Dry spell hits Zvishavane
ZVISHAVANE - With the 2016/2017 agricultural season having been characterised by above normal rainfall and flash floods across the country, surprisingly Zvishavane which is in the agricultural...
View Article'Jail did not strip their voting rights'
HARARE - Since the attainment of independence, Zimbabwean prisoners — who have the same rights to decide on their next leader as every other Zimbabwean citizen — have never been accorded the right to...
View Article'Mugabe should name successor'
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe should name his successor and manage the transition while in office to avoid events being controlled by circumstances beyond his control, analysts contend. First Lady...
View ArticleShould it be 'our people' or 'fellow citizens'?
HARARE - With the silly season of elections now upon us, it is no longer uncommon to hear the political elite referring to their fellow citizens as “our people”. While this might sound like a genuine...
View ArticleManyenyeni only being realistic
HARARE - The solo war Harare mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has started at the City of Harare is one he may not win easily. The Harare mayor is reportedly planning to slash wages for council employees,...
View ArticleZim, SA row turns vicious
HARARE - A serious diplomatic feud has erupted between Zimbabwe and its southern neighbour after South African aviation authorities banned all Air Zimbabwe flights in and out of that country on Friday...
View ArticleRequiem for Advocate Chris Andersen
HARARE - Chris Andersen, who practiced as an advocate for over half a century, died on July 12, 2017. He was 81. He gave his all in the cause of those he had been instructed to represent. He...
View ArticleScott Vincent finishes 9th in Fiji
HARARE – Zimbabwean golfer Scott Vincent is hoping to ride on the momentum of his first outing at the tropical destination of Fiji. Vincent signed for a closing round one-under 71 for a total...
View ArticleShabanie Mine's woes mount
ZVISHAVANE - ZPC Kariba added to Shabanie Mine’s growing relegation woes as they registered a vital away 1-0 win in yesterday’s Castle Lager Premiership match at Maglas Stadium. The visitors’...
View ArticleFC Platinum edge Triangle
CHIREDZI – Not for the first time this season, FC Platinum were again awarded a penalty which propelled them to a slender victory over Triangle in a Castle Lager Premiership match at Gibbo Stadium...
View ArticleBreak good for us, says Mutasa
HARARE – Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa feels the two-week break the Glamour Boys have enjoyed has given his side’s injured players time to recover as they launch an assault on the Castle Lager...
View ArticleFired-up CAPS sink Ngezi
HARARE – Dominic Chungwa netted a brace as CAPS United denied Ngezi Platinum Stars a chance to return to the top of the Castle Lager Premiership table with a convincing 3-0 victory yesterday. For...
View ArticleMoyo must be upfront with the media
HARARE - Something is certainly amiss with the way Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo is thumbing his nose at journalists who will be going about their duties. Like a teaser bull seeking to...
View ArticleCivil society calls for regional solidarity ahead of elections
HARARE - Civil society organisations have called for regional solidarity from southern African partners in ensuring that the 2018 elections in Zimbabwe meet the Sadc standards for free and fair...
View ArticleFormer top MDC staffer loses property over debt
HARARE - Controversail former MDC director general, Toendepi Shonhe, who made headlines recently for predicting a landslide victory for Zanu PF in next year’s general elections, has lost a 1,2 hectare...
View ArticleMbare couple flees with lobola
HARARE - A daring Mbare couple has left a Kuwadzana man heart-broken and ruined after they connived to fake being brother and sister before luring him to fall in love with the supposed sister. The...
View ArticleCimas, Corp 24 row takes new twist
HARARE - The two-year-old feud between Cimas Medical Aid Society (Cimas) and Corporate 24 Hospital Group (Corporate 24) is raging on with the former in the eye of a storm from its members after using...
View ArticleHarare proposes underground bins
HARARE - Harare City Council (HCC) is proposing a $300 000 underground bin project as a way of improving the face of the city following poor refuse collection. According to director of works Phillip...
View ArticleWaitress loses baby after Grace Mugabe rampage
JOHANNESBURG - A waitress suffered a miscarriage after she was pushed by Robert Mugabe Jnr as he fled his mother Grace Mugabe’s violent attacks at a Sandton Hotel last week. The waitress at Capitol 20...
View ArticleHospitals fail to conduct forensics
HARARE - Zimbabwe's hospitals are failing to conduct forensic pathology examinations as there are no gas chromatograph machines to conduct the processes which are used to ascertain the cause of death...
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