HARARE – Handling errors put paid to any chance Zimbabwe may had of causing a major upset against Oceania giants Samoa on Friday in the opening match of the Sevens Rugby World in Moscow. The Cheetahs dominated the physical aspect of the match, especially at the breakdown but their handling let them down as the…
JOHANNESBURG – Spain are the current world champions, they are also European champions, a title they successfully defended and are course to be the only team to hold all three powerful titles at the same time in the history of the game. You see, there is nothing wrong in one country dominating the number one…
MASVINGO – Highlanders will employ a more direct approach to their style of play when they clash with FC Platinum in a BancABC Sup8r quarter-final encounter Saturday afternoon at Mucheke Stadium. Kick-off is at 12:30pm. Bosso head coach Kelvin Kaindu told the Daily News that his charges may abandon their passing game due to the…
HARARE – Extra Kwazvose, an offshoot of Alick Macheso’s Orchestra Mberikwazvo, will make their first show at Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex on July 12. The new sungura group, whose key members are dancer/vocalist Francis “Franco ‘Slomo’ Dhaka, drummer Obert Gomba, Congolese chanter Jonas Kasamba and lead guitarist Noel Nyazanda, will share the stage with crowd-pullers Jah…
HARARE – High-riding musician Jah Prayzah says a presentation ceremony for $12 000 and a musical kit he was promised by businessman Philip Chiyangwa and Tendai Savanhu respectively three months ago has been set for Mutare next month. The two politicians pledged the presents during a high-profile launch of Jah Prayzah’s fourth album Tsviriyo which…
HARARE – A carnival mood swept the Zimbabwean capital Harare on Friday, with a riot of colours and sounds as four main candidates officially filed their nomination papers at the High Court for the presidential poll. President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Welshman Ncube, leader of the smaller MDC and Dumiso Dabengwa and little-known…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe’s seemingly intractable political crisis will feature large in discussions between South African president Jacob Zuma and his visiting American counterpart Barack Obama this weekend. The US president, who is on a three-nation visit to Africa, arrived in South Africa yesterday and will be in that country until Sunday…
MASVINGO – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF on Friday fielded two candidates for Bikita West parliamentary seat at the Nomination Court here. Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe workmates, Munyaradzi Kereke and Elias Musakwa were duly nominated Zanu PF candidates for Bikita West by Rex Pudurai, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission provincial officer at Masvingo Magistrates’ Court. The…
BULAWAYO – Two disgruntled legislators in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC on Friday filed their nomination papers as independent candidates at the Bulawayo Magistrates’ Court after “losing” during party primaries they deem flawed. Felix Magagela Mafa for Magwegwe Constituency and Samuel Sandla Khumalo for Pelandaba-Mpopoma Constituency yesterday broke tradition over contested primary poll outcomes through…
HARARE – Listed hospitality firm Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) has been allegedly hit by some serious corporate governance issues and concerns after an attempt by a board faction to push for the ouster of certain company executives. The controversial move, reportedly spearheaded by human resources committee chair Rosa Dube and backed by group chairman Joseph…
