HARARE – A kombi negotiates a dangerous patch on this dusty road in the impoverished villages dotted on the edges of Dzimbahwe Mountain. Yet, on this treacherous road is the path to hope. A further two kilometres past a sleepy “business centre” is Chidamoyo Mission Hospital, run by the Church of Christ. With government hospitals…
KARIBA – FC Platinum scored three second half goals to dump wasteful Harare City out the Mbada Diamonds Cup yesterday. After playing second fiddle to City in the first half, the Zvishavane-based miners were a rejuvenated side in the second stanza. Barely two minutes into the second half, Allen Gahadzikwa thrust the miners into the…
HARARE – Last week was historic for local football following the signing of a multimillion-dollar deal between the football chiefs — PSL and continental sports broadcaster SuperSport. The frenzy, rightfully so, that accompanied the clinching of the deal which had looked to have been put on ice last year, was the tonic our football needed….
HARARE – This week we saw the devil standing firmly between love and a wedding; a political scarecrow clothed as a hapless, heart-broken woman. The political intrigue surrounding this issue was not lost to the nation. Those who are plotting behind the scenes exposed themselves by deploying yet another woman to file papers soon after…
HARARE – The Daily News on Sunday continues to serialise veteran Zimbabwean born journalist-cum-writer Michael Holman’s satire, Last Orders at Harrods. Today the paper carries the last part of Chapter 12 and the beginning of Chapter 13. While there was certainly a case for drastic measures, said Furniver, on the whole, all things considered, and…
HARARE – Invited heads of states and government snubbed Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai “wedding” to Elizabeth Macheka, but that did not stop the ceremony from taking place with relatives demanding babies. Only the Prime Minister of Swaziland Barnabas Dlamini and Zambian labour minister, Fackson Shamenda, who was also Tsvangirai’s best man, were the notable figures…
HARARE – Richard Muzhange is a true athlete. Apart from being a budding cricketer, he was selected to represent Zimbabwe at the Under-16 athletics (javelin) and U-20 basketball. A medium-pacer, he took 3 for 37 against the Bangladesh Under-19s in an unofficial ODI in November 2009. His favourite player is Pakistan’s Mohammad Asif for his…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has a long way to go in many spheres of life to catch up with other countries within the region and globally. It does not matter which sphere of our life one looks at, economically, socially and politically — we rank at the bottom of whatever comparative measure one can use. It…
HARARE – With less than 50 weeks to go before the country co-hosts the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly with Zambia next year, all eyes are on the two neighbouring countries with particular focus on their state of preparedness. The general assembly is held once every two years and brings together key…
HARARE – Golf2. Trees Club B’s Local Rule reads, “A ball coming to rest within two club lengths of a young tree, less than two metres in height may be dropped within two club length, not nearer the hole without penalty.” Comments: This local rule is subject to a lot of different interpretations because it…
