NEW: Mathe defends badminton crown

NATIONAL badminton champion Thabani Mathe put on another fine show on court to defend his Zimbabwe Open title when he edged Paul Kopolo 2-1 in the final at Sunrise Sports Club in Harare on Saturday.  

NEW: Duo arrested for car theft

Two people have been arrested after they were found in possession of a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle believed to have been stolen outside the country.

NEW: Mai Patai to release new album 

RENOWNED gospel singer and preacher Respina Patai – known in music circles as Mai Patai – will release a new six-track album titled “Watch and Pray” on July 30. 

NEW: US-based basketball prodigy Mwanza dreams big 

BASKETBALL prodigy Melissa Mwanza, who recently moved from Windham County in Connecticut to Virginia in the United States, where she now attends Life Christian Academy and has joined a new club, Shining Star Sports Academy, believes the switch puts her closer to basketball scouts and opens doors to find a good college. 

NEW: Police probe accidental shooting of bystanders  

Police are investigating circumstances that led to detectives inadvertently shooting two Chitungwiza residents on Monday while pursuing an armed robbery suspect. 

NEW: Govt allays fears of new viral disease

Zimbabwe has not detected any case of monkeypox, a viral disease with symptoms similar to those seen in smallpox patients in the past, and authorities already have a contingency plan to deal with a potential outbreak. 

NEW: Dollar slips against major peers

The US dollar slipped against most major peers on Wednesday as a decline in U.S. yields took some of the sheen off the currency, with investors mulling the risk of a recession from aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes.

NEW: Poultry producers meet 

Poultry producers met in Harare this week to deliberate on innovative ways to promote small- to medium-scale commercial poultry production in Zimbabwe. 

SADC unanimously endorse Chief Charumbira’s PAP candidacy

The Southern Region caucus has unanimously endorsed the candidature of Chief Fortune Charumbira for the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) presidency, paving way for his election on Wednesday. 

NEW: Harare warns of illegal land allocations in St Martins 

HARARE City Council (HCC) has warned home-seekers to be wary of its former employee, Bernard Mukuna, who is carrying out unauthorised land surveys in St Martins for the purpose of illegally allocating stands.