HARARE – Family planning pills which have flooded the streets of Harare are getting a ready market from women shying from clinics and pharmacies. During a discussion on sexual and reproduction health rights in Epworth last week, women revealed how they would rather buy contraceptives from the streets instead of going to a local clinic….
HARARE – A Harare police officer will spend the next four years in prison for sodomy. Taruvinga Chadenga was found guilty of aggravated indecent assault. Magistrate Noel Mupeiwa said though 32-year-old Chadenga is married, he sought sexual gratification from someone of the same sex hence deserved time behind bars. Mupeiwa said through this heinous act,…
HARARE – Core status once again proved a bridge too far to cross as Zimbabwe fell 26-7 to Russia in the quarter-finals of the of the qualification tournament at the London Sevens yesterday. The Cheetahs needed to finish in the top three of the eight team tournament to qualify for promotion and join the elite…
HARARE – Potentially explosive encounters are on the cards this weekend in the Southern Region Division One with teams placed in the top four up against each other. Log leaders Bantu Rovers travel to Hwange for a date with third-placed ZPC Hwange while fourth placed New West will host second-placed How Mine at Luveve. These…
HARARE – FC Platinum midfielder Allen Gahadzikwa says he is happy at the Castle Premiership side but is unsure whether he will stay for another season. The former Motor Action man told the Daily News he could soon join a club in Belgium or Sweden. “There is a possibility of going to Belgium and Sweden,”…
BULAWAYO – Police in Bulawayo have banned commemorations on Gukurahundi massacres on the “feeble” excuse that the meeting would cause disharmony and division. The “emotional” commemorations were supposed to take place on Saturday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church in the city. Organisers of the event, Bulawayo based pressure group, Ibhetshu Likazulu, had earlier in the…
HARARE – One of the world’s most popular chicken franchises, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)’s bid to fly back into Zimbabwe is facing huge challenges. Indegenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere has slammed Kevin James, the franchise holder for the fast-food giant for opting for South African imported chickens as he re-establishes KFC in Zimbabwe in the New…
HARARE – Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet)’s share price yesterday advanced 5,11 cents to close at 485,11 cents on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) as the mobile network operator hit eight million subscribers. The group dominates the mobile market in Zimbabwe, which has a 12 million population. Christopher Mugaga, an independent analyst, said the rise in…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe was so shocked by Vice President John Nkomo’s death that he could not even stomach the courage to accompany the deceased body to Tsholotho and Bulawayo, Zanu PF national chairperson Simon Khaya Moyo said. Addressing about 600 people at the Large City Hall in Bulawayo yesterday, the Zanu PF chairperson…
HARARE – Ignatius Chombo, the local government minister’s recent land probe team is meant to punish more MDC councilors. MDC councillors claim Chombo is out to destroy them through a land probe team meant to investigate cooperatives and has targeted at least seven councillors. Targeted for suspension are councilors Victor Chifodya, Charity Bango, Musa Macheza,…
