THE comments by outgoing European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchmann, on the country’s improving relations with the EU are a welcome development. The EU’s willingness to engage with Zimbabwe and support its economic and social development is a significant step towards re-establishing a strong partnership between the two parties. The EU’s decision…
AUTHORITIES have announced the establishment of 67 rehabilitation centres across the country as part of an intensified effort to combat drug and substance abuse. This development follows recent pledges totalling US$3 million to fund national anti-drug initiatives. “As the government we have identified 67 facilities to be renovated to drug rehabilitation centres, most of the…
RUTENDO NGARA A FINANCIAL Intelligence Unit (FIU) analyst, Tonderayi Herbet Makoni, who allegedly extorted a Bulawayo businessman of US$3 000, has been granted US$200 bail at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Makoni appeared before Harare regional magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka facing fraud charges. He was remanded to August 29, pending the finalisation of investigations. It is alleged…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found in possession of stolen copper cables belonging to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC). Zithelo Moyo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Taurai Manuwere facing a charge of contravening the Electricity Act,…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has suspended referee Quesdani Dirwai for six league matches following his controversial officiating in the abandoned premiership clash between FC Platinum and Dynamos. Dirwai, who also officiated the abandoned match between Scottland and Chicken Inn, also saw the Platinum-DeMbare game on June 22, 2025 at…
CLOUD FUSIRE HARARE giants Dynamos and CAPS United were dealt a cruel hand in the Chibuku Super Cup first round draw that was held in the capital yesterday. Two-time Chibuku Super Cup winners Dynamos, who are having a nightmarish campaign in the premiership, face a potential first round trip to defending league champions Simba Bhora,…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER AT LEAST 23 teams will this weekend converge at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare as the Zimbabwe Premier Volleyball League (ZPVL) takes centre stage. ZPVL chairperson Rudo Charuma said another highly competitive round of matches was anticipated in both the men’s division where 12 teams are involved, and the women’s…
Wrestling legend and reality TV star Hulk Hogan has died at the age of 71 following a cardiac arrest at his home…
A LOCAL film titled A Future Untold has been included among 36 standout short films to be screened at the Frame by Frame Festival in Nairobi, Kenya on August 30 Produced by Monzyice Creations and directed by Prosper Kunyetu, the film tells the story of a young orphaned girl and delves into themes of sexual…
A highly respected police officer has shaken South Africa’s government – and won the admiration of many ordinary people – with his…
