Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 26-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man, Zibusiso Hadebe, has been jailed for 19 years after he was found guilty of attempted robbery and attempted rape in a violent night attack. Hadebe, who had pleaded not guilty to both counts, was convicted after a full trial. He was sentenced to six years for attempted…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER THE Zimbabwe U20 Eagles are poised for a do-or-die showdown against Cameroon in the quarterfinals of the CAVB U20 Men’s Volleyball African Championship today at Hassan Mostafa Sports Complex, following a challenging preliminary round in Cairo, Egypt. After three tough defeats to Egypt, Algeria, and Uganda, the Eagles are determined to…
THE government has highlighted the disproportionate brunt of climate change on women, whose societal roles make them more susceptible to its impacts, such as increased water scarcity, food insecurity, poverty, and gender-based violence. Speaking at the COP 30 preparatory meeting in Harare on Tuesday, chief director for Gender and Women Affairs Lillian Matsika Takaendisa said…
SANDRA HOVE THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has suspended the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) executive and board. The suspension comes in the wake of upheavals within the ZRU leadership that saw president Losson Mtongwiza being suspended over a litany of allegations before the SRC also stepped in just over a fortnight ago, calling for…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE FIVE of Zimbabwe’s best emerging chess players are aiming to make history when they compete in the World Chess Cadets Championships set for Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event, which gets underway today and concludes on October 1, has attracted budding chess players from at least 87 countries, features Open and Girls categories in the…
People in parts of the Angolan capital, Luanda, are still afraid to talk openly about what happened in July when protests brought…
American tennis star Taylor Townsend has apologised after coming under fire for comments she made on social media about Chinese food. The…
Emmanuel MarambeCHIEF SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE is looking to establish sound grassroots football structures to ensure the country not only has a solid feeder system for its national teams, but can also hold its own against the region’s and continent’s best at top level youth international tournaments in the not so distant future, Zifa president Nqobile…
THE ministry of Skills Audit, in partnership with the ministry of Lands and the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat), is set to embark on a nationwide agricultural skills audit aimed at enhancing the capacity and competitiveness of the agricultural sector. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement yesterday, the ministry of Skills Audit’s director of communications and…
WHILE it is important for a society to have robust political discourse, the politicisation of every aspect of life, as highlighted by former deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara, is a significant barrier to the country’s progress. As reported in yesterday’s edition of this newspaper, Mutambara’s observations, reinforced by the comments of former Finance minister Tendai…
