HARARE – Apex Council, the civil servants representative body, is scheduled to meet with teachers’ unions and Public Service minister on Monday to discuss the plight of Zimbabwean teachers, an Apex official has said. Speaking at International Teachers’ Day celebrations in the capital yesterday, David Dzatsunga, newly appointed president of the Apex Council said the…
HARARE – Matabeleland Warriors senior player Norman Mukondiwa says winning the National Rugby League (NRL) title today will help revive the game in the province, once a dominant force in Zimbabwean rugby. The Warriors take on hosts Harare Sports Club this afternoon in an epic NRL final hoping to end a 12-year title…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday agreed the veteran leader would open the next Parliamentary session soon. But by yesterday Parliament had still not been notified of a date and there has been no gazetting of the presidential proclamation, the formal legal instrument required to end the present session…
HARARE – Coca Cola Pro 50 champions Mashonaland Eagles hope to begin their title defence with a convincing win over new-look Southern Rocks in a season opener at Harare Sports Club today. Mash Eagles coach Kevin Curran and his charges will enjoy home advantage when they host Masvingo based Southern Rocks this morning before engaging…
HARARE – Zimbabwean forward Edward Sadomba has celebrated his reprieve in the Asiagate match-fixing scandal by making it among 32 nominees for the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) award. The former Dynamos star, who has been enjoying good scoring form for Sudanese club Al Hilal in the African Confederation Cup, was this…
HARARE – A few years ago, Mzansi’s senior national football team went on an aggressive talent identification programme aimed at assembling only the best players for Bafana Bafana. The search was not only limited to the boundaries of Mzansi. It was diversified to cover the length and breadth of this universe. When Bafana won the…
HARARE – Blue Rangers teenager David Temwanjira scored a brace to help his side beat Harare City yesterday in a result described by coach Partson Ndabambi as the turning point in their fight for survival. With that result, Rangers take their tally to 23 points from 25 games, two points shy of Hwange who occupy…
HARARE – Zifa’s announcement this week that seven more players had been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Asiagate match-fixing scandal came as welcome relief to national side coach Rahman Gumbo, but the announcement further highlighted the need to bring the scam to its finality once and for all. Upon the release of the list,…
HARARE – Some coaches believe winning is everything. Others, like Ronald Garura, believed winning without a certain degree of authority and style is meaningless. The legendary Zimbabwean basketball coach died on Thursday in a South African hospital where he had been admitted following a short illness, but his legacy in the local basketball fraternity leaves…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s 2013 African Nations Cup qualification quest received a major boost yesterday after seven more players were ruled eligible for selection after being cleared of match-fixing by the Independent Ethics Committee investigating the probe. The seven players are goalkeepers Energy Murambadoro and Ephraim Mazarura, defender Lincoln Zvasiya, midfielder Justice Majabvi, as well as…
