Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo WARD 3 councillor and Bulawayo City Council finance chairperson, Mpumelelo Moyo of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has been convicted in a high-profile land allocation bribery case. The conviction comes just a week after Bulawayo deputy mayor Edwin Ndlovu, who was jointly charged with Moyo, was acquitted. Moyo was…
CHELSEA are currently in the midst of an attacking rebuild, and rumours of a possible move for 22-year-old Dutch midfield talent Xavi…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER THE Warriors will be gunning for nothing short of maximum points against Benin at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast tonight in a match whose outcome is crucial to either side’s hopes of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup finals. The match kicks off at 1800hrs. The Michael…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER YOUTH minister Tino Machakaire is at it again, this time making sensational claims that there are some Zanu PF big guns who are involved in importing and peddling drugs in the country. Speaking at a Zanu PF youth league inter-district meeting in Hwange on Wednesday, Machakaire — who is also the…
SMALL business owners are pleading with the Harare City Council (HCC) to slash crippling market and operating fees in the upcoming 2026 budget, saying the current charges are driving many informal traders out of business. Speaking after a pre-budget consultative meeting on Tuesday, HCC’s Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) committee chairperson, Denford Ngadziore, said there…
HEALTH minister Douglas Mombeshora is absolutely correct — domestic health financing is the bedrock of strong national health systems. Speaking at the “Rethinking Africa’s Health Financing” conference in Zambia recently, Mombeshora made a crucial point. “For too long, our health systems have depended heavily on external support,” he said. “While this has carried us through…
Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS MUSIC star EXQ, who successfully launched his album in the UK recently, will share songs from his new album tomorrow at the Girlfest event to be held at Old Hararians in the capital. Titled Rhaka Rhaka, the album encompasses 15 tracks with collaborations from Roki, Takura, DJ…
Thabiso Mutirwara THE country’s goal of eliminating HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B in newborns faces challenges from declining global health funding, even as the nation reports significant progress, the government says. During a meeting with the HIV strategy national validation committee on Wednesday in Harare, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said while mother-to-child HIV transmission has…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE opener Brian Bennett’s defiant 81 off 57 balls against Sri Lanka at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday propelled him into T20I record books. Despite his team eventually going down to the South Asian nation by four wickets in the opening T20 cricket international of the three-match series, Bennett became the…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER RECENTLY-APPOINTED Highlanders coach, Pieter De Jongh has challenged local match officials to act with impartiality, consistency, and integrity for the good of the game. The Bosso coach made the remarks ahead of his team’s Chibuku Super Cup first round clash against Herentals at Nyamhunga Stadium on Sunday. The clash between…
