Paper round-up: English premiership
Nicklas BendtnerBundesliga side Frankfurt have pulled out of negotiations to sign Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner after the Dane requested a staggering £30,000 bonus for every pointthe club won. On...
View ArticleBeyonce, Jay Z barely talking, claim
JAY Z and Beyoncé are again hit by reports that they are having marital issues.According to a Hollywood Life report, the ultimate music power couple, who are currently on their joint On The Run world...
View ArticleRevenue agency sacks Dick over porn
THE Supreme Court last week upheld the decision of the Labour Court and confirmed the dismissal of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) manager Elineth Dick, who was fired from employment after...
View ArticleIndustry not feeling Bob’s claimed recovery
A LEADING industrialist, Frank Kufa, has issued a chilling warning on the state of Zimbabwe’s economy saying the country was headed for bumpy times.Kufa, who is the president of the Confederation of...
View ArticleZimRights, was that really your opinion?
IS the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) an independent group? Can the association really be described in the language of a group with grounding in its own convictions and values? Could it...
View ArticleFly Africa flights to start this week
LOW-COST airline Fly Africa says its inaugural flight between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg will now start next week after resolving outstanding regulatory issues.The airline was scheduled to start...
View ArticleMan who bashed baby on rock spared jail
A ZIMUNYA man who smashed his five-month-old baby to death on a rock, claiming he was heeding a spiritual voice has escaped a lengthy jail term after it was established that he was mentally sick.A...
View ArticleLand grabbers have failed the country: MP
NEWLY resettled farmers, among them top Zanu PF officials, are failing to utilise land they received under the country’s controversial agrarian reforms, resulting in the country facing mass starvation...
View ArticleMP in the dock for insulting Mugabe
AN opposition MP who is being accused of insulting President Robert Mugabe way back in 2005 was back in court last week.Tongai Matutu, who is the MP for Masvingo Central, is being charged with flouting...
View ArticleWoman stones dad in breast-feeding row
A 22-YEAR-OLD Hwange woman appeared in court last week to answer a charge of assault after she pelted her father with stones in a row over breast-feeding.Farai Ncube, from Mwemba village in Hwange,...
View ArticleGrace Mugabe lays into ‘know-it-all’ Biti
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace, on Friday hit out at ousted MDC-T secretary general Tendai Biti, accusing the former finance minister of arrogance, adding that his party's electoral loss to Zanu...
View Article200 families forced to sleep in the open
THOSE who thought the Redcliff community, smarting from the effects of the collapse of iron and steel giant Ziscosteel had seen enough, were taken aback on Tuesday when the local authority led by Zanu...
View ArticleEconomy: Time for discourse of consensus
THE MDC Renewal Team, like all right thinking Zimbabweans is seriously affected by the current state of the economy. It is clear that a year after the election, the Zimbabwe economy has entered into...
View ArticleMimosa Platinum revenues up 26 pc
MIMOSA Platinum Mine’s revenue for the quarter to June this year surged 26 percent to US$79 million from US$63 million in the previous quarter following a substantial increase in production.Parent...
View ArticleChinamasa statement on Zim dollar
IntroductionUnfounded reports and speculation on the re-introduction of the local currency continue to undermine the government’s effort to restore confidence and macroeconomic stability....
View ArticleEconet dismisses tax evasion claims
ECONET Wireless has dismissed allegations that the company has evaded paying duty taxes since 1998 saying the accusations by a whistle-blower were false and defamatory.The telecoms giant is facing...
View ArticleCaps say luck fickle as DeMbare win again
Dynamos 2-1 Caps UnitedRUSSEL Madamombe needed just two minutes on the field of play to break the Caps United hearts as Dynamos maintained their dominance over the Green Machine in a Castle Lager...
View ArticleChiefs’ Zim striker Nkhatha out injured
KAIZER Chiefs striker Kingston Nkhatha could be out nursing his thigh injury for a few weeks, after picking up the injury in the Carling Black Label Cup game.Amakhosi were defeated 6-5 on penalty...
View ArticleSA move down to CHAN chance, Chigova
SUPERSPORT United’s new goalkeeper, George Chigova, says that he’s happy he has a good CHAN tournament, citing it as the reason he joined SuperSport United.The 23-year-old goalkeeper was brought in...
View ArticleTsvangirai fails to inspire in London
MORGAN Tsvangirai’s address at Chatham House was as inspiring as an empty bottle. It was hollow and substance-free to be more precise. He started off by talking about the “debilitating economic...
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