPS United were able to put behind their problems by claiming a crucial away win over Highlanders in a Castle Lager Premiership match here yesterday. Defender Stephen Makatuka scored the all-important goal when he headed home a corner kick in the 26th minute. United could have…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s junior golf team is aiming for a top finish at the All-Africa Junior Golf Challenge to secure passage for the Toyota World Junior Golf Challenge in June. The All-Africa Junior Challenge tees off in the Zambian capital this week with at least 16 national teams from across the continent battling for one…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s schools athletics team topped the medal table during the 2015 Confederation of Schools Sports Association of Southern African (Cossasa) Games held in Lesotho over the weekend. However, the two-day athletics showcase failed to live up to expectations after only three countries competed from a total of seven. According to reports from Maseru,…
HARARE – Not so long ago, African jazz legend Hugh Masekela described Victor Kunonga’s music as “a fresh, dynamic international sound rooted in African rhythms; musically very superior”. Kunonga’s endorsement by the straight-talking Masekela was probably one of the reasons why a fairly big crowd thronged the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa)’s ZOL…
