HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party has denied that its popularity ratings have plunged, disputing an opinion poll which revealed that it suffered a slide. The MDC is facing a rough ride in the GNU, and its leader Tsvangirai seem to have been outwitted by his foe, President Robert Mugabe, a cunning political…
HARARE – Mitchell Katsvairo rose from the bench to score a 93rd minute winner for FC Platinum to condemn Tripple B to their third consecutive Castle Premiership defeat at their adopted home Mandava Stadium yesterday. It was a sweet victory for the log leaders Platinum, who had failed to breach the visitors defence for the…
BULAWAYO – Today’s ODI against Bangladesh is a must win game for Zimbabwe should they want to still entertain any thoughts of winning the series. But, given the lack of form and confidence shown in the first ODI on Friday, one wonders how realistic a win will be. It is staggering and most certainly disturbing…
HARARE – South African thoroughbred A King Is Born, who is trained by Alyson Wright, won the Castle Tankard $50 000 race here yesterday some five lengths ahead of second-placed Ginepri from Argentina. A King Is Born, who was ridden by Deon Sampson, arrived at the Tankard an outsider for the race at 16-1 but…
HARARE – Churchill Boys High thumped St John’s College 32-11 in an ill-tampered Cottco Rugby Festival match here yesterday. The battle between the two powerhouses of Zimbabwe Schools’ rugby saw tempers flying the entire 60 minutes as indiscipline once again continued to rear its ugly head. The match was stopped briefly after the Rams coach…
HARARE – Harare City jumped to fourth place on the Castle Premiership log standing after defeating spirited Chicken Inn here yesterday. Crispen Dickson and Osborn Mukuradare scored for the Sunshine Boys while the Gamecocks found their only goal through Tonisani Sibelo. City now have 14 points from eight matches while the Gamecocks remain in seventh…
HARARE – Prince Edward School basketball team has been riding high posting some impressive results on the road this year. Recently the team finished on second place at Durban Schools Basketball Invitational tournament. The team known as the Panthers failed to defend the title they won last year after they went down to Durban High…
HARARE – The Harare City Council account continues to dry up, with mounting debt revenue from water dropping from $6 million to $4 million in the first quarter. “The drop has been gradual since the beginning of the year,” said town clerk Tendai Mahachi without specifying the reasons for the slide. The local authority is…
BULAWAYO – A Bulawayo-based micro finance institution was yesterday besieged by hundreds of irate clients for late payment of return on investment. Visibly angry clients blocked the entrance of Perfectshot Investments, shouting obscenities and threatening to storm the offices. Perfectshot was recently fined $2 000 for breaching the Banking Act. The Daily News on…
HARARE – Zimbabwe have been draw to face Malawi in the quarterfinals of the Castle Cosafa Cup in July according to the draw held in Zambia on Friday night. The Warriors, Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Mozambique and Angola were given a bye from the group stages. At the draw held in the Zambian capital, the…
