HARARE – Zimbabwean rangers have found the bodies of seven elephants that were poisoned with cyanide in the country’s Hwange National Park. Rangers found the carcasses of the elephants in Hwange park’s Sikumi Forestry area in Dete, spokeswoman for the Forestry Commission Violet Makoto said yesterday. The grim discovery significantly raises the number of elephants…
HARARE – War veterans’ leader Victor Matemadanda — granted bail on Saturday for charges of undermining the authority of the president and causing disaffection among the defence forces — has worn another protest T-shirt. The shirt bears the message “Elimination By Whatever Means and Methods Will Not Stop Us. 1-2=It Cant.” Reached for comment, Matemadanda…
HARARE – After gaining a two-point lead on the premiership table, Chicken Inn are looking well poised to wrestle the PSL title largely due to depth and experience in their squad. While there is still room for a lot more twists in the remaining 12 matches in the Castle Lager Premiership, one of the biggest…
HARARE – Hundreds of illegal settlers who invaded sugar estates owned by the Zimbabwe units of South Africa’s Tongaat Hullett and have been shielded from eviction by Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Mahofa have been left in a quandary. Mahofa died on Monday last week after she collapsed at her Masvingo home. The 220 settlers,…
HARARE – Five suspected armed robbers who pounced on Apostolic Faith Mission’s Waterfalls church and stole cash before raping a woman were tracked using a stolen cellphone given to a wife of one of the robbers, a Harare court heard yesterday. Edmore Murambidzi, 23, Gift Kupa Mudamburi, 40, Alouis Nyamadzawo, 41, Munyaradzi Chikarara, 40, and…
HARARE – War veterans are preparing for another meeting with President Robert Mugabe before the end of this year, War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Dube said they were having provincial meetings with war veterans in all provinces in preparation of their indaba with the president. “We are…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, has been ranked one of 10 worst cities in the world to live in, according to a survey. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2017 study said Harare was ranked eight from the worst city to live in among 140 metropolis assessed. The only cities worse than Harare are war-torn cities such…
HARARE – Suspended Mashonaland Holdings boss Manfred Mahari — facing charges of $31 000 maintenance arrears — reportedly splashed money on teenage children he sired with other women and bought them Mercedes Benz cars while neglecting his other children, a Harare court heard. Mahari is answering to charges of defaulting payment of maintenance before Harare…
HARARE – The wrangle between Zimbabwean and South African aviation authorities, which left thousands of travellers between the two countries stranded over the weekend, could have been handled differently. Thousands of travellers, including international tourists, were caught up in a tiff between the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) and the South African Civil Aviation…
HARARE – The Barclays Bank of Zimbabwe managing director — very qualified to comment on economic and monetary matters — warned that Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya’s plans to inject more bond notes into circulation will not help reduce the crippling cash crisis, which has caused horror for the transacting public. “I think…
