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3 council bars corruptly sold
Three Harare City Council beer halls were allegedly sold without following proper procedure, amid reports authority to sell was never confirmed.The council's acting finance director verbally t...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Brito is brewing something beautiful at Highlanders
SOMETHING is brewing at Highlanders and the brew master is Portuguese expatriate Baltermar Brito who has so far not only proved to have a good eye for the finest ingredients but a brewmaster of the hi...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:07hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Shiri's estate wrangle takes another twist
SOME relatives of the late former Lands and Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri appear to have acquired multiple names to fraudulently benefit from the national hero's estate.A wrangle over th...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:37hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Perrance Shiri estate row deepens
THE late national hero and Lands and Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri's daughter, Rufaro Stephanie is seeking to bar former Attorney-General Sobusa Gula-Ndebele from administering her father's esta...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:27hrs | 2136 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro Stadium refurb gathers momentum
HARARE City Council officials flew into South Africa this week on a stadium benchmarking tour as preparations for the refurbishment of Rufaro Stadium into a world-class facility gather momentum....Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Colleen Bawn segregation: Spacious and crammed villages
VICTORIAN style houses surrounded by beautiful greenery on cosmic pieces of land characterised Village 1, a gated community for the white minority living in Colleen Bawn, Matabeleland South before the...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:31hrs | 426 | by Yoliswa Dube-Moyo
Fabisch, Chunga fallout...Bunjira's book tells it all
FORMER Warriors striker and Caps United legend Alois Bunjira has revealed how Moses Chunga's senior national team career was ended spectacularly by Rahman Gumbo in a book that he is set publish before...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:29hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda pledges more for Dembare, Bosso
SAKUNDA Holdings founder Kuda Tagwirei on Friday pledged to do more for Zimbabwe football giants Dynamos and Highlanders. It's now six months after Sakunda Holdings announced a milestone spons...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda CSR move transforms Dembare, Bosso
SEVENTEEN years after venturing into business, Sakunda Holdings has now made a mark in the football arena by transforming the fortunes of domestic powerhouses Dynamos and Highlanders.Both side...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Dembare bosses to visit Old Trafford, Bosso undecided
DYNAMOS will embark on a learning trip to Liverpool, Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) after the club's principal sponsor Sakunda Holdings loosened their purse strings to fund the ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:04hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda Holding's Rufaro lease take shape
SAKUNDA Holdings have started conducting feasibility studies on Rufaro Stadium with the energy giants yesterday visiting the facility together with officials from the City of Harare.The energy...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pays $300k compensation for police brutality
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have "hastily"paid $300 000 as compensation to two victims of police brutality to avoid imprisonment for contempt o...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:37hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Bosso coaches must win against Caps to save jobs
HIGHLANDERS face off against Caps United at the National Sports Stadium in Harare this afternoon not only seeking their first win against their opponents since 2016, but it is a win that can save jobs...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:26hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Matanga, Kazembe escape jail
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have paid ZW$300 000 as compensation to two victims of police brutality to avoid imprisonment for contempt of court...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:22hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Govt pays $300,000 compensation for police brutality
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have "hastily"paid $300 000 as compensation to two victims of police brutality to avoid imprisonment for contempt o...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:49hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda to give Rufaro a facelift
IN a move that could change the face of football in this country, Sakunda Holdings are set to give Rufaro Stadium a massive face-lift after securing the iconic venue on a long-term lease from Harare C...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:51hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos' Rufaro lease hits the post
DYNAMOS could lose their bid to secure Rufaro Stadium after it emerged yesterday the Harare City Council are against the idea of leasing any of their sporting facilities to individual clubs.Th...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 06:54hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Might Warriors crash out of Awcon despite a win
Botswana 0 - 2 Zimbabwe(The match ended 3-3 on aggregate but Botswana qualify on away goals rule)THE Zimbabwe senior national women's football team failed to qualify for the Africa Women C...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Yohane's body expected on Friday
THE body of the late former Warriors and Caps United defender Charles Yohane is set to arrive in the country on Friday, but burial arrangements are yet to be announced.Yohane was murdered last...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:51hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Chitungwiza campaign raises stink
Chitungwiza residents have taken a swipe at the local authority for allegedly siding with Zanu-PF and aiding its campaign ahead of the by-election on March 26.This publication also established...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:45hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel takes over Gwanzura stadium rehabilitation
TOP cleric Uebert Angel has taken over rehabilitation of Gwanzura Stadium in Highfield, Harare.Born Angel Mudzanire, the Spirit Embassy founder has reportedly pledged to revive the sporting ar...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Dembare in anxious wait for Rufaro lease
PREMIERSHIP footbal giants Dynamos are anxiously waiting for the response from the Harare City Council on their request to acquire Rufaro Stadium on a lease agreement.The stadium, which holds ...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:39hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
No hero status for Zex Manatsa
Government has granted a State-assisted funeral for the late musician Zexie Manatsa despite calls for him to be declared liberation hero. The legendary musician succumbed to cancer on Thursday at Pari...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
State-assisted funeral for Zexie Manatsa
Veteran musician, songwriter and religious preacher Zexie Manatsa, has been accorded a State-assisted funeral, with Acting President Constantino Chiwenga hailing his contribution to the country's libe...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga mourns Zex Manatsa
Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has sent his condolences following the passing on yesterday of music icon Zex Manatsa.The legendary musician died at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals af...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 18:37hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Woman dies, five injured after bus rams into Kombi
One person died on the spot while five others were injured when a Gokwe-bound CAG bus rammed into the back of a Kombi that was travelling in the same direction along the Gokwe-Siyabuwa highway earlier...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:08hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Knives out over Shiri estate
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched an investigation into the alleged illegal sale of part of the late national hero and Lands and Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri's estate....Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:41hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's digital broadcasting 4 years behind schedule
The failure by the government to fund the country's digitisation project, which seeks to enhance migration from analog to digital broadcasting, has delayed the process with the project now four years ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZACC probes court sheriff
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating High Court Sherriff McDuff Madega for suspected criminal abuse of office and the illegal sale of more than 10 properties attached by the...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:37hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Stadia crisis looms in Zimbabwe
THE inevitable change in the 2021 domestic football season to spill into the first-half of next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic will expose the country's poor state of stadia.The Premier Soc...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Guruve man killed by in-laws in a domestic violence
Guruve residents were left shell-shocked after a villager went beseark and axed his wife before his inlaws teamed up and fatally assaulted him last week....Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 07:07hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chikwata plot PSL return
ZIMBABWE Saints have stepped up efforts towards a return to the topflight league after a number of years in the wilderness.The club leadership held its latest meeting on Monday as it plotted a...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Row over Shiri estate
THE family of late national hero and Cabinet minister Perrance Shiri has questioned the authenticity of documents used by the Master of the High Court Eldard Mutasa to handle his vast empire.A...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Schools demand COVID-19 certificates after outbreaks
SOME schools around the country are demanding that pupils produce COVID-19-free certificates before they are admitted for the last term of the year following outbreaks within the first week of reopeni...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lack of forex stalls broadcasting digital migration
ZIMBABWE'S Digital Migration Project (ZDMP) completion, from analogue to digital, has been stalled due to lack of injection of financial resources by the government, it has emerged.The project...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gweru council in drainage clean-up
Gweru City Council has embarked on a storm drain clearance exercise ahead of the rainy season in a bid to reduce the effects of flash floods that usually hit the Midlands capital during the rainy seas...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Jomo Sono mourns Shaya
JOMO SONO has showered George Shaya with the ultimate compliment, describing him as the finest attacking footballer to come out of Zimbabwe. The beautiful game is mourning the death of the legendary f...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:43hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
It's a do or die for the Zimbabwe Warriors
Watching the Africa Cup of Nations draw in Cameroon on Tuesday was so fantastic.There were exciting moments reliving the once finest African football giants like Ghananian Asamoha Gyan the Baf...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 14:41hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe liberation icons deserve a political leadership worthy of their sacrifice
I was quite young a grade two, eight year old boy, in 1981 when the ZANU choir, led by the late Comrade Chinx (Dickson Chingaira), came to sing at Torwood Hall (Redcliff), whereby they stayed at our h...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
National hero's widow arrested for school fees fraud
THE wife of the late national hero, Jacob Mapepete, was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission after she collected school fees from Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Smuggler granted $50 000 bail
LEADER of a smuggling syndicate, Anyway Chinyanga, yesterday appeared at Rusape Magistrates' Court facing charges of illegal possession of a firearm and smuggling of second-hand clothes, shoes and cel...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Misheck Chidzambwa dies
ZIFA have expressed sadness at the passing away of former Zimbabwe coach and captain, Misheck Chidzambwa.Chidzambwa died on Thursday night at the age of 66.The former defender has been...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 17:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bosso unbeaten in eight matches
CHIBUKU Super Cup defending champions Highlanders have now gone eight matches unbeaten in the country's premier cup competition.Bosso have also scored eight goals in the process and are yet to con...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 Bosso stars ruled out of Chibuku group stage
HIGHLANDERS have suffered a massive blow ahead of their Chibuku Super Cup title defence which starts on Saturday with six of their players ineligible to play in the first round of the country's most l...Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cheetahs face tough route to Tokyo
A TOUGH test awaits Zimbabwe's national rugby sevens side in their bid to book a ticket to the Tokyo Olympic Games after they were drawn in Pool A alongside Ireland, Samoa, Tonga and Mexico for the up...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Arubi eyes Warriors comeback
FORMER Highlanders goalkeeper Washington Arubi could force himself back into contention for the Warriors number one goal-keeping position as he continues to put up impressive performances for his Sout...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Court orders cop, govt to compensate dog bite victim
A POLICE officer and his bosses have been ordered by the court to pay $150 000 compensation to a 40-yearold Rusape man for damages suffered after he was mauled by a dog set on him by the law enforceme...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro Stadium investor runs into brickwall
HARARE City Council might have lost a huge opportunity to own a modern football stadium after the municipality turned down a private investor's offer to renovate, and maintain Rufaro, in exchange for ...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso legends speak out on 1976 player defection
THE strength of Highlanders FC has always been its members and sympathisers in the last 95 years. True to what today's fans say: "Ubuhle lamandla eBosso kukubalandeli bayo" the club weathered a fierce...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:08hrs | 3 | by Lovemore Dube
The economic toll of Covid-19 on Zimbabwe has deepened energy poverty
Zimbabwe's management of the Covid 19 pandemic on the health front seems to have scored positively compared to other countries but the gains on statistics should not deflect attention from the perils ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 21:43hrs | 1 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
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