HARARE – CAPS United have completed the signing of Malawian hotshot Gerald Phiri Jnr from Mighty Wanderers on a fee believed to be in the region of $20 000. The 19-year-old whizkid has signed a four-year contract at the Harare club. United’s willingness to part with $20 000, quite a substantial amount by Zimbabwean standards,…
JOHANNESBURG – After a storming season with Maritzburg United in which he scored 11 goals which kept his team in the Premier Soccer League, Zimbabwean striker Cuthbert Malajila is headed for Mamelodi Sundowns. Downs coach Pitso Mosimane is a big fan of the Zimbabwean and termed him the missing link in his almost complete jigsaw…
BULAWAYO – Former Highlanders striker Gift Lunga Senior was a prolific goal getter who could have made his mark in Europe had he not fallen victim to club politics at the Bulawayo giants. A product of Ali “Baba” Dube’s famed Highlanders juniors set up of yesteryear, Lunga was the country’s top goal scorer in 1994…
HARARE – Facts do not lie. It is all in the numbers contained in the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) report released this week. The ZTA has a lot of zest in trying to make Zimbabwe a good destination for tourists, again. And their statistics, while not painting a grim picture considering the figures of the…
HARARE – Four conductors accused of stealing from commuters have been remanded in custody by a Harare magistrate. Abednigo Ushewokunze, 26, Grenna Kaseke, 22, Vineyard Moyo, 20, and Nigel Kandiyo,24 allegedly tricked the passengers by asking them to close the door to commuter omnibuses while they search their pockets. They would then drop off the…
BULAWAYO – Bulawayo giants Highlanders are in the dark about when their Adidas replicas will be available on the market. This is in sharp contrast with the situation at their Harare rivals Dynamos who will reportedly start selling their regalia Saturday. After getting numerous enquiries about the replica shirts from Bosso fans, the Daily News…
HARARE – ZPC Kariba will be aiming to consolidate their position at the top of Zifa Northern Region division one league table when they take on struggling Forrester on Sunday. The Kariba-based side are tied on 19 points with Commando Bullets but they have a superior goal difference. ZPC moved to the top of the…
HARARE – A clinic in Harare finally opened doors yesterday 16 years after its foundation was laid. Over a hundred residents converged at Kuwadzana Phase 4 Satellite Clinic to witness the ribbon cutting ceremony. In a speech read on his behalf, Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo said Harare City Council was making laudable strides towards…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s junior tennis team continued with their poor run at the World Junior Tennis Finals qualifiers in Tunis, Tunisia, after they fell 0-3 to South Africa in their second match on Wednesday. South Africa’s Minette Van Vreden beat Karen Machisa of Zimbabwe 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 while Kimberly Bhunu went down to Zani Barnard …
HARARE – High Court Judge Chinembiri Bhunu has postponed indefinitely the case of 29 Glen View residents accused of murdering police inspector Petros Mutedza in May 2011. Bhunu yesterday shelved his ruling following an application for discharge at the close of the State’s case by the suspects’ lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa. Mtetwa told the court that…
