Chitungwiza Bureau A fast-growing non-profit organisation centred on fighting against drug and substance abuse among youths has empowered school going teens of Chitungwiza with educational material prior to school opening tomorrow. The event organized as a back-to-school programme Saturday, saw Chitungwiza-based Teen Rescue Mission (TRM) donating an assortment of textbooks …

Liz Truss will become the next prime minister of Britain, taking over from Boris Johnson at a time of economic and political upheaval in the United Kingdom. She wasn’t the top choice of Conservative Party lawmakers, and a majority of Brits tell pollsters she will be a “poor” or “terrible” …

Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld the victory of former Deputy President William Ruto in the August 9 presidential election, after ruling on a number of petitions brought by his closest challenger Raila Odinga. The unanimous verdict was delivered by Martha Koome, the chair of the seven-member court on Monday. “We …

Zimbabwe enjoyed a famous day in Townsville as they secured their first victory over Australia in the country. Ryan Burl collected remarkable figures of 5 for 10 in three overs after the seamers had done early damage before Zimbabwe overcame Josh Hazlewood’s three-wicket burst and some late nerves to get …

By MazzeltovSeveral crowd pulling events are lined up on the entertainment scene this weekend ranging from music, fashion, food and art. Of course, not forgetting fireworks at the Harare Agricultural show. Here’s the weekend preview: Kae Chaps & Mzoe 7 @The MitreAfro-pop musician and dancer, Mzoe 7 and Kae Chaps …

The UN Committee on the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination has called on Zimbabwean authorities to lift restrictions they continue to impose on Gukurahundi commemorative events and also pave way for a truth-telling platform for survivors of the government sponsored atrocities. In findings and …

A parliamentary public hearing on the re-introduction of the National Youth Service was abandoned in Bulawayo on Tuesday after Zanu PF activists physically attacked participants who opposed the programme. A man had his shirt torn and was left bleeding on the neck in ugly scenes which brought proceedings to an …

The Zimbabwe-European Union Article 8 political dialogue, whose third session was held in Harare last year, should continue as the two parties seek to broaden the discussions, outgoing EU ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen said yesterday. Mr Olkkonen was speaking after paying a farewell courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at …

The son of Zimbabwe’s former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has been arrested by police in Bulawayo on rape charges. Mr Siqokoqela Mphoko is expected to appear in court this afternoon to face the rape allegations, according to national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi. “Siqokoqela Mphoko was this morning arrested …

Mikhail Gorbachev was mourned in the West on Wednesday as a towering statesman who helped to end the Cold War, but his death received a cool response in Russia, engaged in a war with Ukraine to regain some of the power it lost when he presided over the Soviet Union’s …