BULAWAYO – Highlanders kept Castle Premiership log leaders Harare City within touching distance after their victory over coal miners Hwange last Sunday. The victory brought to an end a winless streak that had seen the Bulawayo giants going for four games without collecting maximum points. And while the manner in which Highlanders overcame Hwange was…
HARARE – Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) has stepped up their preparations for ITF South/Central African Junior circuit tournament set to start this weekend at Harare Sports Club. The tournament starts on Sunday with the qualifiers set to run for two days and the main event takes off on July 29 and will end on ?August 3….
KADOMA – Rimuka Stadium has proved to be Black Rhinos’ secret weapon in their fight against relegation since their relocation to Kadoma last month. The army side has slowly started picking up points at Rimuka, collecting five points from a possible nine in the process. This is however, not a mean feat for a club…
HARARE – Motor Action coach Joey Antipas yesterday painted a gloomy picture in his team’s camp and has called for divine intervention in their pursuit to survive relegation. The 2010 league champions are going through a lean spell this year in the Castle Premiership and are currently sitting right at the bottom of the log…
ZVISHAVANE – Shabanie mine coach, Luke Masomere believes the financial problems that have stalked the club since the start of the season are now part of their DNA, and have since mastered the art of winning despite the challenges. The asbestos miners have been struggling financially since their return to the premiership in 2010. The…
HARARE – Two lawyers have approached the Supreme Court seeking reinstatement to the Advocates’ Chambers after being kicked out for refusing to adhere to new regulations. Taona Sibanda and Sylvester Hashiti were expelled from Advocates’ Chambers — an independent body of legal practitioners — after they refused to sign new regulations introduced by the association…
BULAWAYO – A man who masqueraded as a Bulawayo City Council debt collector and collected more than $2 000 in dues from an upholstery company faces several counts of fraud. Richard Ndlovu, 47, was not asked to plead when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Abedenico Ndebele facing fraud charges. He was remanded in custody to…
HARARE – What is the true meaning of the statement “taking back the economy” which is the election campaign cry of Zanu PF in 2013? If this cry was coming from a newly-formed party, one would understand its significance and import. However, Zanu PF is a seasoned party that was elected into office in 1980…
HARARE – There are apparently three types of lies according to a Victorian British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli (1804 – 1881): Lies, damn lies, and statistics. Not to be outdone on this dishonourable subject, Russian novelist, short story writer and philosopher, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821 – 1881) wrote thus: “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The…
HARARE – An official in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has sought a protection order against his wife whom, he alleges, bashes him. Ellard Sauka told the court that he could not report assault and physical abuse perpetrated against him by his wife Hilda Kasinamunda because of the nature of his job. “He is a…
