Exhumation outside court’s jurisdiction: Experts
Harare Bureau
THE presiding magistrate in General Solomon Mujuru’s inquest has absolute control of the proceedings and there is no room for family members and interested parties to appeal against the court’s decision, legal experts said yesterday.
Only the Attorney-General can use his discretion whether or not to agree with the magistrate’s findings and recommendations when they are finally forwarded to his office.
Civil service audit complete
Harare Bureau
THE Public Service Commission has completed the verification and validation of the payroll and skills audit conducted by
Rahman returns
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
RAHMAN GUMBO bounced back as Warriors’ coach, on an interim basis, exactly eight years after being pushed from the same post as chaos engulfed the national team after an embarrassing 0-3 home defeat at the hands of Nigeria. Gumbo
Gutu off the mark for Kalmar
Grace Chingoma Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE international midfielder Archford Gutu scored his first goal for his new Swedish club, Kalmar FF, on Monday night. The goal, though, came in a 1-5 losing cause against Ukrainian perennial Champions League campaigners Shakhtar
Shamu hosts FIFPro team
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
Media, Information and Publicity Minister Webster Shamu yesterday hosted visiting members of the International Federation of Professional Footballers. They are in the country to assess progress made by the Footballers Union of Zimbabwe in
Mwadziwana puts title on line against Maphosa
Collin Matiza Sports Editor
YOUNG Tinashe Mwadziwana has put his national bantamweight boxing title on the line. The 24-year-old Mbare-based boxer has volunteered to defend his national title against Bulawayo’s Lovewell Maphosa during this Saturday’s Black Fist
ZOC to appoint Press attaché
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee is set to appoint a Press attaché for the team that will be taking part in the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Games will run from July 27 to August 12 and so far seven athletes have qualified for the multi-sports
Bafana matches ‘fixed to boost rankings’
JOHANNESBURG. – The controversy sparked by allegations that Bafana Bafana’s friendly matches ahead of the 2010 World Cup were fixed deepened yesterday with reports emerging that it was a grand scheme to boost South Africa’s position on the Fifa rankings. A senior Safa official conceded yesterday that the games – which have now been narrowed to four and were all
Deaf Gunners get kit
Sports Reporter
A local soccer team for the deaf and dumb, Deaf Gunners, received a major boost ahead of the upcoming season from a local seed company in the form of a kit yesterday. Seed-Co, as part of their social corporate responsibility, gave the Glen Norah-based
Match agents cry foul
Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
LOCAL players’ agents could be heading on a collision course with Zifa after a resolution was passed to charge a fee of US$10 000 for all licensed football agents to operate in this country. At their meeting at the weekend, the Zifa assembly agreed to


