HARARE – Zimbabwe is this week expected to formally kick start negotiations with Zambia for the construction of a joint 1 600 megawatts (MW) Batoka Gorge hydro-electric power project, Energy minister Mangoma said. He told delegates at the just- ended Zimbuild infrastructure finance summit that the two countries are scheduled to put together expressions of…
LONDON – Ashley Cole was the unlikely hero as Chelsea scored a dramatic late winner to finally breach Stoke’s resistance at Stamford Bridge yesterday. The England defender stole in with five minutes left to prod in Juan Mata’s flick and keep Chelsea three points clear at the top of the Premier League. The Potters threatened…
HARARE – David Temwanjira might still be only 19-years-old at the moment but he has big dreams with his football career. The Blue Rangers forward, who is on loan from DC Academy, has set his sights on surpassing his already established elder brother, Mike Temwanjira. Mike made his name at the turn of the millennium…
HARARE – Caps United continued with their mini-rival with a comfortable 2-0 away victory over FC Platinum at Mandava in a Castle Lager Premiership match yesterday. Asani Nhongo and Leonard Fiyado scored in either half to give Makepekepe their third consecutive win; their second in the league after their 2-1 win over Hardbody two weeks…
HARARE – A combination of fear, grief and anxiety has engulfed Domboshava’s Chinamhora area. Seven gruesome killings in two weeks have shaken the community and everyone is on the edge. The brutal nature of the killings would make even the stone-hearted quiver. Victims’ bodies were mutilated. Eyes were gouged out and genitals sliced off…
HARARE – Listed transport and logistics company, Pioneer Corporation Africa (Pioneer) is optimistic of a bullish performance in the medium to long-term owing to its recent acquisition of newer assets which will significantly improve efficiencies, chairperson Paul Chingoka said. He said the company’s performance in the second half of 2012 to June 30, has continued…
HARARE – Behind every successful goal scorer is a provider, who works hard to provide the assists. Whilst Castle Premier Soccer League’s leading goal scorer Nelson Maziwisa has received glowing reviews for his exploits one man has hung in the shadows. Gifted with a well-built physique and boundless energy to run the entire 90 minutes…
HARARE – In our African tradition, when two people want to get married, the family of the man scouts for someone known and respected by both families to act as the “go-between”, a facilitator, a mediator. He not only delivers messages from one family to the other but also counsels and advises them. The go…
HARARE – Relegation threatened Black Mambas earned a valuable draw against Chicken Inn as their battle to survive the drop in the Castle Lager Premiership continued yesterday. The home side had forward last Chibwiro to thank after he scored the equaliser in the 70th minute to cancel out Moses Jackson’s opener for Chicken Inn that…
HARARE – Environment is the buzz word globally, and in Zimbabwe, government and lobby groups are not being left out. Massive campaigns gobbling millions of dollars are running to sensitise citizens. But in a country where at least eight in 10 adults lack formal employment, such campaigns come as nagging voices only out to disturb…
