Minister escapes injury in five-car pileup
HARARE - A Jeep Cherokee carrying David Parirenyatwa, the Health and Child Care minister, was damaged in a pileup yesterday involving four other vehicles in Eastlea in the capital, Harare, witnesses...
View ArticleDiamond players demand more say
HARARE - Diamond players say the country has the potential to earn over $6,5 billion in revenue if all the gems are beneficiated. Lovemore Kurotwi, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Diamond Technology...
View ArticleGvt to cancel Gye Nyame agreement
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s government has resolved to cancel the Gye Nyame Resources (GNR) joint venture agreement with William Ato Essien's company after a series of external audits have...
View ArticleMugabe's divided house
HARARE - Warring factions in President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF will try to overcome crippling feuds and plot a more coherent strategy at a conference that opens in Chinhoyi this week, officials said...
View ArticleMan steals 8 cars in one month
HARARE - A Harare man has been hauled before the courts on allegations of stealing eight cars in one month. Chamunorwa Magwaza, 28, yesterday appeared before magistrate Don Ndirowei facing eight...
View Article'All female parishioners belonged to Gumbura'
HARARE - An Independent End Time Message former congregate sensationally revealed yesterday that all female parishioners in their church belonged to the founder Robert Martin Gumbura. Innocent Nehowa...
View Article'Cop killer' in court
HARARE - A man accused of killing a police officer has been remanded in custody until December 27. Officer Timothy Mbova was found stripped naked and dead in Hatfield after being robbed of $48 and a...
View ArticleSon chases dad from home
HARARE - A war veteran is sleeping rough after being chased from home by his son, a Harare magistrate heard yesterday. Peter Dodzo, 62, dragged his son, Abisha before the Harare Civil court, seeking...
View ArticleTurbulence causes stir in Mbare
HARARE - There was commotion in Mbare yesterday when visiting Jamaican dancehall artiste Turbulence paid an unexpected visit to Harare’s oldest ghetto. Turbulence, real name Sheldon Campbell, had just...
View ArticleMuseveni to retire
KAMPALA - President Yoweri Museveni returned home after former South African President Nelson Mandela’s funeral and immediately called his top political and army advisers where he dropped the...
View ArticleZanu PF conference kicks off
CHINHOYI - The Zanu PF annual conference which kicked off yesterday, breathed new life into the usually sleepy town of Chinhoyi. Police details were out in full force for the conference, which will...
View ArticleChombo rejects expulsion of MDC councillors
HARARE - Ignatius Chombo, minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has rejected the expulsion of rebellious councillors by Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC, saying it was null and void. The...
View ArticleI don't care - ZBC boss
HARARE - Suspendend Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) chief executive officer, Happison Muchechetere, says he does not care about allegations that he was getting in excess of $40 000 salary and...
View ArticleCairns' tale of two Tours
HARARE - 2013 Zambezi Tour Money list winner Ryan Cairns is having a fairly decent season on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit, where he is currently seating on number 43. The Nelson Mandela...
View ArticleWe wait with bated breath
HARARE - The last year or so has been an emotional roller coaster ride for the Zimbabwean national cricket team. There have been a few moments that will never be forgotten, such as the impressive way...
View ArticleMakoto geared up for Zim Chess Open
HARARE - Zimbabwean chess ace Rodwell Makoto has intensified preparations for the upcoming Zimbabwe Chess Open to be held in Harare at the end this month. “I am preparing hard and I am confident that...
View ArticleAll set for Buz congress
HARARE - The Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (Buz)’ tenure is set to come to an end on December 29 when the association hold its congress to elect a new board tasked to lead Zimbabwean basketball for...
View ArticleZim riders aim to change fortunes
HARARE - Zimbabwe motocross riders will have to dig deep in their quest to crawl their way back into contention at the ongoing Summer Series that has so far produced mixed results for the local...
View ArticleCara reigns supreme
HARARE - Former world number one doubles tennis player Cara Black yesterday capped off a stellar season by being crowned the Zimbabwe Sportsperson of the Year for a record-equalling fourth time. The...
View ArticleZifa shot down
HARARE - The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has shot down Zifa’s proposal for the federation’s aspiring presidency candidates to pay a nomination fee of $10 000. Zifa is expected to hold its...
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