HARARE – Mashonaland Eagles coach Stephen Mangongo is relishing a dog fight in an emotionally charged domestic franchise Twenty20 final against his former side Mountaineers at Harare Sports Club Sunday. Mangongo, who is also the national team assistant coach, won the inaugural Stanbic T20 competition with Mountaineers who have gone on to win it again…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) has won a High Court order against a co-operative that had illegally evicted them from a building in Harare. ZCTU made an urgent chamber application after they were forcefully evicted from Gorlon House, Harare by Magamba eChimurenga Housing co-Operative and Cliford Hokonya. In the application, the Deputy…
JOHANNESBURG – Sunday’s African Nations Cup final will either reawaken a sleeping giant of African football, or announce the arrival of a new one. But for Nigeria, who were last crowned champions of Africa almost two decades ago, blowing this glorious opportunity to reclaim their long-lost status as an African football powerhouse will be such…
HARARE – Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has suffered serious financial prejudice from theft and fraud by its staffers, resulting in the misappropriation of $68 000 and 18 000 Rand. Permanent secretary Gerald Gwinje on Friday briefed the portfolio committee on Public Accounts that the ministry has been struggling to recover the money from…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s leadership has never had an opportunity as the current one to prove to the world that we can shape our own destiny. The constitutional referendum set for next month gives President Robert Mugabe every reason to be believed in his messages for peaceful elections, that is if he stamps his foot on…
HARARE – The European Union (EU) delegation to Zimbabwe yesterday officially launched the ‘’Early Child Development (ECD) Centres’’ programme in Mhondoro- Ngezi, Mashonaland West in its continuing efforts to improve the living standards of vulnerable Zimbabweans. The programme, to which the EU contributed about $520 000, will support 108 ECD centres in primary schools, 25…
HARARE – Journalist-cum-businessman Supa Mandiwanzira has disassociated his radio station ZiFM from any political party saying it was a professional broadcaster which has no bias whatsoever. The parliamentary portfolio committee on Media, Information and Communication Technology toured the station’s studios in Highlands on Thursday to familiarise themselves with the operations of the station. The legislators…
HARARE – A serving senior police spokesperson is campaigning to run for Member of Parliament for Buhera South on President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF ticket, in apparent breach of the law enforcement agency’s resign-to-run rule. Deputy national police spokesperson Oliver Mandipaka, who is one of the longest serving officers on the Zimbabwe Republic Police force,…
JOHANNESBURG – They might have confounded expectations by reaching the final, but the mood in the Burkina Faso camp does not suggest the surprise package of the tournament feel they have already achieved the best they possibly can. One man who strongly believes the Stallions have not yet outstretched their full potential is their coach…
HARARE – Battle lines have been drawn for an intriguing domestic Twenty20 contest between Mashonaland Eagles and Mountaineers at Harare Sports Club Sunday. Both teams boast of numerous records that makes the clash even more exciting but leaving the past aside; currently the two sides have the T20’s best batsman and bowler in the season…
