HARARE – The Zimbabwe youth development team will play their South Africa counterparts during the international polo tournament to be staged at Bushman Rock Polo Club this weekend. Bushman Rock, approximately 40km to the east of Harare, is a newly established club in Zimbabwe. The Omnia Zimbabwe youth team will be represented by Smart Kusiwa, Alexis…
HARARE – FC Platinum coach Tenant Chilumba has been linked with a move back to his native Zambia to fill in the vacant post at Power Dynamos. Chilumba joined Platinum at the start of the year from Hwange and enjoyed a brief good spell with the Zvishavane-based side. However the platinum miners have gone on…
HARARE – Starbrite, Zimbabwe’s leading talent search show, has introduced a mentorship programme for the 30 contestants still in the running for this year’s top prize. Musicians Selmor Mtukudzi and Sanii Makhalima along with voice coach Brian Masendeke have been roped in to coach the Starbrite finalists throughout the popular contest. Barney Mpariwa, the Starbrite…
HARARE – Harare City Council’s fire department has received a shot in the arm after United States-based well-wisher Peter Lobel donated two fire tenders worth around $46 000. Lobel, who donated two similar trucks last year, said he continues to be driven by his desire to save lives and property under avertable circumstances. “I cannot…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket has appointed a three-man technical department to spearhead the national women cricket team for next month’s World Cup qualifiers set for Ireland, the Daily News has learnt. The trio of former national team player Mluleki Nkala, Southern Rocks assistant coach Shepherd Makunura and Midwest Rhinos women’s coach Clement Mahachi form the team….
HARARE – All eyes will be on Sadc leaders as they meet this weekend in Maputo, Mozambique, for an extraordinary summit to deal with Zimbabwe’s political and security situation ahead of elections which the Constitutional Court says have to be held by next month. Sadc is eager to restore political and economic stability in Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution Company (ZETDC) should not dice with people’s lives by installing pre-paid meters at council clinics, Harare City Council has said. Councillor Thomas Muzuva yesterday raised the issue during a council meeting alleging that it was tantamount to betting with people’s lives. “I have noted with concern the installation of pre-paid…
HARARE – A number of legal and supra-national bodies need reform as they often act purely on “intelligence rather than evidence”, a top international lawyer has suggested. Nick Kaufman, a barrister whose name was introduced to the Zimbabwean market by controversial millionaire Frank Buyanga, singled out the International Criminal Court (ICC), Interpol and United Nations…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s hotline cellphone was seized by three men outside Charter House yesterday, the premier’s spokesperson confirmed yesterday. The mobile phone, which was used as an interface between the premier and the general public, was seized from Tineyi Mukwewa, one of the PM’s aides. He was on his way from the…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has warned political parties to stop forcing people to register as voters for the forthcoming harmonised elections. During the abortive three-week mobile voter registration blitz, civic society groups claimed that President Robert Mugabe-led Zanu PF, was forcing members of the public to submit their names and national identification…
