KENT – Although Chief Justice (CJ) Luke Malaba will only have four years in office, he could still leave a remarkable legacy as head of the judicial arm of the State. He has nothing to lose. In fact, with only four years, he has a great incentive to do more and better as he won’t…
MUTARE – High school girls are using birth control at an alarming rate and are less likely to use condoms, making them vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), researchers say. Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) provincial communication and marketing officer Daniel Maromo told a 2016-2020 strategy sensitisation and dissemination meeting in Mutare last week…
HARARE – Zimbabwean courts are determined to hold government officials accountable for wrongdoing involving torture. The increased move for the punishment of atrocities that the establishment represents is acknowledged as a monumental significance for human rights and domestic criminal law. The latest court cases consolidate a determination to end the culture of impunity that has…
HARARE – The aggressive door-to-door voter registration exercise Zanu PF is conducting in several Harare suburbs bodes ill for the crucial general elections set for next year. Ominous signs on the ground, particularly the violence and intimidation accompanying the ruling party’s voter registration process, point to a potential escalation of political violence in the coming…
HARARE – Peter “Young Igwe” Moyo believes he has finally evolved into the suave sungura artiste that his late father, Tongai, wanted him to be. When sungura giant Tongai Moyo breathed his last in 2011, he grudgingly handed over the reins of his treasured Utakataka Express band to his eldest son Peter because there was…
HARARE – South African musician and producer, Steve Dyer, will direct a new-look Mahube at this year’s edition of the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) set to run from May 2 to 7. Mahube, a collaboration which brought together southern African artistes who included music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, was one of the…
HARARE – Former champions Chicken Inn sent Castle Lager Premiership returnees Bantu Rovers to the cleaners when the 2017 season commenced yesterday. The Gamecocks, who won the title in 2015, scored five goals past a hapless Rovers side that will need to vastly improve if they are to retain their top flight status. Chicken Inn…
HARARE – The new 2017 Castle Lager Premiership season kicked off yesterday after a four-month hiatus during the off season break. The traditional Zimbabwean giants Dynamos, Highlanders and CAPS United are all in action this afternoon as they hope to have their name on the coveted trophy come the end of the year. Throughout the…
NYANGA – Japan’s female triathlete Aoi Kuramoto romped to victory in the Bonaqua Troutbeck ATU Triathlon African Cup Elite Women’s race beating pre-race favourite Cindy Schwulst into second place here yesterday. Kuramoto racing in only her maiden Troutbeck African Cup event led from the 1 500m swim and never looked back consolidating her lead in…
BULAWAYO – The PPC Matopo 33 Miler has new winners this year after Lyno Muchena and Lizzy Chokore romped to victory in the men and women’s categories respectively yesterday. Muchena won the race with a time of 3.13.28 while Chokore arrived home after 4.00.16 to win the female category to walk away with $1 000…
