HARARE – The Sports Recreation Commission (SRC) has called on national sports associations with grievances over a stormy selection directive to approach its offices instead of “fighting their cases in the media.” This comes after SRC issued a directive last week which states that only people who have represented the country at international level in…
HARARE – A true Zimbabwean sports lover would tell you that there is nothing nicer than watching the country’s two oldest rivals and biggest enemies clash in a final of any sporting event. Whether it is Dynamos taking on Highlanders, Old Miltonians against Old Hararians, or in this case, Matabeleland Tuskers against the Mashonaland Eagles….
HARARE – Years ago, when Mark Waugh was trying in vain to win a place in the Australian Test team alongside his twin brother Steve, he was nicknamed Afghanistan (the forgotten Waugh). Former Zimbabwe Test player Everton Matambanadzo was also in the same predicament during his prime in the 90’s with his twin brother Darlington,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe has often shouted on top of his voice, fist clenched how he is determined to go for an election with or without a constitution and with or without the consent of coalition partners. On Thursday he cast a different figure, agreeing to a raft of reforms under a draft constitution…
HARARE – A major Chinese mall and hotel project — built on a Harare wetland near the National Sports Stadium — is under military guard, in what could be a first for commercial assets in Zimbabwe, the Weekend Post can reveal. With Chinese firm Anjin reportedly behind the mega Long Cheng Plaza, the gem mining…
MUTARE – Zimbabwe’s stone sculptors, once the envy of many, are grinding in poverty. From Chinese wishing to buy their pieces for a pittance to locals with no appreciation for art, sculptors are paying the price of Zimbabwe’s slump as a favoured destination for Western tourists. Phineas Chidzeya, a veteran sculptor who once enjoyed the…
HARARE – There are several incidents which baffles many players now and again. I shall go through some of them. Ball unplayable in a tree. What are the options? First it needs to be established whether the ball in the tree is actually yours. There can be overwhelming evidence that the ball you hit did…
HARARE – Rivals Matabeleland Tuskers and Mashonaland Eagles clash in the Coca Cola Pro50 Championship final at Queens Sports Club tomorrow with the hosts’ coach, Heath Streak, pinning hopes on home support. Tuskers finished the round robin stage in pole position with 24 points from eight matches to book a place in tomorrow’s final against…
HARARE – Tax collector Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) said sterner measures in monitoring mines’ activities have improved revenue collections from the mining sector. Sternford Moyo, Zimra chairperson, said mining royalties collections were five percent higher than target in 2012 at $136, 9 million. “This was mainly due to increased audits and investigation activities,” Moyo said….
HARARE – Zimbabwe tennis ace Cara Black and her Australian partner Anastasia Rodionova booked a straight forward passage into the third round of the Australian Open yesterday. Black and Rodionova mastered Shuko Aoyama of Japan and Irina Falconi of the United States in identical sets 6-4, 6-4 in 1 hour 18 minutes to stay on…
