FOR a moment, they made us believe. For a moment, we had the world at our feet. For a moment, it appeared mission impossible would actually be possible. For once, Zimbabweans had something to cheer about. For that one moment, Zimbabweans forgot their well-documented economic struggles and united in rallying behind their national cricket team….
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned residents of a disruption of water supply due to power outages at its pump stations. This comes as the city has been seized with recurring water pipe bursts forcing council to periodically announce emergency 48-hour water shedding regimes, which usually affect all suburbs and surrounding areas supplied. Most…
By Nyasha Dube LOCAL comedienne Felistas Murata, also known as Mai TT, has been dragged to court by her estranged husband Tinashe Maphosa for defamation. According to documents fi led at the High Court last week, Maphosa claimed that “Mai TT” damaged his reputation by accusing him of being a criminal on her social media…
JAILED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Job Sikhala, pictured, was yesterday denied bail for the eighth time after High Court judge, Justice Rodgers Manyangadze, ruled there were no changed circumstances since his last application. Sikhala, together with Chitungwiza North MP, Godfrey Sithole and 13 other CCC activists were arrested in June on allegations of…
By Ketty Nyoni IN AN endeavor to assist its students struggling to secure attachment placements, the Women University in Africa (WUA) has allowed them to be attached to their own innovations and projects. Speaking during the university’s 18th graduation ceremony held in Harare yesterday, WUA’s vice chancellor Sunungurai Chingarande said the closure of some companies…
By Regis Chingawo MORE than 20 000 young primary and secondary school learners fell pregnant between September 2021 and August this year, the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) says. Politicians, church leaders and security forces were identified among the major culprits behind the shocking statistics which involved girls as young as eight years old….
By Nyasha Dube FORMER police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri, pictured, has retaken control of his properties after the Supreme Court yesterday struck the National Prosecuting Authority’s appeal for an order for their forfeiture off the roll. Chihuri was accused of having abused his power as the commissioner general of police and embezzling large sums of…
By Hazel Marimbiza POLICE have detained the father of a pregnant nine-year-old girl from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North Province to assist with investigations following the victim’s refusal to identify her abuser. The victim, who is about one month from giving birth, is reportedly being monitored by a team of specialist doctors and nurses at United…
LIMPOPO police in Tshamutumbu outside Thohoyandou, South Africa, have launched a manhunt after three prisoners escaped from a police holding cell in…
IN-FORM Zimbabwe cricket all-rounder Sikandar Raza, has been recognised for his stand-out performances at the on-going T20 Cricket World Cup in Australia after being shortlisted for the ICC Player of the Month Award for October. The 36-year old, will be vying for the ICC’s prestigious monthly gong alongside India’s record-breaking batsman Virat Kohli and South…
