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Mighty Warriors clap Namibia
Namibia 0 - 2 ZimbabweThe Mighty Warriors took a significant step toward securing a spot in the Cosafa Women's Championship semi-finals with an impressive performance in their Group C victory at D...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 06:11hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Harare woman up for slavery
A Harare woman Daisy Machiha (34) is facing human trafficking charges for allegedly "enslaving" a juvenile from Chitungwiza.Machiha appeared before Chitungwiza Magistrate Court charged with vi...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Family members rejoiced when Tuku, Sam died'
DAISY Mtukudzi, the widow to the late music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi has claimed that some family members were happy about the deaths of Tuku and his son Sam. Tuku died of heart failure relat...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Tuku's unreleased music stolen
TODAY marks exactly three years to the day legendary music icon and national hero Dr Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi breathed his last. The revered and highly decorated musician died at the age of 66, and had ...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 07:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
NPA revives criminal charges against suspended ZIFA boss Felton Kamambo
Zimbabwean authorities have revived criminal charges against the Zimbabwe Football Association president, days after his board was suspended over a poor run of results by the national team.Fel...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 06:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA board members not guilty
FOUR ZIMBABWE Football Association (ZIFA) board members including its president Felton Kamambo were today cleared of allegations of transferring judicial funds from one of the country's football gover...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 20:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
D-day for Zifa bosses
A HARARE Court is today expected to rule on a matter where Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) bosses are accused of illegally transferring association funds to a private account.The quartet ...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Old ZUPCO trains break the internet
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company in conjunction with the National Railways of Zimbabwe have unveiled rail coaches to ease congestion in and out of the city centre to the eastern and western subur...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 14:28hrs | 9 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zifa bosses in court
Four top Zifa board members moved US$740 000 from Zifa's nostro account into the bank account of a private company belonging to one of them in 2019, allegedly to block a debtor using a courtissued gar...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 local govt officials remanded in custody to today
FOUR top officials in the Local Government ministry were yesterday remanded in custody to today for bail hearing after they fraudulently dispossessed a housing co-operative of land and allocated it to...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Desperate villagers sell cattle for US$50 as disease bites
SOME desperate villagers in Chiweshe are selling cattle for as low as US$50 as a result of the outbreak of Theileriosis, or January Disease, a tick-borne infection that has claimed hundreds of cattle ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 07:13hrs | 17 | by Staff Reporter
ZACC revive probe into Zifa's US$740k transfer
ZIFA board members have one again come under the radar of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission over the long-running saga in which US$740 000 was transferred from the association's account into a p...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Struggling millionaires
HIS nickname, which I find a bit harsh, is Poor Millionaire. I prefer calling him just SP - for Struggling Peter.He shares a small cabin with his younger brother at an illegal settlement adjac...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:02hrs | 10 | by Black Edward
Teachers, govt talks face hurdles
NEGOTIATIONS between teachers and government over salaries could hit a snag, with the employer expressing fear that further salary adjustments could trigger inflation and reverse the gains made by gov...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thambolenyoka speaks about war experiences
THE mere mention of the name, Thambolenyoka, who operated as a dissident in the districts of Matabeleland South in the 80s during the post-independence disturbances used to send shivers down the spine...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:07hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Nssa squanders millions on luxuries
THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) splashed millions of dollars on bad investments, luxuries for board members and hefty salary perks for executive management, at a time when pensioners wer...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
From Lupane to Liverpool
AT the age of three, she was abandoned by her own mother.The bottled up anger of not understanding why a parent, particularly a mother, would leave her child, made staying with her stepmother ...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa blocks bank account freeze
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has successfully thwarted the bid by a local hospitality firm, Daisy Guest Lodge (Pvt) Ltd, to freeze its bank account over a payment dispute.According...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa creditor masquerades as cop, caught on CCTV
A SHADOWY operation, in which a daring Zifa creditor masqueraded as a police officer to try and intimidate a bank manager to freeze all the association's bank accounts, has been blown into the open af...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa in $700k scam
At least US$700 000 disbursed by the world's soccer governing body Fifa disappeared from a Zifa account and found its way into private bank accounts of some of the association's executive members, cou...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joint executorship for Mtukudzi's estate
THE Master of High Court has jointly appointed Daisy Mtukudzi and another family member - Vennah Muchakagara - as executors to the estate of the late music icon Dr Oliver Mtukudzi.Daisy and Mu...Published: 21 May 2019 at 23:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
I didn't ride on Tuku's fame, says Selmor
THE late music icon and national hero Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi's daughter, Selmor - who has been largely touted as heir to the superstar's music throne - said she has worked hard over the years to devel...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi's publicist breaks silence, 'Tuku had so much hatred for his daughters'
WHILE Zimbabweans from all spheres of life have for the past four months been eagerly awaiting the late music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi aka Tuku's final will, revelations by the late national hero as ...Published: 05 May 2019 at 13:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Challenging Mtukudzi's will herculean task'
THE late music superstar and national hero, Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi's children may find it difficult to challenge his will and testament lodged with the Master of the High Court early this week, as the...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Oliver Mtukudzi's widow singing Paunapopo
A song by the widow of the late National Hero DR Oliver Mtukudzi has gone viral on the internet after media revealed that Mtukudzi left everything he had to his wife Daisy. The song Paunapopo ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 11:45hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mtukudzi's last will raises eyebrows
NEARLY four months after the death of music legend Dr Oliver Mtukudzi, a Harare law firm has filed with the Master of High Court, a one-page Will and Testament bequeathing all movable and immovable pr...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:30hrs | 6967 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Selmor Mtukudzi
Even with the spirit of Easter in the air, it seems there is no let-up in the acrimony within the late music superstar and national hero Dr Oliver Mtukudzi's family.Selmor Mtukudzi, daughter t...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family snubs Daisy at Mtukudzi memorial
DIVISIONS continued to rock the family of the late national hero, Dr Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, as several family members, including daughters Selmor and Sandra, snubbed the "sham" memorial held in Madzi...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi did not leave a will, 4 more children emerge
CONTROVERSY continues to stalk the family of the late national hero, Dr Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, as the entire clan gathers today in Madziva to decide how the vast wealth the singer left behind will be...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi's daughter silences 'step mother'
The late music icon and national hero Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi might have left a big void in the music industry, but through her daughters, Selmor and Sandra, Tuku's fans might have something to smile a...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi's daughter plays down Daisy rift
CRACKS in the late superstar Oliver Mtukudzi's family appear to be widening over his music legacy, with his daughter Selmor seemingly on the receiving end of planned attacks.Although she refus...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 13:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA Church ordered to solemnise gay and lesbian marriages by court
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has found that the Dutch Reformed Church's policy against solemnising same-sex marriages, diminished the integrity of gay congregants.Judges Sulette Potteril...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 14:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi family dilemma
How do you fill in a legend's shoes? How do you keep the legend's memory alive? Do you continue doing what the legend used to do? Or perhaps you allow and make use of those with similar talent to carr...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:51hrs | 3 | by Staf reporter
Mtukudzi's daughters defies their step-mother, insist on tribute concerts
SANDRA and Selmor, daughters of the late Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, have organised a number of shows in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the United Kingdom which will serve as tribute concerts for their father...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa barred from accessing funds
High Court judge Justice Amie Tsanga has ordered Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited to stop Zifa from accessing funds held by the financial institution pending the finalisation of a wrangle between the football...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 20:31hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi family feud escalates as Daisy moves to block Selmor
ON Monday February 18 at 6.23pm, a statement appeared on the Tuku Music Official Facebook page, part of it read; "We would like to distance ourselves from any events or gatherings that are being held ...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi family mired in controversy
The late superstar Oliver Mtukudzi's family has trashed all memorial events and gigs that were held in his honour saying the first official event will be the Cape Town Jazz Festival, with Tuku's band ...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 17:01hrs | 3479 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi widow's actions raise questions
What could be going on in Daisy Mtukudzi's mind? When she distances herself from gigs that have been organised in honour of her late husband Oliver Mtukudzi, is she implying there are sinister motives...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 22:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Wicknell Chivayo visits Mtukudzi's grave
Maverick businessman and socialite Wicknell Chivayo spent Valentine's day with the widow of the late national hero Oliver Mtukudzi in Mashonaland Central.He was accompanied by musician Aleck M...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 11:51hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bank sued over Zifa debt
Daisy Guest House is suing EcoBank for allowing Zifa to access funds in its account after the football-controlling body's money had been attached over their failure to pay for $161 762 in accommodatio...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi's in-laws bitter
Mr Fred Gasho is bitter that the family of the late national hero Oliver Mtukudzi did not alert him, as per traditional custom, of the demise of his son-in-law. Mr Gasho is the biological father of Da...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:43hrs | 2900 | by Staff reporter
Who will inherit Mtukudzi's vast empire?
A wife, four daughters with three different mothers, an unrecognised son with a birth certificate, and a rebutted daughter who made headlines seeking to be recognised.That sums up people with ...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:38hrs | | by Mtandazo Dube
Tuku's 'wives' funeral drama
THE late national hero Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi's ex-wife Melody Murape said she only attended the funeral for the sake of her children. Murape got married to thc late superstar on February 24 i...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 14:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I was not allowed to visit Tuku in hospital'
OLIVER 'Tuku' Mtukudzi's ex-wife wife, Melody Murape, says she was not allowed to see the late music legend even during his time in hospital. Murape revealed this in a wide ranging interview w...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 14:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nyaradzo CEO turns into Tuku's undertaker
The burial of music superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi - the first musician to be accorded national hero status -- was unprecedented in many respects.It was the first time a national hero was bu...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi's ugly family split
Clashes over funeral arrangements for the revered musician have exposed long-standing rifts and a reconciliation.It was on a hot Wednesday afternoon that a beleaguered Zimbabwe began to come t...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 19:34hrs | | by City Press
Mnangagwa praises Tuku's works
National hero and international music icon Dr Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi was yesterday buried at his rural homestead in Madziwa, Mashonaland Central province.President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sp...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi was a true patriot: Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday described the late music superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi as a world-acclaimed musician who, however, remained patriotic to his country up to the time of his dea...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tuku's first wife sidelined at funeral
THE late music icon Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi has been widely regarded as a unifier, an exemplary father figure, but events at his burial in his rural Madziwa home yesterday suggested otherwise, as his e...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi legacy under spotlight
The late music superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi will be laid to rest at his rural home in Madziwa, Shamva district in Mashonaland Central province today, amid revelations that it was the musician's ch...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:11hrs | | by STaff reporter
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