HARARE – A man was violently attacked after he found a United Methodist reverend, Elliot Chikwenjere, kissing his wife. David Gwaradzimba flew into frenzy after finding his wife betraying him with the cleric, who attempted to run him over with his car. Gwaradzimba, who was bandaged on the head and eye, wept uncontrollably while recalling…
HARARE – The Warriors triumph at the 2017 Cosafa Castle Cup in South Africa has left the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) in a quandary regarding the team’s substantive coach. Zifa is currently faced with a choice between FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza, ZPC Kariba coach Sunday Chidzambwa and Chicken Inn’s Rahman Gumbo. Zimbabwe do not…
HARARE – Government has blacklisted over 250 laboratory scientists in private and government practice for failing to pay annual subscriptions ranging from $80 to $180. Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Council of Zimbabwe (MLCSCZ) registrar Agness Chigora made the announcement yesterday. MLCSCZ is a statutory body responsible for the licensing of laboratory personnel. Chigora said…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s State-owned pension fund has increased pensioners’ monthly allowances from $60 to $80. The National Social Security Authority (Nssa) — with assets worth around $1,1 billion and is one of the biggest investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange — said the board and the Labour minister Priscah Mupfumira had approved the increase in…
HARARE – Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Tendai Biti will today address a seminar of prospective parliamentary candidates at a closed door venue in Harare. The meeting — organised by the elections directorate headed by the national chairperson Lucia Matibenga — will gather members from the 210 constituencies who have been given a provisional…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s decision to stop the expropriation of Tongaat Hulett (Tongaat)’s sugarcane fields in the Lowveld was influenced by diplomatic pressure from South Africa’s government, analysts have said. This comes after hundreds of illegal settlers invaded sugar estates owned by the Zimbabwe units of South Africa’s Tongaat Hulett. Mugabe ordered police to…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe cricket team made history by clinching their first ODI series 3-2 away to Sri Lanka after yesterday’s tense three-wicket triumph in the final match in Hambantota. This was Zimbabwe’s first series win against a Full Member since 2001 when they beat New Zealand. Zimbabwe’s achievement can also be put into context…
HARARE – Former Mbare officer-in-charge, Violet Sigauke — who attempted to swallow $60 bribe money — has made a Constitutional Court (Con-Court) application challenging the disciplinary proceedings instituted against her by police. Sigauke, who is represented by Rubaya and Chatambudza Legal Practitioners, resigned from the force on February 14 following the charges. She is arguing…
HARARE – Marondera and Chipinge residents are living in areas with severely limited water resources, putting them at risk of contracting deadly diseases like cholera and diarrhoea, the Auditor General Mildred Chiri said. In her 2017 report on local authorities, Chiri said the two areas had limited water supplies, and the demand for water today…
HARARE – Government is tightening its grip on the bond notes by subjecting cross-borders to serious scrutiny as the money authorities bid to deal with a thriving parallel market of the surrogate currency on its borders. This comes after Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) official Azvinandawa Saburi told guests at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of…
