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PM staffer application dismissed
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s research director Thabani Mpofu’s court application for more time to co-ordinate the witnesses in the matter in which he allegedly failed to renew a firearm certificate was yesterday dismissed
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I live a humble life — Tsvangirai
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has scoffed at reports that he is “living large” while neglecting the poor, saying his recently acquired house is a modest home and his official vehicle was secondhand and often broke down.
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Malajila joins Sundowns
CUTHBERT MALAJILA has agreed terms with Mamelodi Sundowns with the Warriors striker expected to formally join the mega rich club in the July transfer window.
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Dumped in the wilderness of land reform
About 15km outside Kwekwe lies what used to be the famous Sable Chemicals game farm and other safari lodges.
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I did not enjoy my tenure — Mr Ugly
REIGNING Mr Ugly Harare, William Masvinu, has expressed discontentment and bitterness over his tenure as “the ugliest man” in the capital.
Musona survives, Katsande praised
WARRIORS striker Knowledge Musona is assured of top flight football in the German Bundesliga next season.
‘No leader worth dying for’
HARARE Catholic Archbishop Robert Ndlovu has urged church members to shun political violence, saying no politician was worth fighting or dying for.
Govt announces new CSD law
GOVERNMENT has gazetted a new statutory instrument giving legal effect to the setting-up of the country’s first ever Central Securities Depository.
Digital is the way to go — Simba Tagz
Today, CD sales have dropped and fans have turned to downloading music, either legally or illegally.
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DJ Munya remains in custody
ZIMPAPERS’ STAR FM DJ Munyaradzi Mlimo, popularly known as DJ Munya, yesterday spent his fourth night in police cells following his arrest on suspicions of kidnapping and killing a man last week.
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Probe 1980s housing scam — Mutsekwa
NATIONAL Housing minister Giles Mutsekwa yesterday told Parliament that Cabinet had ordered the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs to investigate abuse of the Pay-for-Your-House Scheme from the 1980s.
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PM staffer application dismissed
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s research director Thabani Mpofu’s court application for more time to co-ordinate the witnesses in the matter in which he allegedly failed to renew a firearm certificate was yesterday dismissed
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‘Human rights syllabus not new for police’
POLICE recruits are taught human rights policing since the syllabus was introduced as part of the training curricular in 1995, a senior police officer said yesterday.
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Jevan Maseko dies
FORMER Matabeleland North governor Retired Major General Jevan Maseko has died.
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I live a humble life — Tsvangirai
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has scoffed at reports that he is “living large” while neglecting the poor, saying his recently acquired house is a modest home and his official vehicle was secondhand and often broke down.
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Divorcee up for bestiality on pig
A 48-YEAR-OLD Kadoma divorcee last week stunned the court after he admitted to quenching his sexual appetite on a female pig which was giving birth in a pig sty.
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Madiro, Mabika trial continues
THE trial of suspended Manicaland Zanu PF chairman Mike Madiro and deputy Dorothy Mabika accused of stealing President Robert Mugabe’s birthday cattle continued yesterday.
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Ipec convenes capitalisation seminar
IPEC will tomorrow host an insurance seminar which seeks to benchmark local capitalisation levels with international standards, the commission has said.
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Yahoo board approves $1bn Tumblr acquisition
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc’s board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1,1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar [...]
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Job market gains could lead Fed to taper QE3 early
NEW YORK — The beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve’s massive bond-buying programme might come sooner than many investors think
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‘Govt needs bio-fuel development policies’
ENERGY and Power Development secretary Partson Mbiriri says the government should come up with policies that guide the development of bio-fuels
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Banking sector failing to fund agriculture – Bankers’ Association
THE Banking sector is facing challenges in providing adequate funds to support agricultural production, a senior bank executive has said.
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SA mines can’t afford pay rises — Implats
LONDON — South Africa’s mining industry can not afford to offer wage rises during talks that are about to start with a new and unpredictable union, which could spark fresh [...]
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AirZim hits fresh lows
THE cash-strapped national airline Air Zimbabwe on Wednesday hit new lows as it reportedly flew with only 12 passengers on board the Boeing 737 from Harare to Johannesburg.
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Delta innovation bears fruit
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed beverage entity Delta Corporation Limited recorded a 38% jump in after-tax profit to $104 million for the year ended March 31, 2013 as investments and innovation by the company bear fruit.
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Shabanie seek revival
STRUGGLING Shabanie Mine will this afternoon lock horns with army side Black Rhinos in a Castle Lager PSL match at Maglas Stadium in Zvishavane.
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Bosso’s Kaindu under fire
HIGHLANDERS head coach Kelvin Kaindu has received no kind words from Bosso supporters following the team’s 2-1 loss to How Mine at Barbourfields on Sunday.
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Dynamos, Caps a big yawn but . . .
THE Harare derby has come and gone leaving a trail of joy, tears and, most importantly, marking a shift on what initially looked like a two-horse race between FC Platinum and Highlanders.
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Da Silva wins Zambian Open
Adilson da Silva clinched a one-stroke victory at the Zambia Sugar Open on Sunday after battling his way around Lusaka Golf Club in 73 blows during the final round.
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Malajila joins Sundowns
CUTHBERT MALAJILA has agreed terms with Mamelodi Sundowns with the Warriors striker expected to formally join the mega rich club in the July transfer window.
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PSG block Ancelotti’s Real switch
Carlo Ancelotti, who wants to quit Paris Saint-Germain and succeed Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid, found his escape route blocked by the French football champions’ Qatari owners on Sunday.
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BarÇa close in on 100-point mark
Barcelona celebrated lifting the Spanish La Liga football trophy for a 22nd time with a 2-1 win over Valladolid on Sunday at a rain-lashed Camp Nou.
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Arsenal seal Champions League spot
Arsenal claimed the final Champions League spot at the expense of their arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the Premier League season last night with a 1-0 win at Newcastle United.
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Samba Queens cancel Carnival performance
THE Samba Queens from Brazil, who were meant to be one of the main highlights of the inaugural Zimbabwe International Carnival, have cancelled their trip.
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Show helped me be myself: New Idol winner
Candice Glover could barely remember her own name after she was crowned the new American Idol on Thursday last week.
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I did not enjoy my tenure — Mr Ugly
REIGNING Mr Ugly Harare, William Masvinu, has expressed discontentment and bitterness over his tenure as “the ugliest man” in the capital.
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Zim International Carnival is here!
THE inaugural Zimbabwe International Carnival will officially launch tonight with a Carnival Bira.
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Inaugural Zimbabwe Carnival Queen crowned
Dananai Chipunza (21) of Harare was on Friday crowned the country’s inaugural Carnival Queen at a colourful pageant at the HICC
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Zimbabwe Culture week begins on high note
THIS year’s culture week started on a high note with an exciting national launch at Murewa Culture Centre on Saturday
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Zim musician collaborates with Beres Hammond
UK-based urban grooves artist Shayne Ndingindwayo, aka Shayne Ndingz, has taken his music career a step further by collaborating with Jamaican reggae legend Beres Hammond.
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Book Café celebrates Carnival time
THE Book Café in Harare will be celebrating the Zimbabwe International Carnival with a week of events dubbed Carnival Time starting today.
