WARRIORS will only know their opponents at the rescheduled 2021 Africa Cup Nations (Afcon) finals next month when the draw is conducted in Yaounde, Cameroon, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has revealed. According to Caf, the draw will now take place on August 17 in Cameroon having been postponed last month due logistical reasons…
VARUN Beverages, the second largest bottler of PepsiCo in the world, says its products will soon be readily available in remote areas of the country due to high demand. The company, which has presence in many African and Asian countries, said plans were afoot to have 1 000 more push carts to supply its products…
POPULAR musician ExQ, who was arrested together with fellow singer, Nutty O for allegedly presenting fake Covid-19 certificates at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, has been given back his passport to travel to Poland for a music show slated for August 28. The passport was held as part of his bail conditions when they…
UNIONS representing teachers yesterday said at least 200 educationists had succumbed to Covid-19, with the majority of them losing their lives in the current deadly third wave which continues to infect and kill many people in the country. At the same time, they bemoaned “lethargy by the authorities” in compensating teachers who had contracted the…
BULAWAYO giants Highlanders have upped their fundraising campaign in a desperate bid to save the situation after some senior players reportedly demanded clearance letters to seek employment elsewhere. The club is currently under serious financial challenges which have seen them failing to settle players’ salaries for the months of June and July. The Bulawayo giants…
THE District Development Fund (DDF) preparations for the summer cropping season received a major boost following the handover of 18 tractors and nine planters under the Belarus mechanisation facility in Harare yesterday. In September last year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the US$58 million facility, following an inter-governmental agreement with Belarus for the supply of agricultural…
A HARARE man, who allegedly stole his girlfriend’s two cars worth US$13 000 has been denied bail by the Harare Magistrates’ Court. Brian Mandofa, 32, who is facing theft of trust property charges, allegedly stole the cars belonging to his girlfriend Margret Mashongwa, 41, an immigration official. Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi ruled that the State…
NATIONAL Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda says the amount of money provided in the 2021 national budget to construct 120 constituency offices for parliamentarians is not sufficient. Speaking in the National Assembly recently, Mudenda said because the money was not enough, the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders would have to decide on which offices to…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has submitted 12 cases to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) as it seeks to recover assets, which are products of corrupt activities, worth US$6 million. Presenting his mid-term budget review before Parliament on Thursday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, said Zacc was doing its best in fighting corruption, which has been…
THE government has come to the rescue of Mbare Matapi flats fire victims — some of whom were staying in the open for a month — after it yesterday donated tents and other household utensils. Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan Province Oliver Chidawu led the government delegation, comprising ministry officials, Harare provincial development coordinator…
