HARARE – Activist cleric Phillip Mugadza yesterday challenged a cop who arrested him during his demonstration at Africa Unity Square to identify members of the public who were annoyed by his conduct. Mugadza is being charged with criminal nuisance after he chained himself to iron rails opposite Parliament, shouting on top of his voice and…
HARARE – Kario turned into a war zone on Tuesday as riot police fought running battles with angry residents protesting the death of a woman who had been run over by a vehicle that was evading municipal officers’ spikes. The skirmishes, which virtually brought traffic in the town to standstill, erupted after municipal police reportedly…
BULAWAYO – A Pumula South woman — Gladys Sibanda — has been dragged to court for allegedly killing her four-year-old niece and burying the body at her rented house. Sibanda, 42, appeared before magistrate Tinashe Tashaya yesterday facing murder charges. The mother of four was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to…
HARARE – A 30-day campaign to fight HIV infection among young girls has been launched in Zimbabwe. The #StayingNegative campaign was launched on May 16 by Katswe Sistahood, an NGO that focuses on women’s reproductive health. It is expected to run until the Day of the African Child on June 16. This comes as the…
MUTARE – A fuel dealer has been fined $250 for operating a service station without a licence. Allen Buzuzi, 29, of Sakubva, was convicted on his own plea of guilt by magistrate Innocent Bepura. He was being charged with contravening chapter 13:22 of the Petroleum (liquefied petroleum gas) Act as read with section 10 (1) of…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has secured an independent Australian partner to build a $300 million platinum refinery, under a joint venture arrangement with State-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) and a local player. Mines minister Walter Chidakwa yesterday said the company — Kell Technology (Kell) — was now scouting for a suitable location to set up…
HARARE – Diversified Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed group Meikles Limited has reached an agreement with government over a central bank debt issue which has been outstanding for two decades. The group’s chairperson, John Moxon, told the company’s annual general meeting yesterday that a resolution to the long standing dispute over the debt recorded during the Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Mhai singer Tocky Vibes, who is no longer very active on the local concert scene, will make a rare appearance tonight at the City Sports Bar. Tocky Vibes will share the stage with controversial rapper Stunner in a gig dubbed “Afribbean Night”. According to Brian “Hollyman” Hazangwi, the Toti Toti singer’s manager, Tocky…
HARARE – Chinese Puzzle, a French comedy-drama, written directed by Cédric Klapisch, will be the main film tonight at the ongoing European Union (EU) Film Festival being hosted by The Theatre in the Park in Harare. The comedy drama, which was released in 2013, is about a 40-year-old father whose life becomes complicated when the…
HARARE – South Africa-based gospel musician Alpha “Makoti” Nhambure has dropped a new single titled Nguva Yapera. The just-released single is part of 36-year-old’s strategy to promote her forthcoming album. “Nguva Yapera will be part of my next album which I will release within the next two months. I am sure the song will get people…
