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July 24, 2018

Macheso honoured

Sungura kingpin Alick Macheso has become the latest musician to be honoured by Zimbabwe Business Awards Council. The Tafadzwa hit-maker yesterday received a Life Time Achievement Award in Business Excellence at a ceremony held at a Harare Hotel.

ZC board must be crazy: Mangongo

Former Zimbabwe U19 coach Stephen Mangongo, pictured below, believes the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) board is “crazy” in the aftermath of the 5-0 ODI series whitewash against Pakistan in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe were so poor during the series as they missed a number of their senior players, who opted to boycott due to their remuneration stand-off with ZC.

ZEC shuts door on Chamisa

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) slammed the door on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday, saying there was no going back on poll preparations even as the main opposition party is attempting to put spanners into the works.

Govt in catch-22 situation

Government is caught between a rock and a hard place on whether to use force in quashing escalating anti-Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) protests or stick to its desire to project itself as a reformed administration, analysts said.

Malawi hammer Young Warriors

Malawi sent Zimbabwe packing from Cosafa Under-17 Youth championship following a 5-0 Group C victory that underlined their quality at the Francois Xavier Stadium in Port Louis, Mauritius yesterday.

Potraz connects marginalised border town

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) yesterday unveiled a base station in Maitengwe, Matabeleland South, in a development that will see people living in the border area being connected to local mobile network operators.

ZSE surge persists as polls approach

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) defied the edgy election mood last week, ending the session with the mainstream All Share Index soaring 2,75 percent to 117,29 points while the Industrials added 2,84 percent to 394,35 points which was 2,06 points shy of the year high of 396,41 points.

Dark clouds hang over Mashayamombe

Dark clouds are hanging over former Zanu PF Harare province political commissar — Shadreck Mashayamombe and four other people — whose bid for the courts to drop charges of public violence against them — have been rejected by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

Harare water woes mount

Harare’s perennial water shortages have seen certain parts of the city and the Avenues area going without water for two months. The city has been hard hit by a lack of water which prompted council and aid agencies to drill boreholes in strategic areas for use by the residents.

Cold weather spell persists

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that the country — especially the central, eastern and southern regions — will continue to be cold, cloudy and windy. MSD, however, said it should start getting warmer later during the week.