Mujuru piles on Mugabe agony
HARARE - Former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) yesterday piled the pressure on President Robert Mugabe in his escalating quarrel with disaffected war veterans loyal to...
View ArticleAAG president defends Chivayo
HARARE - Affirmative Action Group (AAG) president Chamu Chiwanza has defended Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) benefactor Wicknell Chivayo for withdrawing his sponsorship from local football....
View ArticleTributes pour in for Ian Robinson
HARARE - Tributes continue to pour for former Zimbabwe cricket umpire Ian Robinson who succumbed to lung cancer on Sunday. The Robinson family will conduct a private cremation this week and a public...
View ArticleMighty Warriors ready for Zambia
HARARE - Despite the problems engulfing the Mighty Warriors camp over unpaid bonuses, coach Shadreck Mlauzi is confident the ladies will dispatch Zambia in today’s African Women Cup of Nations final...
View ArticleMatch-fixing case losing steam
HARARE - It appears the local match-fixing investigation involving Zimbabwean players and officials is already losing steam after the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) dropped charges against...
View ArticleLibya's Tripoli govt to step down
TRIPOLI - One of two rival governments in Libya has announced that it is stepping down, a justice ministry statement has said. The announcement comes less than a week after the arrival in Tripoli of a...
View ArticleZanu PF set to reclaim Guruve South seat
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s governing Zanu PF party is expected to reclaim the parliamentary seat in an easy by-election in Guruve South in Mashonaland Central. The constituency votes on April 23. Zanu PF is...
View ArticleParliament reconvenes
HARARE - Zimbabwe’s Parliament reconvened yesterday for the first time after the Easter recess. Parliament’s two-week Easter recess began after the National Assembly and Senate sittings on March 17....
View ArticleZim's human rights record under UN gaze
HARARE - The Zimbabwe government is reluctant to take effective steps to address legislation which excessively violates human rights, a coalition of 21 civil society groups has told the United Nations...
View ArticleKereke claims Zanu PF heavies cooked rape charges
HARARE - Zanu PF’s legislator for Bikita West Munyaradzi Kereke yesterday made sensational claims that former Vice President Joice Mujuru, ex-Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono, ex-Information minister...
View Article'Al-Shabaab' runs amok in Kwekwe
HARARE - It has emerged that the Kwekwe-based Zanu PF terror group that goes by the sick moniker “Al-Shabaab” went berserk at the weekend, attacking party youths who attended a homecoming rally for...
View ArticleAxe sharpens for Mnangagwa's allies
HARARE - With the warring Zanu PF’s politburo and central committee power structures meeting in Harare today and on Friday respectively to discuss, among other issues, dozens of outstanding...
View ArticleTogo replace coach Tom Saintfiet
LOME - Togo have appointed Claude LeRoy as their new national team coach to replace Tom Saintfiet. Frenchman LeRoy, 68, has worked on the continent for almost 30 years and has coached at a record...
View ArticleTawengwa takes film venture to America
HARARE - Award-winning film maker Patience Tawengwa recently attended the Annual Harvard Business School Africa Conference in Boston as part of promoting Milele-a Pan-African production house she...
View ArticleFree, fair, credible by-elections possible
HARARE - If the country entertains any hopes of reasserting itself as a bastion of democracy and good governance ahead of the much-anticipated 2018 general elections, like President Robert Mugabe...
View ArticleMedtech future uncertain
HARARE - Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed pharmaceuticals manufacturer Medtech is facing an uncertain future should a strategic transaction fail to go through this year. The group’s chairperson,...
View ArticleNetOne saga deepens
HARARE - The row between NetOne Cellular (NetOne) and suspended chief executive Reward Kangai’s allies has deepened with Bopela Group (Bopela) petitioning the Institute of Chartered Accountants...
View ArticleTheatre in the Park re-opens tonight
HARARE - After four years on the sidelines, Theatre in the Park is expected to make an explosive re-entry on the country’s theatre scene with the rip-roaring political satire that was banned by the...
View ArticleJah Prayzah praises newcomer Dondo
HARARE - Afro-fusion star Jah Prayzah has thrown his weight behind newcomer Sam Dondo who is scheduled to launch his debut album titled Zviuya in Harare next week. Jah Prayzah, who will grace the...
View Article58 years for gang rape
HARARE - Three Norton men who kidnapped a 14-year-old girl before taking turns to rape her were slapped with a 58-year sentence yesterday. Knowledge Mpame, 28, Lloyd Sibanda, 22, and Foxen Mukozho,...
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