Sport

Chibuku Super Cup kicks off . . . as Scottland take on FC Platinum

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Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER THE 2026 Chibuku tourney begins today with several fascinating subplots and bitter reunions as teams scramble for Zimbabwe’s second biggest knock­out competition. The action starts this afternoon with a blockbuster curtain-raiser at Rufaro Stadium, where continental representa­tives Scottland FC host FC Platinum. Interestingly, the former is now under the tutelage of…

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Life & Arts

Feli tests live credentials at HICC tonight

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Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS SONGBIRD Feli Nandi is set to put her live performance creden­tials to the test when she headlines A Night with Feli Nandi Vol. 9: Fill Up HICC, which kicks off tonight at the Harare International Confer­ence Centre (HICC). The showcase marks the culmination of her eight-centre national…

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Editorial Comment

ZGC must cast a countrywide

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SCHOOLS are built to be sanctuaries of learning, moral grounding, and hope. Yet, the recent revelation that the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) is probing a spate of vile sexual abuse allegations across four prominent Manicaland schools exposes a sinister reality: our classrooms have become hunting grounds. When school heads, deputy heads, and teachers — the…

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News

Authorities worry over undocumented children

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BULAWAYO authorities worry undocumented chil­dren returning from South Africa face severe disrup­tion to their education unless urgent civil registration support is provided. The issue came under discussion during a Bulawayo City Council committee meeting yesterday, with councillors calling for central govern­ment and the local authority to work together to ensure returning children are quickly documented…

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Government weeps for ferry casualties . . . as body count soars to 46, divers keep searching sunken wreck

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Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE government deeply regrets the Lake Kariba ferry disaster that took dozens of innocent lives earlier this week. Speaking yesterday at a memorial service at Nyamhunga Stadium for the 46 victims whose bodies have so far been retrieved from the lake, a distraught Local Government minister Daniel Garwe also confirmed that…

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Gold miner escapes prison following plea

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Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo AN ARTISANAL miner escaped prison after his injured half-broth­er begged the court for leniency following an attempted murder conviction in Bulawayo. Yoliswa Banda appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing an at­tempted murder charge. He denied the allegations, but was convicted following trial. The court on Wednesday sen­tenced Banda to…

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Flu surge isn’t Covid-related

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CHIEF WRITER CURRENT data indicates that the severe influenza strain that has spread nationwide is infecting an esti­mated 12 000 individuals every week. At the same time, health officials have confirmed that the circulating pathogen is not Covid. This comes as the government has reported that the bug has killed four people since the start…

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Swiss envoy courts investors for Zimbabwe

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CHIEF WRITER SWITZERLAND’S newly-accredited ambassador has pledged to court more investors from her country to help deepen economic relations between the two nations. Speaking to the media after presenting her credentials to President Emmerson Mnan­gagwa at State House in Harare yesterday, Switzerland ambassador Christine Schraner Burgener said more Swiss enterprises should consider opportunities in Zimbabwe….

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Woman axes husband to death

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Hazel Marimbiza A 63-YEAR-OLD woman from Gwanda has been arrested after allegedly axing her 70-year-old hus­band to death following a domestic dispute. Matabeleland South assistant police spokesperson Stanford Mguni said Miriam Ndlovu allegedly struck her husband, Harold Ngwenya, twice on the head with an axe after inter­vening in a confrontation between him and her daughter…

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Socialite Kelsea bail bid thrown out

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Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER SOCIALITE Kelsea Tafire­nyika’s bid for bail was yesterday thrown out after the court ruled that she posed a danger to society and was a flight risk. Tafirenyika is jointly charged with her uncle, Isaac Jassub, on allegations of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs, and faces an additional charge of contravening…

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