HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest jail, the Chikurubi Maximum Prison, is holding about 100 mental health patients who have not committed crimes but are kept as inmates as the country struggles to provide drugs and decent shelter for the mentally-challenged groups. There are about 200 inmates at the Chikurubi prison’s psychiatric section, with half of them…
HARARE – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it will not bail out Zimbabwe, unless the country comes up with a “credible plan” to pay its dues to other global financiers. Zimbabwe — currently struggling to service its $1,8 billion-plus debt owed to various international financiers — desperately needs money to pay its civil…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is in a dire water crisis, with the impeding rains unlikely to improve the situation, Environment minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has said. Apart from the crisis being caused by the El Nino-induced drought that has ravaged most parts of the country, Muchinguri-Kashiri said the situation was compounded by the depressed national dam storage…
HARARE – Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya’s bail reporting conditions have been scrapped, with the cleric getting his passport back. Magaya, 32, had his passport held as surety pending instigation of trial proceedings in his alleged rape case. He was represented by Admire Rubaya, Everson Chatambudza and Oliver Marwa when he…
HARARE – On the backdrop of violence and widespread intimidation, election watch-group — Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (Zesn) — has heavily deployed its observers to monitor the situation in Norton, as the constituency votes to choose a new MP today. Zesn is a grouping of 34 non-governmental organisations focused on electoral issues. “Zesn is deploying…
HARARE – Parliament is next week set to conduct public consultations to gather citizens’ views on electoral reforms. The countrywide hearings will be convened by the august House’s Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs portfolio committee. The consultations are on the back of a petition, by the Election Resource Centre (ERC) and 14 civil society organisation…
HARARE – Make no mistake; the Warriors were handed a tough 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) draw but Kalisto Pasuwa’s men have no reason to lose heart. Zimbabwe was pooled in Group B which also includes Algeria, Senegal and Tunisia during Wednesday night’s draw held in Libreville, Gabon. [Adz] On paper, this draw is…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) sprung no major surprises when they announced a 20-man squad to face Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series which starts on October 29. Pace bowler Carl Mumba deservedly got a call up, while the impressive Tarisai Musakanda has also been drafted into the squad, and will almost certainly earn…
HARARE – The Harare City executive is at odds on whether to give coach Moses Chunga a permanent contract at the end of the season. Chunga, who replaced Taurai Mangwiro in June, has been working without a contract thus far and his leadership of the club has been met with different views by the Sunshine…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Wrestling Federation (ZWF) is set to introduce the sport at colleges around the country in order to lure fighters in the grassroots. ZWF secretary general Tapiwa Masinire said the move is in line with the United World Wrestling (UWW) obligation to promote Under-23 wrestlers. “We are busy introducing wrestling to colleges,…
