HARARE – A fledging advocacy outfit has brought a new twist to the Asiagate sanctions by vowing to legally represent individuals banned by Zifa after being found guilty of match-fixing and illegal betting, claiming the sentences are a violation of human rights. The Pan African Development Foundation (PANAD), chaired by former Dynamos Football Club chairman…
HARARE – Trouble continues to haunt Air Zimbabwe Holdings (Pvt) Limited after four of its former managers were awarded thousands of dollars against the already troubled national airline. Saddled with debts amounting to millions of dollars, Air Zimbabwe grounded early this year after facing viability problems which included an order by an arbitrator to pay…
HARARE – For months, a dark cloud had been hanging over several Zimbabwean footballers who were facing lengthy bans from the game after a drawn-out enquiry found them guilty of match-fixing and illegal betting for their roles in the Asiagate scandal. What a relief that day must have been for all those lads on Tuesday…
HARARE – Former CAPS United captain Laughter Chilembe has spoken of his desire to return to his former club and help change the Green Machine’s fortunes next season. The Zambian defender arrived in the country yesterday for an indaba with the CAPS management and paid a courtesy call at the Daily News offices. Chilembe was…
HARARE – Top Seed Takanyi Garanganga enjoyed a convincing straight-sets win over Botswana’s Matong Phenyo to progress to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Twenty Third Centuries International Futures tournament. The All-Africa Games gold medallist maintained his unbeaten record at the tournament by dismantling Matong 6-0, 6-0. Garangaga will now face Lukas Marsoun of Czech Republic,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has passed a revised national housing policy targeted at addressing the surging demand for homes and facilitate financing for property development. The policy will be launched within a fortnight. The country, which has a housing backlog of over two million units, has failed to provide adequate houses to the majority of its…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will today unveil an economic blueprint with measures to create jobs and lure billions in investment in an MDC manifesto that will frame the message of his election campaign. The economic blueprint, dubbed JUICE, will lay out in clear terms a theme Tsvangirai has been repeating recently about creating…
HARARE – Zimbabwe should stop opening up the retail and wholesale sectors to foreigners because it is not in the national interest, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. Addressing delegates at the Indigenisation Conference in the capital, Justice and Legal Affairs minister, Patrick Chinamasa slammed the opening up of the retail sector to foreigners, and singled…
HARARE – A Harare man who allegedly murdered his wife over infidelity claims has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court. Sebestian Satero, 33, allegedly killed his wife Rennie Jakarasi, 27, whom he suspected of having an extra-marital affair. The court heard that Satero and Jakarasi started staying together as a couple in May this year,…
HARARE – Shabanie Mine coach Luke Masomere has been left devastated after the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) omitted him from the list of 57 individuals given amnesty after they were found guilty of match-fixing and illegal betting in the Asiagate scam. The list of exonerated individuals includes 53 players and four officials. Some were pardoned…
