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Zimbabwe Army Suffers Food Shortages
Zimbabwe's army is suffering food shortages after recruiting thousands of new soldiers without authority from the cash-strapped treasury, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Thursday. Zimbabwe, struggling to recover from a decade-long economic decline that critics blame on long-serving President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, is spending a large share of…
Brother rapes 8yr-old sister after promising to buy her books
HARARE – A 19-year-old man told a Harare magistrate yesterday that he slept with his eight-year-old sister by consent after promising to buy her school books. "I persuaded her to sleep with me and she agreed because I had promised to buy her school books," the man told the court.…
Man chokes mother to death over lobola
A BEITBRIDGE man has appeared in court charged with murder after he allegedly choked his mother following a dispute over lobola. Luckson Muleya, 36, was not asked to plead when he appeared before Beitbridge provincial magistrate, Gloria Takundwa, and was remanded in custody to July 26. Prosecutor Memory Mandityira said…
'Holy Spirit' helps woman catch naked witches
A WOMAN has told how she was woken up by the “Holy Spirit” – then found two naked women in her home. Eneresi Mufunga, 55, woke up in the small mining community of Shackleton, Chinhoyi, at 4AM on Monday after “a voice” told her that “something was amiss”. The devout…
Mutambara still deputy premier, fights ruling
THE Attorney General has insisted that Professor Arthur Mutambara remains Deputy Prime Minister despite a High Court ruling that he was not the legitimate leader of the MDC party. High Court judge Justice Bharat Patel on Tuesday dismissed an application by a group of Mutambara loyalists who had challenged his…
ZIFA engages FIFA over match fixing fears
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) said Wednesday it had written to FIFA over what it sees as an attempt by its former CEO Henrietta Rushwaya to destabilise the national team. Rushwaya and a small group of ex-ZIFA officials banished from the game for match fixing stand accused of sponsoring certain…
Cricket: Zimbabwe play Bangladesh this Sunday
This winter we are offering you the opportunity see some of the most exciting cricket to be played all year. With the T20 world cup looming Zimbabwe will be hosting South Africa and Bangladesh in a T20 tournament at Harare Sports Club. With some of the biggest hitters and entertainers…
A Spirit of American Jazz and Tap Dance in Harare
By Chief K.Masimba Biriwasha | iZimbabwe Contributor HARARE, Zimbabwe – RARELY do I get invited to dance events so you can imagine my excitement when I received an open invite to one. On a mid-morning in May with the sun’s rays liberally cast across the sky, I found myself in…
Zuma Cannot Impose GPA Solutions: Mutambara
SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma cannot prescribe solutions for the stand-off between parties to the coalition government when he visits the country to help negotiate a deal for fresh elections, Deputy Premier Arthur Mutambara has insisted. “Zuma will help us help ourselves. He cannot impose solutions or positions. We are…
