HARARE – Former Harare town clerk Tendai Mahachi appeared in court yesterday for routine remand proceedings over a criminal abuse of office charge involving $800 000 emanating from the time he served council. He was represented by Tapson Dzvetero when he appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Chimboza, who ordered him to return to court on…
MUTARE – A Penhalonga man has been caged eight months for stabbing his friend over a $231 debt. Alluis Tsiga, 27, of Tsvingwe Township, was convicted after a full trial by magistrate Tendai Mahwe. He was charged with assault as defined in Section 89 of Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23. It was…
HARARE – Warriors interim coach Norman Mapeza wants the current noise engulfing the squad over the omission of certain senior players to end as it was distracting the national team. Mapeza maintains he left captain Willard Katsande, forwards Matthew Rusike, Nyasha Mushekwi and Cuthbert Malajila out of his squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of…
HARARE – CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe will have to contend with an injury-ravaged side during tomorrow’s African Champions League clash against Al-Ahli Tripoli of Libya. The Green Machine host the Libyans at the National Sports Stadium tomorrow afternoon with a number of their regular players struggling with various injuries. Captain Hardline Zvirekwi has an…
ZVISHAVANE – Shabanie Mine have promised to play exhibition football when they host FC Platinum in a potentially explosive Zvishavane derby this Sunday. Bvaru Bvaru technical director Taku Shariwa said, tongue in cheek, they hope to impress FC Platinum and interim Warriors coach Norman Mapeza to consider some of his players for national duty. “It…
HARARE – Ex-Zimbabwe cricket coach Alan Butcher tried to convince Tatenda Taibu to come out of retirement when the two met in England recently. Taibu, the first black Zimbabwe captain, quit playing cricket in 2012 for the church when he was only 29 before he was lured back as the convenor of selectors by Zimbabwe…
BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe needs to take up cricket development at grassroots level for the game to reclaim its lost glory Heath Streak International Academy (HSIA) chief executive officer Joseph Rego has said. The country had a robust development programme in the past which saw the rise of the likes of Tatenda Taibu, Hamilton Masakadza, Elton…
HARARE – After lighting up the recent Miombo Magic Festival with her interpretations of Winky D’s Musarova Big Man and Jah Prayzah’s Mdhara Achauya, rising singer Gemma Griffiths has set her sights on sharing the stage with Grammy Award-winning singer Joss Stone at 7 Arts Theatre tomorrow. The highly-anticipated gig, which is part of Joss…
HARARE – Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival 2017, which was launched in Murehwa two weeks ago, will move to Harare this Saturday. Several traditional dance groups will battle for honours at Warren Bar in Warren Park to land the provincial title won by Maramuro Agure last year. Winners of the Harare leg of the popular…
HARARE – Upcoming gospel musician Simbarashe Ndungwa has composed a song in honour of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga) founder Ezekiel Guti. Vana Vekutenda, the song which extols 94-year-old Guti who founded Zaoga in Bindura on May 12, 1960, is the title track of his just-released studio album. “Baba Guti is my strength. Whenever…
