HARARE – Zifa Northern Region Division One League side Gunners continued after they came from behind to beat Mushowani Stars 2-1 in a closely contested encounter here. Mushowani were the first to score through second half substitute Charles Chiutsa in the 57th minute. The hosts, however, rallied back and equalised through James Chitereki’s penalty seven…
HARARE – Benjamin Lock may have failed to clinch the Old Mutual Zimbabwe F1 Futures tournament but he will take heart from climbing his highest singles ranking on the ATP standings last week. The former Zimbabwe Open Champion soared to 811 on the ATP singles ranking released last week. That came after he clinched the…
HARARE – The experience of elders should prevail over the skill of youth, goes the saying but Zimbabwe national team and Dynamos goalkeeper Tatenda Mukuruva is defying that assertion. When Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa, announced the squad to face Malawi in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) opening qualifier against Malawi last week, very…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe-Kenya Africa Cup clash last weekend at Prince Edward School’ Jubilee Filed drew one of the biggest rugby crowds (plus-minus 7 000) seen in recent years. Only one thing was on their expectant mob-mind and would be acceptable – a win against the fast-rising, ambitious Simbas. On the other hand, Kenya, buoyed…
HARARE – As Zanu PF’s deadly factional and succession wars continue to rip the former liberation movement apart, it has emerged that supporters of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa are ratcheting up the pressure on senior party officials Jonathan Moyo and Saviour Kasukuwere, including allegedly frantically trying to convince President Robert Mugabe to drop them from…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has attacked members of the Vapositori (apostolic sect members), for refusing to take their children to school and hospitals, citing it as one of the country’s major draw backs. Speaking at a ceremony for the official opening of the junior Parliament and the swearing in of the junior president in…
HARARE – Samuel Nyarenda, the incoming child president, has urged the government to weed out criminals who abuse children in the name of religion. Speaking at a swearing in ceremony held in Harare yesterday, Nyarenda urged government to act decisively on child abusers. “Religion must never be used as an excuse for camouflaging criminals. “We…
HARARE – Five Marange residents have dragged three diamond mining firms based in that area to court, accusing the companies of discharging human waste and other chemicals in nearby rivers. The residents: Zakeu Nhachi, Rosemary Maruwa Jena, Elias Matsveruka, Mayimboti Mayimboti and Isaac Ziwenjere together with the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association are the applicants, while…
MARONDERA – A paupers’ burial is a very simple process usually done at the State’s expense, but with Zimbabwe’s debilitating economic meltdown many provincial hospitals are reeling and cannot afford even such basic services. Marondera Provincial Hospital’s run down mortuary was so overwhelmed having conducted its last paupers’ burial in 2014 and corpses piling up…
HARARE – An accountant with the ministry of Energy and Power Development who forged travelling and subsistence allowances will perform 315 hours of community service. Silas Gwakwakwa, 31, was convicted on fraud charges on his own plea by Harare magistrate Takunda Mutetwa. Mutetwa sentenced Gwakwakwa to 14 months in prison before suspending four months on…
