HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed construction concern PG Industries Limited (PGI) has recorded a net loss of $2,7 million for the six months to June, attributed to working capital constraints, low retail sales volumes and high interest burden. Once regarded as one of Zimbabwe’s major construction hardware players, PGI has struggled to make an…
HARARE – Zimbabwean model Mutsa Mutare’s hopes of clinching the Miss Global International title are in smoke, but she still managed to hog the limelight after stepping into a marijuana storm created by President Robert Mugabe. Mutare was in Jamaica for the Miss Global International contest won by England’s Amanda Lillian. Giovanna Lopez from Puerto…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Under-16 sevens rugby team emerged triumphant from the Middlesburg Sevens in South Africa at the weekend as the country took its first step to groom the youth side for the 2014 Youth Olympics and the 2016 Olympics qualifiers. The schools side showed great pace and skills to win the Under-16 category of…
HARARE – Chrome Stars moved into fourth place in the Central Region Division One Soccer League with a 1-0 win over inconsistent FC Platinum Under-19s at the weekend. Luke Jukulile-Petros’s charges swapped places with Gwanda-based Vumbachikwe, who are wilting in the heat of the race for the championship. Vumbachikwe lost 1-0 to second-placed FC…
HARARE – Good sportsmanship is highly revered in modern sports. It is what makes an athlete a role model. This newspaper is committed to the promotion of sportsmanship, and to this end, this week we have honoured Monomotapa goalkeeper Artwell Mukandi as Star of the Week. Not for his heroic performance between the posts, but…
HARARE – Prince Edward (PE) were on Sunday crowned Nash Top Schools’ Basketball champions for the second consecutive time after edging rivals Mutare Boys High (MBHS) 28-26 in a thrilling final in Marondera over the weekend. The Harare school won the tournament in 2009 and last year. Mutare were champions in 2010. However, it was…
NEW YORK – President Barack Obama is to tell the UN General Assembly the US will “do what we must” to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, officials say. The Middle East is set to dominate the summit in New York and the president will give one of the opening speeches. In an address six weeks…
HARARE – Bankers Soccer League log leaders ZB are just a point away from securing their first title after they collected maximum points against Stanbic on Sunday following a walkover. ZB added three points to their tally after Stanbic failed to pitch up for the match despite being the home team. The pacesetters, who have…
HARARE – Flame Lilly shocked Northern Region Division One League (NRSL) log leaders Black Rhinos 2-0 on Sunday to dent the pacesetters’ promotion hopes. Most importantly for the prison services side, who are out of the running for the title, the victory ensured they claim bragging rights in the battle for supremacy between the uniformed…
MASVINGO – The world’s biggest labour union, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), has lobbied football governing body Fifa to strip Qatar of the right to host the 2022 World Cup for allegedly violating workers’ rights. Qatar, a Muslim-majority country with Islam as the state religion, allegedly prohibits workers from joining trade unions. The international…
