HARARE – We pay to watch them entertain us in stadiums, but it seems of late football personalities have been offering free shows with their off-field exploits. From match-fixing scandals, defaulting on paying maintenance to street fights — these personalities have given us all. Of significance is the case of former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa)…
HARARE – When the United States of America World Cup winning women’s soccer team filed a federal complaint charging US Soccer with wage discrimination, Zimbabwean women must have looked unperturbed. It was none of their business. Not so long after, when the Mighty Warriors qualified for the African Women Cup of Nations, Zimbabwe Football Association…
HARARE – Sitting under a tree and wearing a worn out Zanu PF cap, George Sibanda tries to ignore the rumblings of his stomach — his eyes are sunken and he says his whole family is hungry and dreadful of the future. Sibanda, a self-styled traditional healer, has 24 mouths to feed, including his own,…
HARARE – Japanese vehicle manufacturer Nissan Motor Corporation (Nissan) last night unveiled two of its latest brands, Qashqai and X-Trail, at the on-going Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo. The new Qashqai, which builds on success of first generation and aims higher in every direction, is a vehicle for the “Premium Urbanites” who enjoy…
HARARE – A High Court ruling declaring that it is illegal for spouses to pry into each other’s cell-phones without permission has highlighted the fervour that has destabilised many marriages. High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapa ruled that evidence obtained through looking into the cellphone of a partner without their knowledge could not stand in…
HARARE – Situated on a mountain top overlooking a valley that is the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, Inn on the Vumba will this Saturday, April 23 holds its Friends of the Vumba Fair with music being provided by Mande Snyman. The fair is meant as a fund-raiser and people from within the Vumba and…
MVURWI – Besides just being the newest and cleanest town in the country, Mvurwi town, located in Mashonaland Central, has now become a model town in terms of the provision of safe drinking water, clean environment and responsive residents who are willing to make their town the best in the country. Following the interventions by…
HARARE – Community-based organisations are now the drivers of change because government, business, academics, politicians and even Esap has failed, an academic has said. Academic and development expert Solomon Mungure told community-based organisations (CBOs) working under ZimRights in Bulawayo that our failures as a nation are legendary and that most times in such situations states…
HARARE – The cold spell experienced in most parts of the country in the past few days could signal the beginning of a long and chilly winter season. For this week’s instalment, I thought it would be prudent to discuss various measures we can implement to keep our automobiles on the road during this winter…
HARARE – The current cash shortages at local banks is a sign of worse things to come as it is analogous of the 2007 cash crisis although this time government cannot print the United States dollar, social and political analysts contend. Amid the cash crisis war veterans are demanding payouts from government which, if granted,…
