Moyo fails to turn up
HARARE - Jonathan Moyo, minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services yesterday, failed to appear before a parliamentary portfolio committee to answer questions about the arrest of the...
View Article'Macheso paternity results genuine'
HARARE - Sungura artiste Alick Macheso’s claims that the paternity tests were rigged are baseless, the National Blood Transfusion Service Zimbabwe (NBTSZ) said yesterday. While acknowledging the...
View ArticleI snubbed Gumbura's wives — Mujuru
HARARE - Acting president Joice Mujuru has said she snubbed five of jailed rapist Robert Gumbura’s wives who were seeking their husband’s amnesty. Mujuru told delegates at the National Women’s...
View ArticleFactbox: Sunday Mail editor Edmund Kudzayi
HARARE - Here are some facts about Edmund Kudzayi, editor of the Sunday Mail, whom we will learn today whether he will be freed on bail in connection with accusations of insurgency, terrorism,...
View ArticleTsvangirai raps Zanu PF
HARARE - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday renewed his rivalry with President Robert Mugabe, telling councillors elected on his party ticket that the ruling Zanu PF was taking people for...
View ArticleGOtv plots comeback
MAURITIUS - Multichoice Africa says it is working on bringing back the digital terrestrial television service GOtv which was switched off in January this year. The television service, launched amid...
View ArticleD-day for 'Baba Jukwa'
HARARE - The High Court will today hear the bail application by Edmund Kudzayi, the incarcerated editor of the State-controlled Sunday Mail, a day after his elder brother Phillip Tawanda, also in...
View ArticleCFI losses widen
HARARE - Listed agro-focused concern CFI Holdings Limited (CFI)’s losses widened to $5,5 million in the half year to March 2014 from $1,76 million incurred in prior comparable year. The group said the...
View ArticleNo Indigenisation Act amendments: Nhema
HARARE - Indegenisation minister Francis Nhema insists that there will be no amendments to the Empowerment Act until deliberations are completed. He told Parliament’s Indigenisation and Economic...
View ArticleWhen leaders fall sick . . .
HARARE - Most of us possess an inherent, but often indefinable, admiration for the powerful in our midst. Until they are incapacitated by a life-threatening illness, we often believe them to be...
View ArticleObama seeks $500m for Syria rebels
WASHINGTON DC - President Barack Obama has asked the US Congress to approve $500m (£294m) to train and equip what he described as "moderate" Syrian opposition forces. The funds would help Syrians...
View ArticleGOtv must come back
HARARE - We welcome MultiChoice Africa’s intention to reach an agreement with government on the re-opening of GOtv which was abruptly switched off in January following shareholder differences. At the...
View ArticlePistorius evaluator has heart attack
PRETORIA - A psychiatrist who evaluated Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius in the trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, has suffered a heart attack. But this is not expected to delay...
View ArticleCremer doesn't regret quitting cricket
HARARE - Andy Waller, the current Zimbabwe cricket coach, made his Test debut aged 37. Waller played his first Test against England in Bulawayo in December 1996, having made his ODI debut nine years...
View ArticleStrict guidelines for Ironman juniors
HARARE - Aspiring junior bodybuilders have must bring their national registration identification documents in order to participate at this weekend’s Ironman contest. The year’s second bodybuilding...
View ArticleAntipas predicts tough battle
HARARE - Chicken Inn coach Joey Antipas predicted a tough battle against reigning Castle Premiership champions Dynamos this afternoon at Barbourfields Stadium The Gamecocks, who had an indifferent...
View ArticleFour uncapped players for Sables opener
HARARE - Zimbabwe have named four debutants in the starting line-up for today’s World Cup qualification tournament opener against hosts Madagascar in Antananarivo. The match will be broadcast live on...
View ArticleSables begin WC qualification quest
HARARE - Zimbabwe begin their final quest to qualify for next year’s Rugby World Cup today against Madagascar at 2pm today in a make-or-break tournament for the Sables. The Sables play three high...
View ArticleMidlands Music Awards on tonight
HARARE - Sungura musician Peter “Young Igwe” Moyo and rising gospel artiste Mathias Mhere have the chance to land their maiden gongs at the inaugural Midlands Music Awards to be held at the Midlands...
View ArticleFBCH appoints US exec as director
HARARE - FBC Holdings Limited (FBCH) has appointed American company ShoreCap II Limited (ShoreCap)’s executive Franklin Kennedy as director. This comes as ShoreCap — specialising in small business...
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