Tanzania's President Magufuli 'to slash' civil servant salaries
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzanian President John Magufuli has promised to slash the salaries of senior civil servants, cutting the top wage threshold by almost two-thirds. He told supporters that it was...
View ArticleTheatre in the Park bounces back
HARARE - Theatre in the Park officially re-opened in the Harare Gardens on Tuesday night after four years on the sidelines. Zimbabwe’s leading theatre organisation had not had a home since 2012 when...
View ArticleWarriors thump Sihlangu
HARARE - Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa saluted his troops after turning on the heat in the second half to convincingly thump a stubborn Swaziland in an 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Cup qualifier...
View ArticleLadies hockey team breaks jinx
HARARE - Zimbabwe Under-21 Women team on Saturday qualified for the Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup set for Santiago, Chile breaking a 11-year jinx since their last involvement at the global stage....
View ArticleZim rugby set to lose Snyman
HARARE - Zimbabwe rugby is on the verge of losing another talent to South Africa after former Junior Sables vice-captain Eli Snyman was called up for the Junior Springboks trial camp being held in...
View ArticleVictorious hockey team back home
HARARE - Zimbabwe Under-21 women’s hockey team returned from Namibia yesterday where they finished second behind South Africa to qualify for this year’s World Cup to be held in Chile. The squad...
View ArticleZifa expels Kasinauyo, five charged with match-fixing
HARARE - Zifa has expelled suspended board member, Edzai Kasinauyo, and summoned five individuals to appear before a disciplinary hearing following their involvement in the latest local match-fixing...
View ArticleZhuwao's indigenisation stance worrying
HARARE - Indigenisation minister Patrick Zhuwao’s combative stance on foreign firms that are yet to comply with the controversial indigenisation policy is very worrying to say the least. Yesterday,...
View ArticleEmbrace youths or sink: Mliswa
HARARE - Former Zanu PF Mashonaland West chairperson Temba Mliswa says political parties should embrace the youths or kiss goodbye to hopes of winning the eagerly-anticipated 2018 elections....
View ArticleHCC continues with water disconnections
HARARE - Despite the fact that the High Court has outlawed water disconnections, Harare City Council (HCC) says it will continue disconnecting water to squeeze defaulters into settling their bills....
View ArticleZanu PF youths target Mujuru ally's farm
HARARE - Zanu PF youths yesterday besieged a Bindura farm belonging to former ambassador Agrippa Mutambara, who is now a member of the Joice Mujuru-led Zimbabwe People First (ZPF), baying for his...
View ArticleNorway closes Zim embassy
HARARE - Norway will in June this year close its embassy in Zimbabwe as part of its adjustment and restructuring process “in light of budgetary constraints and new priorities”. The Norwegian...
View ArticleMujuru's ZPF under siege from Zanu PF
HARARE - Barely a month after former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) was officially launched, the young political outfit is coming under increasing pressure from Zanu PF, as...
View ArticleG40 plans big anti-Mnangagwa demo
HARARE - As the Zanu PF faction opposed to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeding President Robert Mugabe cranks up the political heat on him — the warring party’s ambitious Young Turks, known...
View ArticleSA's Zuma 'breached' constitution, court rules
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's highest court has ruled that President Jacob Zuma violated the constitution when he failed to repay some of the government money used to upgrade his private home. The...
View ArticleZhuwao set for UK return after 'snub'
HARARE - Mashonaland Eagles hard-hitting batsman Cephas Zhuwao is mooting returning to England as he continues to be snubbed by Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) selectors for national duty. The left-handed...
View ArticleCAPS downplay title credentials
HARARE - CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe says his side will not be under pressure to win the title this season despite investing heavily to add top talent to the Green Machine’s roster. United, who...
View ArticleKasinauyo application thrown out
HARARE - The High Court has thrown out Edzai Kasinauyo’s urgent chamber application to have Zifa avail his legal team with evidence in the ongoing match-fixing scandal. Kasinauyo, a Zifa board member...
View ArticleIt's dog-eat-dog in Group L
HARARE - Although the Warriors hold the aces in Group L of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Guinea’s win over Malawi on Tuesday has complicated matters. According to the rules and regulations...
View ArticleCivil society petitions Parly
HARARE - Close to 50 civil society organisations last week handed a petition to Parliament demanding the speedy alignment of local government laws with the Constitution and establishment of provincial...
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