ZVISHAVANE – Shabanie Mine were left to rue a series of spurned scoring chances after they allowed Black Mambas to score a late equaliser to force a one all draw in a Castle Premiership match at Maglas Stadium yesterday. The asbestos miners — still smarting from a 1-0 loss to Highlanders in Bulawayo at the…
HARARE – Police did not follow procedures when they arrested 29 MDC activists accused of killing inspector Petros Mutedza in Harare’s Glen View suburb last year. Ben Justen and Timothy Guta, officers with the police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) told the court yesterday that they did not ascertain the roles played by suspects they arrested…
JOHANNESBURG – ANC rebel Julius Malema, South African president Jacob Zuma’s most prominent critic and an advocate of mining nationalisation, appears in court, today on corruption charges that his supporters say are politically motivated. Police said they would close roads around the courthouse in Polokwane, the provincial capital of Malema’s native Limpopo, 350 kilometres north…
HARARE – Zimbabwe national football team players stand to get $10 000 in bonuses if they beat Angola in the decisive African Nations Cup qualifier in Luanda next month. The Warriors, who beat Angola 3-1 in the first leg on September 9 in Harare, will get $5 000 each for a result which is not…
HARARE – The Angolan community in Zimbabwe last week celebrated its national Heroes Day at the National Art Gallery outlining that country’s liberation history, culture and literature excellence epitomised by its first president Agostinho Neto. Angolan ambassador in Zimbabwe, Pedro Hendrick Vaal Neto said in a speech to mark the day last week: “In fact,…
HARARE – Defending Castle Lager Premiership champions Dynamos face a potential banana skin that might derail their title aspirations when they take on Chicken Inn at Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon. The plucky Bulawayo-based side has earned a reputation of being no push-overs and earlier this month held title-chasing Highlanders to a frustrating 0-0 draw in…
HARARE – A Harare man who collected money from teachers masquerading as a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer has been jailed for eight years. Agrippa Guti appeared before magistrate Lazarus Murendo on two counts of impersonation and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition. The 24-year-old was convicted after pleading guilty to all counts. Magistrate…
HARARE – Caps United assistant coach Mkhuphali Masuku believes things are beginning to shape up at the struggling former champions after managing to string together three consecutive wins, but has warned the battle for Premiership survival is not yet over. The Harare side had gone for close to three months without a win before finally…
ZVISHAVANE – Shabanie Mine have been hit by a number of injuries to key players ahead of their trick tie against Black Mambas at Maglas Stadium this afternoon. Utility players Blessed Mbavarira, Philip Sithole and Kudzanayi Kwashi have all been ruled out after sustaining injuries in their Castle Premiership match against Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium…
HARARE – A battle for the brand name still haunts former South Africa-based music outfit Ndolwane Super Sounds which split last year as they seek to outwit each other over what placed them on the limelight. The two contending sides are engaged in warfare for supremacy in the showbiz industry. They have resorted to outdoing…
