THERE is still hope among many people within the opposition, civil society and the general citizenry that the drive by the ruling Zanu PF to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office to 2030 will not come to pass.So says dogged opposition stalwart and convener of the newly-launched Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), Jameson Timba,…
THE recent police dispatch from Masvingo province reads like a morbid script from a horror film, yet the blood being spilled is tragically real.Within a single week, the nation has been forced to confront the chilling reality that our most vulnerable citizens — school-going children — are no longer safe in the very communities meant…
NEWLY-PROMOTED Castle Lager Premier Soccer League side FC Hunters’ proposed partnership with N’ombeyawora has received a boost after Harare City pulled out of the race to acquire the Marondera-based side.Harare City recently wrote to FC Hunters advising the 2025 Eastern Region Soccer League Division One champions that they are not opposed to their decision to…
CONVENER of the newly-formed Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), Senator Jameson Timba, is mobilising against Zanu PF’s efforts to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s stay in office to 2030.Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent commercial television station, 3Ktv, on Thursday, Timba cited…
THE last thing politician Tendai Wenyika remembers about her son, Mike Gava (junior), was his quietness.But on Friday morning, January 23, that remains etched in her soul as a day of infinite darkness, that silence became permanent.Mike, a bright Form Two student at a private school in Harare with a future that seemed written in…
ZIMBABWEAN actress Danai Gurira has officially joined Invincible Season 4 as Universa, a powerful new character entering the already chaotic animated universe and yes, it also marks a reunion with her former The Walking Dead co-star Steven Yeun.Gurira’s casting as Universa is a major win for the adult animated hit, which has built a reputation…
HARARE City Council (HCC) has raised the alarm after tests revealed that 47 percent of boreholes in the capital are unsafe for human consumption, heightening fears of cholera and other waterborne diseases.This comes as cumulative figures for common diarrhoea currently stand at 4 903 cases, with two deaths recorded so far.In a cholera alert issued…
THE Zimbabwe national pool team, consisting of both men and women, will take part in the All Africa Pool Association Games that will run in Durban, South Africa from tomorrow until February 8.The competition will feature 13 nations that include South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Egypt, Mauritius, Botswana, Eswatini, and Mozambique.Zimbabwe Pool…
VETERAN journalist Golden Guvamatanga’s just-published debut poetry collection titled, Let the Children Make a Wish, is a good example of what is…
HUNDREDS of runners are expected to attend the fourth edition of the Oliver Mtukudzi Memorial Half Marathon set to kick off this morning at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton.The annual event, held in honour of the late Tuku, who was a cultural ambassador and an internationally-acclaimed musician, will see athletes competing across three diverse…
