HARARE – Highlanders coach Erol Akbay says his side is prepared to face any team in the Chibuku Super Cup quarterfinals with the draw scheduled for today in Gweru. The Bulawayo giants alongside FC Platinum will be fancying their chances of a league and cup double after perennial contenders Dynamos and CAPS United were bundled…
BULAWAYO – Struggling Tsholotsho yesterday sunk deeper into the relegation zone after they were dispatched in their own backyard by visiting Harare City during a Castle Lager Premiership match here. Goals in either half by Raphael Manuvire and Grey Kufandada were enough to see Moses Chunga’s side return to winning ways after they had gone for…
HARARE – Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri is cranking up the heat on the office of the Attorney-General(AG) to put a better show in the courts when stretched law enforcement agents nab protesters — as President Robert Mugabe’s panicking government fights to contain growing civil unrest in the country. So unhappy are the police over the…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF bootlickers were embarrassed at the weekend after the party’s political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, blocked them in their stampede to shake the 92-year-old leader’s hands. Kasukuwere — who was the master of ceremonies at Mugabe’s welcome rally at the Harare International Airport, upon his return from the United Nations…
HARARE – Church leaders have appealed to President Robert Mugabe to “admit to God he has failed” and initiate the reconciliation process by opening up dialogue. The clergymen — Ancelimo Magaya, Kudakwashe Makuwe, Useni Sibanda, and Tedious Munemo — made the remarks in an open letter to the 92-year-old leader. This comes amid escalating civil…
HARARE – Government is considering establishing of an independent regulatory body for teachers, in a bid to improve the standards of the profession. Following a meeting with South Africa (SA)’s Basic Education minister, Angelina Motshekga, last week, Primary and Secondary Education minister, Lazarus Dokora, said they were currently looking into how the body would be…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu PF party are already in the process of rigging the 2018 elections by denying citizens their right to vote, constitutional law expert Tendai Biti said. This comes as citizens have challenged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s decision to stop voter registration, citing lack of funds. Biti,…
HARARE – It is probably the result of our usual obsession with our own little difficulties that we’ve been unable to pay adequate attention to the drama unfolding north of the Limpopo. Zimbabwe is a free and independent State, but South Africa has often tended to treat it like a baby to be nannied. As…
HARARE – Outspoken leader of the Zimbabwe Divine Destiny, Ancelimo Magaya, who has had run-ins with the police in his quest for seeing a better Zimbabwe — says the country is on the cusp of changing its politico leadership. Here he speaks with Senior Assistant Editor Guthrie Munyuki and below are the excerpts of the…
HARARE – Harare councillors have questioned the rationality of doing business with local firm Southern Region Trading Company, arguing that it is slowly taking over Harare City Council (HCC) operations. The company, which trades under Univern Enterprises, is among the five firms that are installing prepaid water meters around Harare. They are also in charge…
