HARARE – Dynamos have included nine new players for their 25-man African Champions League squad with midfield magician Denver Mukamba omitted from the list after it emerged the midfield wizard is on the verge of completing his switch to South African club Bidvest Wits. Mukamba, who had an outstanding season with the Glamour Boys and…
HARARE – With a crucial election expected next year, the season of name-calling among our politicians is well and truly upon us. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai recently branded the leader of the breakaway MDC faction, Welshman Ncube, a “village politician.” This description implies Ncube is unfit to be a national leader, with connotations of only…
HARARE – A South African football insider has described Zimbabwe’s Asiagate match-fixing scam as “Sunday picnic” compared to that country’s recent fixing revelations, which claimed the scalp of federation president Kirsten Nematandani and other top officials yesterday. Nematandani was suspended yesterday alongside incoming Safa CEO Dennis Mumble pending an independent enquiry into their alleged roles…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe football captain Peter Ndlovu “has made a tremendous improvement” since the horrific car crash that claimed the life of his brother Adam on Sunday, family representative Harrison Nkomo said last night. The famous Ndlovu brothers were travelling to Victoria Falls when their SUV burst a front tyre before veering off the…
BULAWAYO – The country’s second-largest city, Bulawayo, was plunged into mourning as news of the death of Zimbabwean football legend Adam Ndlovu dawned on the city yesterday. Bulawayo mayor Patrick Thaba Moyo said the death of Ndlovu had shocked the city, saying council would give all the support to the Ndlovu family during the difficult…
HARARE – Two police officers who allegedly demanded a $10 bribe from a commuter omnibus driver have appeared in court. Todzanisai Mavidza, 28, and Brave Kandikita, 25, allegedly demanded $10 from a commuter omnibus driver in order to release him and his vehicle. The two police officers appeared before Harare magistrate Anita Tshuma on charges…
HARARE – The Northampton Saints prop Brian Mujati didn’t answer his phone when a South African number he didn’t know, rang. Nothing sinister in that, it’s in fact relatively standard practice for most sportspeople. The last thing a player, who doesn’t enjoy dealing with the media in any case, wants is a pesky hack proving…
HARARE – Disturbances in Gwanda in which alleged tribal skirmishes erupted over mine claims should be handled with great caution. Elsewhere in this edition, we report an incident in which some miners in Matabeleland allegedly clashed over gold claims along suspected tribal lines and this is regrettable. The disturbances by miners are coming just as…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed retailer OK Zimbabwe Limited (OK) has partnered EcoCash, Econet Wireless’ mobile money service. This comes after the supermarket chain — once involved in in-store banking — recently ventured into financial services after acquiring a money transfer licence. Darlington Mandivenga, Econet Services chief executive, said the rationale behind the partnership is…
HARARE – Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ)’s $30 million infrastructure development bond has been undersubscribed by $17 million. The funds are earmarked for the retrofitting of electricity prepaid meters. The three-year bond, with a 10 percent fixed rate, had a total subscription performance rate of 59,41 percent. It had a principal repayment period of…
