HARARE – The Sables will begin their quest to qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) in Japan with a home tie against Morocco next June during the 2018 Rugby Afrique Gold Cup. The 2018 Gold Cup will act as the final qualifying tournament to select one of the team’s that will join South…
HARARE – The High Court has ordered the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to register so-called aliens as prospective voters for the 2018 general elections during the on-going biometric voter registration exercise. High Court judge Justice Nyaradzo Munangati-Manongwa’s judgment allows aliens to vote provided that they provide their national identity documents endorsed alien, their birth certificate…
HARARE – Former minister of State for Masvingo Province, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, has dumped his allies Rugare Gumbo and Didymus Mutasa and is now pleading to rejoin Zanu PF. “I have always loved to work for my party and serve the people of Zimbabwe through the party’s original ideals,” said Bhasikiti in a letter to the…
HARARE – The High Court has cleared cleric and #ThisFlag campaign leader Evan Mawarire of charges of attempting to overthrow the then president Robert Mugabe-led government. High Court judge Priscillah Chigumba yesterday acquitted Mawarire on both the main charge and the alternative charge of incitement to commit public violence. “There is no evidence that he…
HARARE – After two years on suspension, Gweru mayor Hamutendi Kombayi has returned to work at his Civic Centre offices. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Kombayi said he was glad to be back after a long hiatus from work. Kombayi and councillor Kenneth Sithole were fired by former Local Government minister Saviour…
MUTARE – Former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko’s Choppies Supermarket here lost $4 700 cash and $700 worth of alcohol when looters targeted it as people celebrated Robert Mugabe’s resignation from the presidency on Tuesday last week. Four people accused of the looting have since appeared before magistrate Tendai Mahwe who freed them on $100 bail…
HARARE – French-based satellite operator Eutelsat and Sigfox Foundation have joined forces to combat rhino poaching by inserting Global Positioning System (GPS) sensors to 3 000 rhinos over the next three years. This comes as the rhino population has significantly declined due to rampant poaching from an estimated figures of 500 000 across Africa and…
HARARE – While every Zimbabwean is agreed that the new government should urgently concentrate on reviving the economy, we believe the health and education sectors also need attention. A previous complete ban on public sector recruitment put in place to reign in government spending crippled both sectors’ smooth operations and recent efforts to partially unfreeze…
HARARE – Still marvel at how Zimbabweans got together in a show of disapproval to the Robert Mugabe regime on Saturday, November 18. Obviously, this day will go down into history books for being the first of its kind, in support of yet another first by the country’s military in the whole world. Led by…
HARARE – Controversial South African socialite Zodwa Wabantu, who abruptly called off her three-city tour of Zimbabwe early this month in fear of former president Robert Mugabe, is expected to finally make her first appearance in Harare at the Private Lounge on December 7 Thursday next week. Zodwa will then make her second appearance at…
