HARARE – A Chiredzi man has been charged with verbally insulting police officers, after shouting in a banking hall that they were depositing cash earned through corrupt means. Zephania Virimai, 32, who resides in Tshovani high-density suburb in Chiredzi, was arrested on August 1, in the south eastern town. Virimai’s trial commenced last Thursday before…
HARARE – Zimbabweans based in the United States are planning to roll out protests against President Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, at the on-going annual United Nations (UN) general assembly — but they face massive resistance from a pro-Mugabe group — the December 12 Movement which has planned its own demos showing solidarity with…
HARARE – Gospel musician Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave yesterday escaped jail by a whisker after she was fined $200 for negligent driving. The Toita zvedenga hit-maker had pleaded guilty to contravening section 52(2) of the Road Traffic Act for negligent driving when she appeared before Harare magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura. She was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, wholly…
BULAWAYO – Indigenous pressure group, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG), has written to President Robert Mugabe to express its unhappiness with the decision by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to allocate gold claims to town clerk Christopher Dube and George Mlilo — the permanent secretary in the ministry of Local Government. Dube, through his company…
HARARE – A cop reportedly sold guns stolen from his workplace to illegal poachers, a court heard yesterday. Alouis Mabika, 46, who is attached to National Armoury at Morris Depot in Harare appeared before provincial magistrate Elisha Singano charged with theft. He was released on $200 bail and remanded to October 12 pending finalisation of…
HARARE – Zimbabwe coach Adam Chifo is frustrated after his side’s three-wicket loss to Uganda in the final of the ICC World T20 Women’s Africa Qualifiers at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek, Namibia on Saturday. Without shouldering the blame on any of his players, Chifo paid homage to the ladies for putting up a…
HARARE – Three-time Mr Zimbabwe Champion “Mbewe” Chienderamwano is set to return onto the stage when he competes at next month’s rebranded Zimbabwe National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships (ZNBBFC). The contest, which is the country’s premier bodybuilding competition, is set to be held at the 7 Arts Theatre in Avondale on October 21 with at…
HARARE – The Mabelreign Circuit United Methodist Church (UMC) is set to hold its second edition of the Annual Golf Day at Warren Hills Golf Club to raise funds for their development projects. Funds raised at the event set to be held on September 29 will go towards building a house for the parish’s pastor,…
NEW YORK – Donald Trump’s first major speech at the United Nations has been denounced by some of the member nations he singled out for criticism. The US president included Iran among “a small group of rogue regimes”, and said the US would “totally destroy” North Korea if forced to do so. Iran’s foreign minister…
HARARE – Rapper Desmond “Stunner” Chideme’s newly-found love Dyonne Chasa confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that indeed she is carrying the artiste’s baby. Though Stunner was a bit uncomfortable to discuss his private life in public, he chose to refer all the questions to Dyonne. “Yes, I am pregnant but it’s not seven months…
