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ZIFA suspends Teenage Hadebe for one match after camp rules breach
Teenage Hadebe ban leaves Warriors short-handed right before crucial final clash. Disciplinary action The Zimbabwe Football Association handed a one-match suspension. Defender misses Tuesday's encounter against the Zambia side. Hadebe apologised to the squad plus ZIFA officials. The breach involved the team's camp code of conduct rules. Statement details The association upheld strict professionalism standards. Technical bench backs full accountability measures. The player accepted the punishment without any appeal. No specific violation got publicly disclosed yet. Tournament context Mukuru Four Nations final pits Zimbabwe versus Zambia. Zambia fielded mostly fringe and Under-23 prospects. The senior Chipolopolo squad stayed away...
South Africans protest the coronation of Naija king Solomon Ogbonna Eziko
Nigerian Igbo coronation sparks furious backlash from Xhosa leaders on South African soil. Protest eruption Scores marched in Kugompo City against the event. ActionSA members joined traditional authorities there. The ceremony occurred on Monday, 30 March. Outrage spread fast across social media platforms. Local rejection AbaThembu Royal Council slammed the installation outright. The Amathole House of Traditional Leaders called it invalid. Chief Xhanti voiced deep community anger publicly. Coronation seen as a direct insult to King Vululwandle Sandile. Title controversy Solomon Ogbonna Eziko received the Igwe Ndigbo title. The Eastern Cape COGTA department refused any recognition. The event lacked proper community consent entirely...
Harare water returns to taps as Warren Control repairs near completion
Harare water crisis eases as frantic repairs at Warren Control finally near the finish line. Pipe burst fallout A major rupture hit last week and shut everything down. Stanley Gama confirmed facility supplies most city areas. The shutdown struck on 27 March to allow for a full assessment. Disruption hammered CBD plus multiple suburbs hard. Restoration push Dozens of workers tackled fixes around the clock. Teams overcame extra technical snags along the way. Engineers focused on solid long-term fixes throughout. Senior Superintendent Chirenje led efforts on-site. Supply return Normal flow expected back later on 30 March. Scouring and meticulous pipe work were wrapped up mostly. Safety protocols guided delicate final restoration...
Treasury adds US$1 million to Kunzvi–Harare water pipeline construction
Fresh treasury cash injection pushes Kunzvi-Harare water pipeline progress forward amid city shortages. Pipeline funding boost Treasury added one million dollars recently. Johanne Mwase confirmed total now exceeds four point one eight million. Pipes for the next three kilometres got procured already. Completion stands at nine percent currently. Construction updates Workers finished three extra kilometres thanks to the funds. The team lays roughly one kilometre monthly now. Five kilometres of route cleared for excavation work. The dam itself reached the seventy percent finished stage. Water supply impact Forty-eight-kilometre line targets two hundred forty megalitres daily. Raw water flows from Kunzvi to the Donnybrook treatment...
Waddilove High School scoops three national awards for exam excellence
Waddilove High School snags top national honours and shines bright among Zimbabwe schools. School awards haul Waddilove High School claimed three prestigious prizes. Charles Gwenda collected awards at the Harare ceremony. Vice-President Kembo Mohadi attended the event. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education hosted a gathering. Performance highlights The Best Ordinary Level School National Award went there. Best Special Needs Education Ordinary Level School Award followed. Best Ordinary Level School Provincial Award completed sweep. 2025 ZIMSEC O Level pass rate hit 98.6 percent. Exam success stats Two hundred nine learners out of two hundred twelve passed. One hundred eight students scored at least five As. Thirty-seven...
Vice President Chiwenga warns ZANU-PF politburo on referendum risks
ZANU-PF power clash erupts over risky plan to dodge referendum on presidential term limits. Politburo confrontation Constantino Chiwenga warned against the risks of Amendment No. 3. He demanded a national vote on any term limit shifts. Lovemore Matuke accused others of defying the party line. Defence Minister Oppah Muchunguri backed Matuke's stance. Internal standoff details Munyaradzi Machacha joined the side against Chiwenga's view. Vice President reminded the group of his past as a liberation fighter. Chiwenga highlighted his general credentials sharply. Others faced a jab for dodging liberation struggle duties.
Four face human trafficking charges for sending Zimbos to fight in Ukraine
Human trafficking ring exposed after luring desperate Zimbabweans into Russian war meat grinder. Harare court appearance Obert Hlavati faced charges alongside three others. Magistrate Jessi Kufa heard the human trafficking case. Four suspects never entered any plea during the session. Oscar Madhume outlined the prosecution's evidence clearly. Recruitment scam details Victims got false promises of firefighter jobs. Tonderai Maphosa handled logistics and payments. Tanaka Malcon Gwarada acted as a local taxi agent. Edson Dudzayi Nyamudeza used airport position access. Money and movement trail Gwarada collected over eight thousand dollars total. Suspects housed targets in Harare CBD spots. Hlavati arranged passports plus medical...
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume plans to merge 20 bus associations
Harare commuter omnibus chaos finally faces a massive consolidation push from city authorities. Umbrella association plan Harare City Council targets over twenty separate groups. One central body will oversee up to six affiliates. Jacob Mafume engaged leaders to streamline regulation. New by-law plus service agreements will formalize everything. Regulation difficulties Ngoni Katsvairo led recent talks with the mayor. Too many associations complicate council oversight badly. Self-regulation shifts to a handful of affiliate units. The statutory framework will back the unified structure. Operational improvements Ranks become far easier for authorities to manage. Modern infrastructure investment doors swing open wider. Over eighteen...
InDrive drivers clash with riders over fares as fuel costs surge
Fuel price spikes spark nasty fare fights between inDrive drivers and riders across Zimbabwe. inDrive fare adjustments Peter Mahlangu now adds at least two dollars extra. Tinotenda Feremba rejects rides without bumping prices. Drivers once accepted short trips for just two dollars. App still lets both sides tweak calculated fares. Daily earnings squeeze Tinotenda Feremba previously cleared forty dollars daily. He bought his Nissan Note specifically for inDrive work. Even Honda Fit owners feel the sharp cost bite. Five litres of petrol now exceed ten dollars total. Rider complaints mount Tendai Kamurai once paid only two or three dollars. Vusumuzi Moyo struggles to find standard town rides. Customers face repeated rejections at old...
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