HARARE – The Triathlon Association of Zimbabwe (Taz) has announced a 15-member team to take part in the African Continental Championships in Morocco next month. The tournament will also serve as qualifier for the World Championships to be held in London next year. Team captain and outgoing Under-19 champion Laurelle Brown, who took gold in…
HARARE – Crocodile skin producer Padenga Holdings Limited (Padenga) remains in the red, posting a $1,2 million loss after tax in the half year to December 2012 from $2,8 million incurred in previous comparable period. The group said the depressed performance is in line with expectations given the business is seasonal. Alexander Calder, Padenga’s chairperson,…
HARARE – He was the country’s deadliest striker last year with 18 Castle Premiership goals, and two games into the new season, he has already banged three. Nelson Maziwisa was recalled by FC Platinum at the beginning of the season from a loan spell at town rivals Shabanie Mine, and the platinum miners must be…
HARARE – The Easter holidays’ death toll has increased to 50, with 273 people injured in 424 road accidents countrywide, police have said. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said five more people died to add to the 45 recorded on Monday morning. “Most of the accidents are being caused by human error, which include turning…
HARARE – Central Bank governor Gideon Gono yesterday rubbished reports that State Security minister, Sydney Sekeramayi had taken pot shots at him about the missing gold coins and shortage of change. Sekeramayi was quoted in Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe where preparations were underway for the launch of a community share ownership scheme last week, allegedly saying Gono should…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe convenes a crucial politburo meeting today which is due to set timelines and guidelines of holding primary elections amid serious bickering and backbiting over parliamentary candidates in the former ruling party. Zanu PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo confirmed the politburo meeting would tackle the divisive primary elections. “We are going for…
BULAWAYO – Veteran striker Njabulo Ncube and underrated goalkeeper Munyaradzi Diya were the darlings of the Highlanders faithful as the Bulawayo giants put up a splendid second half display to overcome a stubborn Harare City in an entertaining Castle Premiership encounter here yesterday. Njabulo scored Highlanders’ opener and set up Peter Moyo for the second…
HARARE – Chicken Inn put up a gallant performance yesterday to force a creditable draw against Dynamos as the defending champions continued their stuttering start to their Castle Premiership title defence. A jaded DeMbare were left with a lot of work to do, especially after their chief rivals for the 2013 season, Highlanders and…
TSHOLOTSHO – Zimbabwe’s starving San community, commonly known as bushmen, are demanding to be taken back to the bush saying the government has neglected them for many years. The San were moved from Hwange National Park in the 1920s during the colonial era by the Europeans and most of them settled in Mgodimasili area in…
HARARE – Deputy minister of Information and Publicity Murisi Zvizwai has said foreign journalists are welcome to cover political and crucial events taking place in Zimbabwe unhindered, contradicting his permanent secretary George Charamba. The deputy minister said this following an announcement by Charamba, who said Zimbabwe was considering barring some foreign journalists bent on discrediting…
