HARARE – Zimbabwe champions Dynamos are battling to retain several key players from the 2012 all-conquering season ahead of next year’s African Champions League and domestic campaigns. Most of the club’s leading players have been targeted by different South African clubs, who are looking to bolster their squads in January’s mid-season transfer window. To worsen…
HARARE – “It is no longer viable to say I have a degree because the information communication technology (ICT) revolution has surpassed everything.” These were the wise words of the energetic professor Arthur Mutambara calling for the revamping of the universities curriculum to meet the demand of the economy. It is true that the world…
GWERU – Industry minister Welshman Ncube has accused Finance minister Tendai Biti of holding Zimbabwe’s economy at ransom by not availing funds to resuscitate struggling industries. Ncube — responsible for overseeing industry’s “health” — said his ministry was frantically trying to revive collapsing firms, efforts which demand Biti’s financial support. Biti is supposed to bail…
HARARE – Without political will and genuine desire to tackle corruption, Zimbabwe will continue to moan until thy kingdom! So far, President Robert Mugabe has failed to show that demonstrable desire to signal prosecution of political heavyweights accused of amassing wealth through corrupt means. This week, one of his ministers, firebrand deputy minister of justice,…
HARARE – Following stunning revelations this week that South Africa’s pre-World Cup warm-up matches were fixed by an Asian betting syndicate linked to Zimbabwe, it has also emerged that Bafana’s friendly against the Warriors in the same period may well have been also influenced by the syndicate. Bafana beat Zimbabwe 3-0 at Moses Mabhidha Stadium…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s party has demoted the Bulawayo Zanu PF youth league chairperson for leaking party secrets, and readmitted two officials suspended over indiscipline and defection. Jimaya Muduvuri in Mashonaland West, Mike Kadzura in Manicaland and Butho Adrian Gatsi were hauled before the national disciplinary committee headed by chairperson Simon Khaya-Moyo during the…
HARARE – Following the announcement of their one-off test tour of Zimbabwe next April, the Hong Kong Rugby Union has confirmed their Sevens side will also be traveling to the Zimbabwean capital for the second edition of the Spar International Sevens a month earlier. Relations between Zimbabwe and Hong Kong seemed to have been strengthened…
HARARE – A Zimbabwean man accused in a $10 million US tax fraud has had some of his charges dropped by federal prosecutors in exchange for his cooperation after entering a plea deal. Kudzaishe Bungu, 26, pleaded guilty to engaging in illegal monetary transactions during a court appearance in Cincinnati on Monday. Without a plea…
HARARE – Vibrant music stars, Mokoomba descend on the Book Café this evening along with fellow groups that graduated from Music Crossroads Zimbabwe. Mokoomba’s blend of Afro-fusion and traditional Tonga rhythms has taken Europe by storm ever since the all-male group, whose ages range between 22 to 27 years, won the Music Crossroads finals in…
HARARE – Zanu PF politburo member Sikhanyiso Ndlovu, whose colleges were shut down for allegedly failing to meet standards, is back in business. Ndlovu, a renowned educationist, had two of his colleges operating in Mutare and Gweru under the Zimbabwe Distance Education Centre (Zdeco) brand deregistered by government last month. He was a happy man…
