HARARE – Zimbabwe goalkeeper and captain Tapuwa Kapini went under the knife in Durban on Wednesday to fix his troublesome left ankle. Kapini, who plays for South Africa Premiership side AmaZulu, will need at least four months of rehabilitation before he can play again. The surgery effectively rules out the inspirational goalkeeper from the Warriors’…
HARARE – Reports that South Africa supplied weapons of war to Zimbabwe between April and July this year is shocking to say the least. The military hardware, that costs the bankrupt country almost a million dollars, cannot be condoned, more so by the negotiating broker of the Global Political Agreement and facilitator to the Zimbabwe…
DAMASCUS – The newly minted U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria vowed Thursday during his first visit to Damascus to “spare no effort” to help end that country’s civil war. Lakhdar Brahimi, who replaced Kofi Annan as the international community’s point man for the conflict, held “candid and comprehensive” talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem,…
HARARE – Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu has promised a better performance from his charges when the Bulawayo giants host Blue Rangers in a Mbada Diamonds Cup first round tie at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow. The Zambian gaffer blamed complacency for his team’s poor showing against Chicken Inn in Wednesday’s drawn Castle Premiership match, but says will…
BULAWAYO – A 63-year-old Bulawayo man who was facing charges of insulting President Robert Mugabe has been acquitted by a Bulawayo magistrate. Yunis Hassanmiya Gaibi of Khumalo suburb pleaded not guilty to the charge of undermining authority of or insulting the President as defined in the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Section 9.23) when…
HARARE – Stanchart collected their first maximum points of the Bankers Soccer League season after humbling POSB 3-2 over the weekend. So woeful has Stanchart performance been that it needed 17 games to finally win their first set of three points in a troubled campaign. Whilst it was a positive result for Stanchart, who seat…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) yesterday officially launched the new Zimbabwe Media Council, a new statutory body which aims to use repressive media laws to enforce media professionalism. Godfrey Majonga, ZMC chairperson announced that former ZBC chief executive Henry Muradzikwa will chair the regulatory board. Other councillors are ZBC chief executive officer, Happison Muchechetere,…
HARARE – The trial of former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya, who is facing nine counts of corruptly concealing a transaction from her principal, has been postponed to September 23. The trial was supposed to open on Wednesday but was postponed to Thursday by magistrate Esthere Chivasa after stand-in defence attorney Dumisani…
HARARE – Mutare is set to come alive this Sunday when an estimated 400 athletes descend on the eastern border city to compete for the Tanganda Tea 21km half-marathon. The main half-marathon race has a prize purse of $500 each for the first female and male home. Athletes will also compete in the 4…
HARARE – Dynamos fans will have to wait a little longer to see new signing Simba Sithole, who is still working on gaining back his match fitness. DeMbare assistant coach Tonderai Ndiraya said the Harare giants, who extended their lead at the top of the Castle Premiership to two points after beating Harare City 1-0…
