HARARE – Martin Vengesai netted a first half brace as Harare City bounced back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over a battling Tsholotsho side in a Castle Lager Premiership match here on Saturday. The Sunshine Boys were, however, lucky to emerge victors and their coach Philani Ncube was the first to admit Tsholotsho…
HARARE – Colourful South African star Babes Wodumo’s maiden gig in Harare held at Alex Sports Club on Saturday was a big flop after only a handful of fans turned up. The Wololo hit-maker, who had performed in Bulawayo the previous day, was expected to make a spectacular debut in Harare but it was not…
HARARE – Veteran musician Oliver Mtukudzi is a man of all seasons but what distinguishes him from the rest of the pack is his penchant for delivering music of highest quality at the big occasions. And on Saturday, he chose the 2017 Gwanda Gospel Festival to remind the new breed of musicians that there is…
HARARE – Zanu PF’s national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, is regaining lost ground in the ruling party — buoyed by First Lady Grace Mugabe — who threw her full weight behind the Mount Darwin South legislator more than five weeks ago after his nemeses had sharpened their knives over his alleged political indiscretions. Kasukuwere was…
HARARE – South African socialite Zodwa Wabantu insists that her visit to Zimbabwe is still on as her contract with the tour promoter has not been cancelled. The Board of Censors banned Zodwa from participating in the Harare International Carnival on the basis that her signature look — short dress with no panties — would…
HARARE – Former vice president Joice Mujuru’s National People Party (NPP) is seeking $4,8 million in donations to fund its campaign for the forthcoming 2018 elections. This comes as opposition parties have hit hard times, with the Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC recently admitting it was going through financial difficulties and desperately awaiting a $2 million-plus payment…
HARARE – Senior Harare lawyers — Fred Machokoto and Pardon Nhokwara — are facing theft of trust property charges after they reportedly pocketed $57 000 which they had received on behalf their clients. Machokoto, 42, appeared before Harare magistrate Josephine Sande and was released on $200 bail, but his co-accused, Nhokwara, a lawyer at Madzingira…
HARARE – Former gospel musician, Elias Musakwa, who is being charged for threatening to shoot a neighbour, has applied for an acquittal, arguing the prosecution failed to prove a case against him. Musakwa — answering to charges of threats to commit future violence before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko — had allegedly been asked by the…
HARARE – A 71-year-old man — Enock Mbiriyakura — was left homeless after his son allegedly fraudulently used his house’s title deeds to acquire a loan, and failed to pay it back. The court heard that Mbiriyakura was shocked when he was asked to move out of his house by another person who had purchased…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is set to receive normal rains in the 2017/18 season, but they will be falling late, the Meteorological Services Department (Met) has predicted. The rainfall patterns are divided into two sub-seasons — October to December 2017 and January to March 2018. “Using statistical, other climate prediction schemes and expert interpretation, the climate…
