- The three join other top government officials such as Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Minister Patrick Chinamasa who the House of Assembly seats to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. Made lost the Makoni East seat to Chinyadza Webber of MDC-Tsvangirai while Nyambuya lost to Chimhini David of MDC-Tsvangirai and Savanhu lost the Mbare seat to Piniel Denga of MDC-Tsvangirai. Meanwhile, a total of 160 parliamentary seats have so far been announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. Zanu-PF is still leading by a single vote after garnering 78 seats against 77 of MDC-Tsvangirai. The Arthur Mutambara camp has five seats. More results are expected in the due course.Go to the Zim…

- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on Tuesday evening said results for the presidential seat contested by Robert Mugabe of Zanu-PF, Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change and independent candidates Simba Makoni and Tonganoo Laugton were starting to trickle in and will be announced soon. Chief inspector Jane Chigidji said at the command centre in Harare that results would be made public once all votes from the ten provinces were available. “We are now receiving the presidential results from various provinces,” she said, “verification is now underway and results will be announced soon.” She said ZEC was working with all elections agents to mak…

- The staff had gone on strike pressing for a review in salaries and poor working conditions.Secretary for Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs David Mangota welcomed the moved and said government would address their concerns.“We are doing all the best to ensure that civil servants get what is due to them without fail,” he said.However some staffs have since said if their demands were not met they would continue with the industrial action.Harsh economic times caused by western sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe in 2000 and the rising inflation, which is pegged at over 14 000 percent has eroded most of the earning workers get.An uncontrollable increase in the price of basic goods i…

- The 60-year-old Brazilian was unveiled last night to various stakeholders by the Acting President Joseph Msika.Msika, who is also the Zimbabwe Football Association patron, said the government and the people of Zimbabwe would give maximum support to the new coach in his quest to turn the warriors into a powerhouse in African soccer.“Without the help of everyone,” he said, “Valinhos will find it very difficult to produce the results we all expect him to deliver.”“As such the government will always render him all the support he needs. I urge the corporate world and the fans to follow suit and contribute towards the development of our sport.”He said the new…

- Sources say the coach touched down at the Harare International Airport this morning where he was secretly whisked to the Brazilian Embassy in Harare for a short briefing on his new role.Zifa has refused to shed any light hint on the new boss saying his identify would only be known tonight at the unveiling ceremony.However Rene Weber and Nelson Rodrigues-both former coaches of the Brazil under-20 football teams are the top two frontrunners for the post that had been vacant since June last year.Other notable candidates include Jorge Luiz Barcellos da Silva, Jose Antonio Martins, Jose Cleber de Oliveira and Jose Nogueira.“The unveiling ceremony is on tonight,” a Zifa official said…