THE NAAZ interclub track and field championships took place at White City Stadium in Bulawayo this past weekend, with 17 clubs competing across various categories.This year’s championships presented a wide array of events, including 100m, 200m, 400m, relays, and various field events like shot put, javelin, long jump and high jump.Among the standout performances, Cryson…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has confirmed that the Chevrons’ travel plans have been affected by the escalating conflict in the Middle East.ZC will remain in India for the foreseeable future after their final match against South Africa on Sunday.“ZC confirms that the Zimbabwe senior men’s team remains safe and well in India following the conclusion of…
EIGHT people died, and several others were seriously injured in two separate road accidents along the Harare-Chirundu and Roy-Buffalo Range roads.Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the fatal incidents, which occurred over the weekend.The first tragedy involved a head-on collision near Chinhoyi, while the second resulted from a failed overtaking manoeuvre in Chiredzi.“The Zimbabwe…
THE country can achieve a mono-currency regime before 2030 if it maintains a disciplined monetary policy and meets key macroeconomic preconditions.This comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last week unveiled new and upgraded ZiG notes, as it strives to improve cash availability in the country and to entrench the wider use of the…
THE late former president Robert Mugabe’s youngest son, Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze Mugabe, are expected to appear at the Alexandra Magistrate Court, South Africa, today for a high-stakes bail application.The duo, aged 28 and 33 respectively, have been in state custody since February 23 following a violent incident that has drawn…
THE government is overhauling the nation’s health financing system by amending decades-old regulations to align with modern healthcare realities, ministry of Health permanent secretary, Aspect Maunganidze.Speaking at a consultative meeting attended by medical aid societies, healthcare funders, labour unions, and consumer bodies in Harare at the weekend, Maunganidze said amendments to Statutory Instrument (SI) 330…
A VETERAN prison guard allegedly smuggled hacksaw blades to a rapist, enabling a daring midnight escape from Plumtree Prison.Yusufu Yusufu, a 47-year-old officer with the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS), appeared at the weekend before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware, facing grave charges of aiding an inmate’s escape.While he pleaded not guilty and secured US$100…
A 32-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man appeared in court yesterday facing rape charges after allegedly cohabiting with a 12-year-old girl for months.Manage Kamuka, of 8th Street in Makokoba, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira charged with rape.He pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody to March 6 for trial.“I met the complainant at a bar…
FORMER minister of Health Obadiah Moyo has called for kidney disease to be treated as a national priority to protect future generations.Speaking ahead of the upcoming World Kidney Day commemorations, Moyo, who is the head of the National Men’s Forum, said Zimbabwe and the global community face a growing burden of kidney disease, which continues…
THE Gwanda Regional Magistrates Court has sentenced a former fugitive to 19 years in prison for raping a disabled neighbour and assaulting her grandmother.According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the offender first sexually assaulted his 34-year-old neighbour, who has mental and physical disabilities, before assaulting the victim’s 73-year-old grandmother.“On 12 March 2018, at around…
