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Zim soccer starlet snapped by Kaizer Chiefs

2013 May 05 | 3041 Views

Dexter Masunda, Ali Sundowns Academy's promising striker has been snapped up by South African soccer giants Kaizer Chiefs and drafted into the club's youth developmental side.The 17-year-old Masunda was on loan at relegated Gunners last season and joins fellow Zimbabweans at the Naturena, Willard Ka...

by Sports reporter

Traditional chief jailed 15 years for rape

2013 April 27 | 3201 Views

A BUHERA traditional leader Chief Chitsunge - Magaya Gunguwo (83) - was last week slapped with a 15-year jail term after being convicted of sexually attacking one of his subjects, a 14-year-old girl, deflowering her in the process.The rapist chief will, however, serve a ten-year effective jail term ...

by Staff reporter

Matthew Rusike back at Kaizer Chiefs training

2013 April 17 | 2053 Views

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Matthew Rusike is back at training with the rest of his team-mates at the club and hopes to make his return to competitive football before the end of the current season.According to the Soccer-Laduma website, the 22-year-old was forced onto the sidelines earlier in the year,...

by Sports reporter

Traditional chiefs bemoans shortage of schools

2013 March 25 | 1746 Views

CHIEFS from Binga have expressed concern at the shortage of schools in the district and complained that the few that are there were in a dilapidated state.In an interview on Wednesday, Chief Siansali said children in Binga were learning under difficult conditions and implored the Government to take ...

by Staff Reporter

Trial of a Chief accused of deflowering a teenager commences

2013 February 23 | 4285 Views

THE trial of Buhera's Chief Chitsunge - Magaya Gunguwo (83) - accused of raping a teenager started on Monday at the Rusape Regional Court with the victim accusing the traditional leader of muzzling her mouth and threatening to kill her each time he forced himself on her in his bedroom where she oft...

by Staff Reporter

Mugabe accuses chiefs of fronting whites

2013 February 17 | 2101 Views

President Robert Mugabe yesterday accused chiefs of being fronts for white farmers after some of them leased out their farms seized during land invasions.Speaking at the belated annual chiefs' conference as well as the launch of seven Masvingo community share ownership schemes at Masvingo Polytechni...

by Staff reporter

Mugabe to officially open chiefs' conference

2013 February 14 | 2228 Views

President Mugabe is tomorrow expected to officially open the 3-day annual chiefs' conference that starts today in Masvingo and will discuss the traditional leaders' concerns over some provisions of the draft constitution. The annual conference, expected to be attended by at least 270 chiefs and thei...

by Staff reporter

Chief warns Zanu-PF

2013 January 30 | 2391 Views

CHIEF Nematombo has warned Zanu-PF against the imposition of candidates to represent the party in the forthcoming elections, saying the act cost the party dearly in the 2008 harmonised elections.Speaking at the hand-over of seed maize and blankets at his homestead which was destroyed in a suspected ...

by Staff reporter

Chief accused of meddling in political affairs, villagers fined for failing to obey his orders

2013 January 28 | 2718 Views

Gutu -The Member of House of Assembly for Gutu North Constituency Honourable Edmore Maramwidze Hamandishe has accused Chief Chitsa of meddling in political affairs and exploiting villagers in the constituency through charging astronomical penalties at his traditional court.Speaking in a telephone ...

by Honest Makanyire

Journalist charged for phoning Chief, to appear in court on Monday

2013 January 27 | 2695 Views

A NewsDay Editor, Ropafadzo Mapimhidze, who is being charged for calling Chief Rangarirai Nhema to seek a comment for a story, will appear in court next Monday.Mapimhidze was charged with contravening Section 88 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act for repeatedly calling Chief Nhema to ...

by Staff reporter

Chief Negomo faces revolt

2013 January 24 | 2946 Views

THE controversial acting Chief Negomo, Lucias Chitsinde, from Mashonaland Central faces a revolt as four other houses within his extended family are vying for the chieftainship.His chieftaincy is now hanging by the thread since traditional rituals must be undertaken this year to choose a substantiv...

by Staff reporter

Chief Negomo demands US$1,1 million from a white farmer

2013 January 14 | 1792 Views

Mashonaland Central province traditional leader, Chief Negomo (Luscious Chitsinde), is demanding US$1,1 million from a commercial farmer at Tavydale Farm, Mr Pip Mattison, as compensation for 50 A1 farmers whose maize crop he destroyed in a land dispute.In determining the figure at a traditional cou...

by Staff reporter