Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A 54-year-old Zaka man has been sentenced to an effective six years in prison after fatally assaulting his wife following a drinking spree, in a case the High Court another case of the growing scourge of gender-based violence. Freddy Zimombe was initially charged with murder when he appeared before the…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HIGH Court judge, justice Benjamin Chikowero, jailed a Sadza man to 10 years for having sexual intercourse with a minor, impregnating and exposing her to HIV since he tested positive to the disease. According to court papers, during the period extending from December 2024 to March 2025 and at Tsvingiringu…
Cloud Fusire and Patrick Mubwandarikwa THE mood in the capital city was electric yesterday after CAPS United and Dynamos secured vital wins to keep Harare at the top of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League. Log leaders CAPS United, who dropped points for the first time this season, going down 1-0 to Ngezi Platinum Stars…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER DESPITE a conspicuously low turnout at the 4500-seater Harare International Conference Centre on Saturday, Jamaican-American songstress Alaine delivered a polished and memorable performance. At the Afro Culture Connect concert, Alaine shared the stage with afro-fusion star Jah Prayzah, born Mukudzeyi Mukombe. What might have proved a disappointing turnout, however, evolved into an…
THE move by the government to establish municipal courts and grant arresting powers to municipal police marks a decisive shift toward restoring order in urban centres. For too long, local authorities have been toothless tigers, watching helplessly as by-laws are flouted and service delivery collapses. By decentralizing the judicial process for local offences, the government…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE High Court has ordered the immediate release of a Kezi man, ruling that a magistrate’s “emotional” sentencing ignored lighter, non-custodial options. Doubt Dube had been sentenced to an effective 18 months in prison after assaulting a fellow villager during a dispute while travelling on a scotch cart to a funeral…
CHIEF WRITER THE government needs to do a lot more to bring down the country’s soaring cost of living to cushion hard-pressed consumers, key stakeholders said yesterday. In addition, they called upon authorities to urgently investigate the country’s fuel value chain, to ensure that consumers and businesses do not pay unreasonably high prices for their…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWEAN sprint star Tapiwanashe Makarawu set a new 150 metre African record after clocking 14.96 seconds at the Miramar Invitational in Miramar, Florida, USA on Saturday. Makarawu’s time, which was just four seconds behind first-placed Jamaican Kishane Thompson, was better than the previous 150m record of 14.99 seconds set by the…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER HARARE Polytechnic stamped its authority on the track with commanding performances in the opening two days of the 2026 Technical Education Sports, Arts and Recreation (Tesar) Games, lighting up White City Stadium with speed, and tight finishes across both men’s and women’s events. Harare Polytechnic led from the front, clinching victory…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER WHAT happened at Belgravia Sports Club in the capital over the weekend proved one thing: the children born in the 2000s really love to party. Headlined by Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Ruger, the inaugural Ama 2K festival drew a bumper crowd, kicking off Easter celebrations in style. The Ama 2000s, as…
