SANDRA HOVE ZIMBABWE’S Warriors are today expected to set off for Morocco where they will compete in the Africa Cup Of Nations (Afcon) finals. The Warriors, who are under the tutelage of Romanian coach Marian ‘Mario’ Marinica, are competing in the Afcon for the sixth time, having previously participated in the 2004, 2006, 2017, 2019…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE’s promising young golfers Miriam Masiya and Munesu Chimhini have made the nation proud after winning gold medals at the 4th ANOCA Youth Olympic Games in Luanda, Angola over the weekend. Masiya of Royal Harare Golf Club topped the girls’ leaderboard, while Munesu Chimhini from Chapman Golf Club led the boys…
POLITICAL EDITOR THE Finance ministry has revealed that numerous government bodies are defying a Treasury directive, secretly incurring unbudgeted debt that now threatens social service funding. Finance permanent secretary George Guvamatanga disclosed this during an online discussion at the weekend, citing a case where the government earlier this year uncovered about US$60 million in unapproved,…
Tapiwa Chirume IN A worrying development, Kwekwe City Council has recorded alarming new figures of motherto-child HIV infections. Mayor Albert Zinhanga told a full council meeting recently that the city had recorded 265 new cases of mother-to-child HIV transmission last month alone. “That HIV transmission figure is not a yearly figure, it is for the…
THE country’s escalating violent crime scourge will now be met with a “fire for fire” response by fed up law enforcement agents, a top police officer has warned. Speaking in Harare at the weekend during an awards ceremony for detectives, the director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Chrispen Charumbira, also said the successful retraining…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER ZIFA president Nqobile Magwizi has rallied the nation to throw their weight behind the Warriors as the Marian ‘Mario’ Marinica-coached side embarks on their latest Afcon finals campaign. The Warriors, who are set to compete in their sixth Afcon finals, are expected to set-off for Morocco tomorrow where they will…
Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS HUNDREDS of mourners gathered in the rolling hills of Chiweshe on Sunday to bid farewell to veteran musician Nicholas “Senior Lecturer” Zakaria, who was laid to rest at his rural home. Zakaria, a revered figure in Zimbabwean music, died on Thursday at the age of 69 after…
THE stark warning from the Forestry Commission is one Zimbabwe can no longer afford to ignore: we are fast sliding towards desertification. Losing over 200 000 hectares of forest cover annually is not just an environmental setback; it is an existential threat exacerbated by the looming shadow of climate change. The article in our sister…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER FORMER opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has vowed that Zanu PF will be stopped from extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office to 2030. Speaking at his annual charity dinner in Harare at the weekend, Chamisa said the campaign by the ruling party to amend the country”s Constitution in this regard would…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has dismissed an application for absolution by one Engelbert Mudzimba who was demanding US$50 000 from his business partner Ben Muchenje, whom he claimed constructed below standard fowl runs for a commercial poultry production. According to court papers, Madzimba’s claim against Muchenje and BMJ Engineering is for…
