Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Kumbirai Mutiwekuziva says his side has the quality and momentum to extend their impressive unbeaten streak against Herentals in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon. The Platinum Boys have enjoyed a solid start to the campaign and are currently sitting fourth…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tapiwa Chirume THE six members of the Mujuru family, who tragically lost their lives along the Harare–Masvingo Highway, were laid to rest yesterday at Wiltshire Farm in Chivhu. The funeral drew a large gathering, including church organisations, representatives of banking institutions, close relatives and friends, traditional leaders, and the minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, all…
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…
Tapiwa Chirume POLICE have released the names of five of the seven people who died when a truck ploughed into pedestrians at an accident scene along the Bulawayo–Beitbridge Road, with two victims yet to be identified by their next of kin. The tragic incident occurred on Friday night at the 57-kilometre peg, when a truck…
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…
