HARARE – Zanu PF councillor for Chegutu ward 4 Stanley Banda has been fined $400 by a Chegutu magistrate after he was found guilty of bashing his wife for refusing him sex. Banda, 45, was convicted on his own plea of guilty. He was being charged with domestic violence “physical abuse” as defined under Section…
HARARE – Namibia President Hage Geingob is expected to open this year’s 58th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) on April 28, in Bulawayo. According to the Foreign Affairs ministry, Geingob is expected in the country on Wednesday, where he is set to hold meetings with President Robert Mugabe. During his stay in…
HARARE – Youths in the Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC say long-suffering young people should snub President Robert Mugabe’s tour of the country’s provinces as he has nothing to offer them. Zanu PF recently indicated that the increasingly frail Mugabe would go around the country’s 10 provinces meeting youths from his Zanu PF party, but in a…
CHIPINGE – The security of Zimbabwean communities along the Mozambican border may not be guaranteed after the influx of over 10 000 people fleeing the Renamo insurgency, the Daily News can report. At least 5 546 of these are Mozambican nationals while a further 5 319 are Zimbabwean returnees, according to a government report. All…
HARARE – If there is one thing that Zanu PF politicians, including President Robert Mugabe, have perfected in the last decade, it is to blame sanctions for everything that has gone bad in this country. This very disconcerting propaganda has been given legs by government which is funding a research on the impact of the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe needs about $600 million in cash to achieve optimal liquidity ratios, a central bank official said. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) deputy governor Kupukile Mlambo last week said while the central bank was only going to print $200 million worth of bond notes, this was not enough to bring liquidity into the…
HARARE – Yadah FC’s fairy-tale start to life in the Castle Lager Premiership continued yesterday when they ended log leaders Ngezi Platinum Stars’ 100 percent record. Ngezi had won all three of their opening matches but came unstuck yesterday after defender Brian Chikwenya scored the only goal for Yadah with a free kick 14 minutes…
BULAWAYO – FC Platinum’s 100 percent start to the 2017 Castle Lager Premiership season came to an end after yesterday’s 1-1 draw with Bulawayo City. The platinum miners had picked up two consecutive wins over Dynamos and Bantu Rovers but came up against a stubborn Amakhosi side. The match had started on a good note…
HARARE – He might not be in the lead going into the final round, but Doug McGuigan has all the momentum after his third-round course-record equalling nine-under-par 63 on Saturday in the 2017 Zimbabwe Open at Royal Harare Golf Club. He made 10 birdies and a bogey and he climbed to 11-under-par at the 54-hole…
HARARE – Tanzanian football leader Leodegar Tenga arrived in Harare yesterday to meet Zifa and Cosafa president Philip Chiyangwa ahead of next month’s elections at the Fifa Congress in Bahrain. Tenga, who was accompanied to Harare by Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) president Jamal Malinzi, is vying for the vacant seat in the Fifa Executive Committee…
