HARARE – A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) informer Delish Nguwaya, who was arrested in dramatic fashion at the Harare Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday, has filed assault charges against top detective Joseph Nemaisa. Nguwaya, who was released on Thursday through a High Court order, claims that he suffered a broken arm due to the assault. “Complainant…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe could exploit a lacuna in the law to proclaim an early general election next year, legal experts have said. The next elections are constitutionally scheduled to take place between July 23 and August 21, 2018. But legal experts said Mugabe still has a constitutional leeway which he can exploit if…
HARARE – The annual Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe-sponsored grassroots cricket development programme, Stragglers Junior Cricket week, kicks off today until next Friday at Hartmann House and St. George’s College in Harare. The week-long cricket event will see budding cricketers between ages of nine and 12 from across the socio-economic spectrum of society mix and mingle in a…
HARARE – Total Zimbabwe (Private) Limited (Total) has dragged Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion minister Obert Mpofu’s company Khanondo Safaris to the High Court demanding $31 000 for diesel supplied to the firm. According to summons filed on August 17, the parties had a credit agreement, which they entered into in October 2013. In terms…
HARARE – Budding boxing promoter Clyde Musonda is certainly not the most gifted public speaker. He does not possess the stage presence of Lovemore Banda or the nice-guy charm of Hugo Ribatika, and he certainly is not the most resourced promoter in the country. But Musonda, a former champion himself, who is now the proud…
HARARE – The National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) is moving towards establishing itself as an international body. NFZBBF was in 2015 admitted as a member of the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) and this relationship has seen them send athletes to contests like the Arnolds Classic Africa. The Daily News…
HARARE – Sakunda Private Limited — a fully-integrated energy supplier that has grown to be the biggest fuel trader with stocks in excess of 200 million litres — is changing its name to Trafigura Zimbabwe. The Trafigura name comes from the Singaporean multinational commodity trading giant’s nomenclature and captures the new shareholding structure. Sakunda has…
HARARE – CAPS United will have to contend with a defensive crisis when they travel to Gweru to face Chapungu in a Castle Lager Premiership match this afternoon. Makepekepe will be without suspended centre half Justice Jangano, who was shown a red card in the last minutes of a 2-1 win over Black Rhinos at…
HARARE – Highlanders coach Erol Akbay hopes his side can rekindle their fading Castle Lager Premiership title hopes when they travel to the Baobab Stadium to face Ngezi Platinum Stars today. The Bulawayo giants are currently going through a difficult phase having picked up a single point in their previous three matches in which they…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has been urged to embrace genetically modified (GM) crops to improve harvests and reduce crop production costs. This comes as government has remained rigidly averse to GM crops, commonly known as GMOs, despite genetic engineering making a rapid entry into agriculture in other African countries such as South Africa and Botswana over…
