HARARE – Evan Mawarire’s lawyer Harrison Nkomo yesterday trashed the State case during cross examination of the first witness in a trial in which the cleric is charged with attempting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe’s government. Witness Edmore Muchineripi Runganga, who is the investigating officer in the case, had a torrid time justifying how Mawarire…
HARARE – Banks have been fuelling the currency black market in Zimbabwe by moving bond notes onto the streets in search of the now elusive US dollar, economic experts, monetary and fiscal authorities have confirmed. Among the busiest black market spots is a trans-border bus terminus to the east of Harare and around a shopping…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) on Wednesday took delivery of the remaining 2 600 biometric voter registration (BVR) kits. The BVR kits were undergoing customs clearance by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority yesterday before being released to the country’s electoral management body. This comes after Zec launched the BVR exercise on September 18, four days…
HARARE – A new foreign exchange law in Zimbabwe will send unlicensed foreign currency dealers to jail for 10 years. The long-awaited law, approved by the Cabinet this week, is expected to take effect as soon as Parliament promulgates it next month, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa (pictured below) told the National Assembly in a ministerial…
ZVISHAVANE – With their title rivals dropping points on Wednesday, log-leaders Dynamos yesterday blew a good chance to extend their lead after drawing 1-1 with Shabanie Mine. Dynamos had looked set to extend their lead at the top of the table to three points after Ocean Mushure had given the visitors a fifth-minute lead from…
BULAWAYO – Out of sorts Highlanders extended their winless streak to seven league games when they were held to a goalless draw by bottom side Bantu Rovers in a Castle Lager Premiership match here yesterday. Bosso were one of the teams tipped to fight for the title after a good first half of the season…
HARARE – Wilfred Muvirimi rose from the bench to score the solitary strike in added time which secured maximum points for Harare City against Chapungu in a Castle Lager Premiership match yesterday. With the match heading for a goalless draw, Muvirimi who had earlier replaced Malvin Gaki, rose high to head home an Edwin Madhanhanga…
HARARE – CAPS United’s disastrous start to their title defence has been well-documented, from struggling while in the bottom half of the league to its elimination from the African Champions League group stages. Not long ago, Makepekepe struggled for a standout performer, with mistakes haunting the defence, a lack of service blunting the strikers and…
HARARE – FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza has castigated his players for failing to kill off opposition as the Castle Lager Premiership title race enters the final stretch. Mapeza was left disappointed after watching his side lose ground on the leading pack when they were held to a goalless draw by relegation-threatened Yadah FC at…
HARARE – As the clock ticks towards make-or-break elections next year, the governing party is pulling everything out of its bag of tricks, including attempts to destabilise MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s five-year-old marriage to Elizabeth Macheka in the hope of weakening the former trade unionist’s presidential election bid. The Daily News can report that Tsvangirai’s…
