HARARE – Representatives from English Premiership sides West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United are expected to jet into the country this afternoon for a two- week talent identification mission at Harare’s Manhingi Academy. Paul Andre Gibbons, an ex- West Brom coach now based in the United States, will be joined by West Ham’s Mike…
HARARE – The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has licenced Chidziva Tobacco Processors (Chidziva) to buy burley tobacco this year following closure of sole-buyer Burley Marketing Zimbabwe (BMZ). The move is expected to relieve burley tobacco growers who have over the years struggled to sell the crop. BMZ — sold to cigarette manufacturer Savannah…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket yesterday named two squads for next month’s tour of the West Indies, naming just one player without a cap in any of the three formats. 22-year-old Mashonaland Eagles spinner Tino Mutombodzi, who will return home after the ODIs and Twenty20 internationals, is the only player in both squads who has not…
HARARE – The last thing an MDC activist wants is to be in the company of police, given the history of arrests and alleged beatings in police custody. But for the past few days, hundreds of aspiring MDC candidates have been rushing to the Central Investigations Department (CID) headquarters to obtain criminal record clearances from…
BULAWAYO – Zimbabwean football giants Highlanders and former South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns have sounded the war cry for today’s tour opener at Barbourfields Stadium. Speaking in separate interviews yesterday, the two coaches predicted a tough encounter that is likely to be played in a competitive spirit. “Sundowns is a big club in the region…
BULAWAYO – The Ministry of Education has embarked on a serious crackdown on school heads accused of looting teachers’ incentives. Addressing a Zanu PF provincial meeting in Bulawayo at the weekend, deputy Education minister Lazarus Dokora said his ministry has received numerous reports of thieving headmasters. “I am receiving many reports of headmasters around the…
ADDIS ABABA – A delegation of grassroots women’s rights activists, including representatives from Zimbabwe, are lobbying African leaders gathered here for the 20th African Union (AU) Summit to stop rape in conflict zones. Twenty five activists from Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan and South Africa — led by Nobel Peace…
HARARE – Once again, Zimbabwe and Africa have been robbed of one of its own, a genuine academic and intellectual par excellence, who was very honest to his opinion and very consistent with his beliefs. News that Professor John Makumbe had died after succumbing to heart attack, came to me as a shock. In fact…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has intensified efforts to curb smuggling of dangerous substances at the country’s ports of entry, a Zimra official said yesterday. Gershem Pasi, Zimra commissioner general said 15 dogs have been dispatched to various border posts and Zimra is in the process of initiating a dog breeding regime. “We are a…
HARARE – Mwana Africa plc (Mwana) says construction of a pilot plant at its gold miner Freda Rebecca (Freda) has begun with commissioning expected in the third quarter of the year. The AIM-listed resources group said significant progress has been made in the evaluation of the economic potential of the tailings storage facilities, which are…
