adminChegutu East Select find going tough
Sports ReporterCHEGUTU East Select found the going tough when they fell to the Dynamos Under-18 side in a match that served as the curtain raiser to DeMbare’s Premiership tie against Gunners at Rufaro on Sunday. The visitors who hail from Media, Information and Publicity Minister Webster Shamu’s
Mixed fortunes for Zim Copa Coca-Cola team
From Roy Matiki in Pretoria, South AfricaTHE Zimbabwe Copa Coca-Cola soccer team met with mixed fortunes on the first day of the tournament after winning one and losing two other games in their opening matches that took place at St Albans College in Pretoria, South Africa, yesterday. In the first match in the morning, Zimbabwe
Sadomba rescues Al Hilal again
Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports EditorAS is fast becoming the norm, Zimbabwe international Edward Sadomba once again rescued Al Hilal from the jaws of defeat when he scored the Sudanese giants’ equaliser in a Confederation Cup Group A clash against InterClube of Angola in Luanda on Saturday night. Sadomba scoring his
MDC-T to lose forthcoming polls: UK group
Herald Reporter
A UK-based pro-MDC-T group, Zimbabwe Vigil, says the Morgan Tsvangirai-led party is likely to lose the forthcoming harmonised elections because of rampant corruption within its top leadership among other issues.
The group also said MDC-T had failed to ensure full implementation of the Global Political Agreement it signed with Zanu PF and MDC.
“Our monthly action forum concluded, almost unanimously that the MDC was unlikely to be in charge after the next election,” the group said in a statement.
“There are many reasons for this, of course, not least the prospect of Zanu PF skulduggery, but speakers felt that the MDC had lost the trust of many people whose support it had taken for granted, partly because its leaders were tainted by corruption.
“The expulsion from the party of the Harare Deputy Mayor, Emmanuel Chiroto, and disciplinary action against a number of councillors from other local authorities was welcomed but, at the same time, confirmed the perception that many party officials had joined the Zanu PF looting frenzy.”
MDC-T fired 12 councillors last week on corruption charges, while 13 others were reprimanded.
The party also said it would carry out further audits within the higher echelons of the party following massive allegations of corruption among the
Parliament resumes sitting
Herald Reporter
Parliament resumes sitting today with both houses, the House of Assembly and Senate, starting business after more than a month-long recess.
The two Houses adjourned in August after they ratified three loan agreements with the Export Import Bank of China. The loan agreements were in
Chiredzi town council faces corruption probe
Masvingo Bureau
GOVERNMENT has instituted investigations into MDC-T-dominated Chiredzi town council following allegations of corruption among councillors and senior officials. They are accused of parcelling to themselves residential stands, which they would dispose of at astronomical prices to desperate home
Zim mulls high level diamond conference
ZIMBABWE is planning to host a high-level diamond conference this year as the country seeks to improve the marketing of its gems on the world market, an official in the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development has said. The conference is slated for November and is expected to see some of
Irrigation schemes collapse
Beitbridge BureauMajor irrigation schemes here are collapsing, a Department of Agriculture Extension Services official has said. These schemes are the only source of livelihood for many villagers in the drought-prone district. Beitbridge district falls under agricultural natural region five where rain-fed crops do not do
Census mop-up
Herald ReporterENUMERATORS in the national census are expected to visit areas where people were not counted during the official counting days, Population Census director Mr Washington Mapeta has said. Mr Mapeta said enumerators and supervisors who took part in the 12-day exercise would be paid part of the
Make the Holy Spirit your guide
Takura RukwatiThe Holy Spirit is the most important person in the whole world. He is the most powerful force and the most intelligent person. The Holy Sprit is the most gentle and yet the most powerful. He is the air that we breathe. We can’t do without him. He is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent.