HARARE – MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has reacted angrily to reports that former first lady Grace Mugabe will be his running mate for the July 30 elections, saying the assertions were meant to create the sense that only his rival, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, stands for a clean break from the Robert Mugabe days. Chamisa…
HARARE – During his reign, former president Robert Mugabe and his allies were untouchable to the point where not even the long arm of the law could catch up with them. But tables turned immediately after Mugabe’s ouster as they began to face the music for alleged corrupt activities that were swept under the carpet…
HARARE – Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ), the country’s largest telecom and technology company, has completed the installation of a solar power system at its head office in Msasa, Harare. The 99.9KW solar system, which was installed by Distributed Power Africa (DPA), a pan-African renewable energy company with links to the Econet group, will generate enough…
HARARE – Kenni Mubaiwa has stepped down as president of troubled Dynamos further plunging the Glamour Boys into turmoil ahead of Sunday’s trip to Vengere Stadium to face bottom club Mutare City Rovers. In recent months, Mubaiwa had become disengaged from the Glamour Boys due to his differences with board chairperson Bernard Marriot Lusengo. “…at…
HARARE – CAPS United’s preparations for tomorrow’s Castle Lager Premiership match against Bulawayo City have not been affected by the saga surrounding the AWOL midfielder Denver Mukamba according to the Green Machine technical advisor Nelson Matongorere. The midfielder, who is on loan from city rivals Dynamos, had been given some time off last week in…
HARARE – Harare City coach Mark Harrison has backed his charges to bounce back to winning ways as they prepare for a tricky encounter against a resurgent ZPC Kariba at Nyamhunga Stadium tomorrow in a Castle Lager Premiership clash. The Sunshine Boys have suffered back-to-back defeats in their last two matches against Ngezi Platinum Stars…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe national rugby side will begin their final camp on Sunday ahead of the 2018 Rugby Afrique Gold Cup opener against Morocco at Harare Sports Club on June 16. This will be Peter de Villiers’ first Test in charge of the Sables after his appointment in February this year. The Sables need…
BULAWAYO – A survey by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (Mpoi) and Afrobarometer has predicted a closely-contested presidential race between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa that seems to point towards a run-off. Conducted between April 28 and May 13, the survey predicts that Mnangagwa, aged 75, could get 42 percent of…
HARARE – Former president Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law, Simba Chikore, faces arrest on charges of kidnapping Zimbabwe Airways’ legal head, Bertha Zakeyo, in a case that illustrates worsening turbulence at the controversy-dogged airline. This comes as the first of the three purchased Zimbabwe Airways planes was delivered to Harare from Malaysia and grounded for over two…
HARARE – There was drama at Harare City Council (HCC)’s Town House after pensioners staged a sit-in on Monday, protesting the non-payment of their monthly pay-outs. According to the pensioners, some of whom are former liberation war fighters, they have not been receiving their monthly pay-outs since they were retired about four years ago. It…
