HARARE – Dendera star Suluman Chimbetu and mbira songstress Hope Masike, who recently collaborated on the song Tingwarire, will share the stage on two occasions this weekend. Tonight the two will team up for a gig at Truck Inn in Southerton after which they will descend on New Ambassador Hotel tomorrow night for another highly-anticipated…
YAOUNDE – Mighty Warriors coach Shadreck Mlauzi has rallied his charges to put behind their disappointment against Egypt and focus on getting a convincing result when they face hosts Cameroon here today at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjio. The match kicks off at 5pm. Having started their African Women Cup of Nations (Awcon) campaign with a spirited…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe senior men rugby side, fresh from the Regal Hotels Four Nations Cup in Hong Kong, will continue with their preparations for the Africa Cup and not wait for the routine camping that is usually done just before crucial assignments. The Sables finished in third place at the Hong Kong games with…
HARARE – FC Platinum and Tsholotsho find themselves in a similar predicament they were at this time of the year last season but Lizwe Sweswe, the Bulawayo side’s coach, believes the team from Zvishavane are more under pressure than they are. “We have been in this situation before, surviving relegation right on the last day,…
HARARE – A Bulawayo security guard was on Wednesday released on bail pending appeal after being jailed for 13 years earlier this month for deliberately infecting his girlfriend with HIV. Nevson Mpofu, 39, was convicted on November 4 by Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibongile Marondedze under Section 79 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and…
HARARE – The framework for civil servants’ bonuses will be outlined in the 2017 National Budget, the Finance minister has said, declining to state if the government workers will be paid in bond notes. The 2017 National Budget will be presented to a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on Thursday, December 8. Responding…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s first Women’s Bank will soon receive its full Zimbabwean banking licence, following earlier approval by the central bank, the Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development minister Nyasha Chikwinya has said. The Harare-based start-up, which has been on the cards since 2010, is earmarked to provide funding for various women’s projects. “We will…
HARARE – Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo is suing Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers), which is majority-owned by the government, for $9 million, after newspapers under the stable allegedly maligned the minister through false and defamatory articles, according to a court filing. In papers before the Harare High Court, Moyo cites the Zimpapers group, Herald editor…
HARARE – The courts are running short of magistrates, impacting negatively on the quality of judgments being delivered, chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe has said. Speaking on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Mvuma Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday, Guvamombe, said there is immediate need for the recruitment of more magistrates in order to improve…
HARARE – Funding for a key State election in 2018 will be outlined in the forthcoming National Budget, the Finance minister has said. This comes as the cash-strapped government has to ensure the timely availability of cash for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to prepare and run the forthcoming crunch elections. Zec has said it…
