Brighton Zhawi Zimbabwe Cricket captain Chamu Chibhabha is confident they can beat Pakistan in their limited overs series starting next week. Records will show Pakistan as favourites to clinch both the three-match ODI series and three T20 Internationals. Zimbabwe have beaten Pakistan only four times in 59 ODI meetings since 1992. In 11 T20 Internationals, […]
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Sports Reporter THE Pakistan Cricket Board’s move to tighten rules to ensure non breach of the bio-secure bubble will protect Zimbabwean players touring that country. The Chevrons left the country on Monday for the tour at a time when the hosts’ nine players and three officials breached rules at the ongoing National T20 Cup. The […]
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Patience Nhamburo TWO suspected armed robbers believed to be part of a gang that had been terrorising residents in and around Belvedere, Harare, appeared in court on Wednesday morning. They are facing five counts of armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms. Ngonidzashe Bulawayo and Benjamin Madungwe were arrested on Monday night by members of […]
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Munashe Mukahlera The Meteorological Services Department says the rains that Zimbabwe is currently receiving willrecede in the next few days. A “long dry spell” is expected to follow before the rain season begins in earnest in November. Chief Forecaster James Ngoma told ZTN: “Farmers are advised not to plant anything that needs concurrent rains because […]
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Sports Reporter FIVE-TIME Ballon d’or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for Coronavirus. The Portugal Football Federation confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that the Juventus star is now in isolation. “Cristiano Ronaldo was released from the work of the National Team after a positive test for COVID-19, so he will not face Sweden,” said […]
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Munashe Mukahlera Some residents of Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo, say they are sometimes going for 30 days without potable water. Bulawayo city council has imposed a 144-hour weekly water rationing programme to manage dwindling supplies as dam levels have dropped to about 20 percent. Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association Coordinator Emmanuel Ndlovu said a solution […]
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Patience Nhamburo A grouping of workers’ unions in the Harare Municipality comprising Harare Municipal Workers Union (HMWU), Zimbabwe Urban Councils Workers Union (ZUCWU), Water and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (WAWUZ) and Zimbabwe Allied Municipalities Workers Union (ZAMWU), have downed tools, citing incapacitation on issues of salaries, that they requested to be paid in US […]
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Lloyd Ndemo Eight armed robbers broke into the criminal registry office at the High Court in Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo, and attempted to steal evidence, but failed. This occurred in the early hours of Sunday. Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi told ZTN: “Yes, a report has been made to the police, […]
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ZTN Correspondent President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has announced that he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus. Trump (74) falls into the highest risk category for serious complications from the disease, which has killed more than 200,000 Americans and more than 1 million people worldwide. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and […]
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Munashe Mukahlera Zimbabwe’s foreign currency exchange rate has remained stable since the forex auction system was introduced, but workers are yet to enjoy the benefits. Most companies in Zimbabwe are still paying salaries in Zimbabwe dollars while prices are pegged to the United States dollar. Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe President Dr Israel Murefu told ZTN […]
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