HARARE – Prince Edward School has in its 114 years of existence become a sports academy in its own right, producing some of Zimbabwe’s finest sporting ambassadors down the years. It is a proud history new headmaster Agrippa Sora is determined to maintain. The veteran educationist began his new job on Tuesday, becoming the second…
HARARE – The Triathlon Association of Zimbabwe (Taz) has entered the final half of its domestic season with preparations for the South Africa Provincial Championships set for March in full swing. The South African Triathlon Provincial Championships will be held in East London on March 17. National trials resumed last weekend for three junior age-groups…
THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Simone Gbagbo, the wife of Ivory Coast’s ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. She is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity committed in the wake of disputed presidential elections in 2010. Her husband is already awaiting trial at the court in The Hague on four…
HARARE – A special parliamentary committee is this week expected to endorse or reject Jacob Mudenda as the new chairman of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC). ZHRC is the first statutory body tasked with investigating rights abuses. Parliament’s Standing Rules and Orders Committee — the legislature’s policy making body — is due to meet…
HARARE – An unregistered micro-finance institution was yesterday fined $2 000 and barred from taking investors’ deposits after contravening the Banking Act. Perfect Shot Investments pleaded guilty to contravening banking registration laws when it accepted deposits and was involved in money lending schemes without registering with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The court heard…
HARARE – A Zvishavane man who lost an arm after being electrocuted is now demanding $80 000 in damages from Zesa Holdings’ subsidiary Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC). The man, Tapiwa Mavenga, has filed a High Court application against the power distribution company. It is alleged that the incident took place in January…
HARARE – Kereke’s sworn statement written on 10 July 2007 1. I Munyaradzi Kereke ID 63-785927 D04, residing at Number 92 Norfolk road Mount Pleasant, Harare, born 29 July 1972, do solemnly state that: 2. I am employed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe as advisor to the Governor of the Reserve Bank. 3. Early…
NAIROBI – Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki has rejected an attempt by MPs to award themselves a bonus of more than $105,000 (£65,660) each. The MPs, already among Africa’s highest paid lawmakers, had wanted the money to be paid when parliament breaks up ahead of elections due in March 2013. But their attempt sparked angry protests…
HARARE – Sungura ace Alick Macheso, who leaves for the United Kingdom (UK) tomorrow, has his work cut out for him. The Tafadzwa hitmaker wades into the UK in the wake of two highly successful joint shows held there by Zimbabwe’s most eminent musicians Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi two weeks ago. Mukanya and Tuku’s…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s plans to hold an indaba to pave way for the crafting of a new constitution which sets terms for holding of new elections are in danger of collapse following a lawsuit filed in the High Court yesterday seeking to stop the process. Danny Musukuma, whose public profile is not known but is…
