HARARE – A brawl over parking space cost a Chegutu man his life, as several murders and crimes emanating from petty squabbles were reported during the just-ended festive season. According to police deputy spokesperson Paul Nyathi, the man died while fighting for parking space at a bar in Chegutu on New Year’s Day. “The scuffle…
HARARE – Government has set up an inter-ministerial task-force to deal with Harare’s typhoid outbreak. The task-force will include officials from Harare City Council (HCC) and the ministries of Health, Environment, Local Government and Small and Medium enterprises. Typhoid, caused by the salmonella typhi bacteria, is a waterborne disease which spreads through contaminated water and…
HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) is making moves to address a flooding crisis in part of Mbare after acknowledging it did not properly plan the construction of a shopping mall in the area. The local authority recently constructed the Gulf Sunshine Bazaar complex along Simon Mazorodze Road which resulted in the flooding of…
HARARE – Back in September, Health minister David Parirenyatwa warned urban residents of a possible cholera and typhoid outbreak, if residents were not cautious of their water sources during the rainy season. In retrospect, we are beginning to question if we did enough as a country in the wake of that warning. Currently, the City…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s platinum miners are set to invest over $50 million on expansion projects in a development anticipated to increase the metal’s annual output, the Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe (CoMZ) said. The miners’ body said the three companies currently operating platinum mines in Zimbabwe — Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), Impala Platinum (Implats) and Aquarius…
HARARE – Treasury is moving to introduce an electronic duty-free certificate to curb abuse of the paper following indications that government blew $258,5 million on imports in 2015 facilitated through the State-issued documents. Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa said following rampant abuse of the State-issued paper, government was tightening screws on the issuing process. “…There are,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Warriors have had to be bailed out for accommodation, among other essentials, by the Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (Fuz), as chaos continues to dog their preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Gabon. The development also comes amid revelations that the team had refused to train at Gateway School…
HARARE – Warriors skipper Willard Katsande said they are excited about participating at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament and are ready to make the country proud by making it past the group stages. Kalisto Pasuwa’s charges are currently in camp and have since intensified their preparations with only 10 days left before…
HARARE – Lomagundi College fledgling footballer Panashe Gama yesterday led a cast of teenagers who left for soccer trials with several English Premiership clubs including Manchester City under the auspices of Harare-based Global Sports Academy (GSA). GSA is a leading local sports vehicle that facilitates international attachments in professional teams in Europe, the United States…
HARARE – Local bodybuilding has transformed from being a minority sport to one of the fastest developing and sought-after disciplines. Among the highs recorded by the current executive of the National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) led by its president Kenny Murungweni was getting the internationally recognised affiliation with the International Federation of…
