HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Davis Cup tennis player Mark Fynn is aiming to add another trophy in his cabinet when he participates at the Burundi F1 Futures tournament at Entente Sportive de Bujumbura. The event is set to start Monday and will end on September 29. Fynn told the Daily News that he is ready and…
GWERU – Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC has expelled Gweru mayor Hamutendi Kombayi and his deputy Artwell Matyorauta as the party continues to crack the whip on councillors who defied party orders during the mayoral elections. The executive which convened an emergency extra-ordinary meeting on Saturday ordered the recalling of Kombayi and Matyorauta as well as eight…
JOHANNESBURG – Kaizer Chiefs beat Platinum Stars 2-1 in an Absa Premiership match played at Soccer City with goals by Bernard Parker and Knowledge Musona, while Tintswalo Tshabalala netted for Dikwena. Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter made a number of changes to his team, opting to rest Siphiwe Tshabalala, Tsepo Masilela and Knowledge Musona ahead of…
JOHANNESBURG – Khama Billiat scored his first goal for Mamelodi Sundowns to hand the hosts a 2-1 victory over Bidvest Wits in a Premiership clash at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Having joined from Ajax Cape Town before the new season, the Zimbabwean international had started every game since the start of the Premiership…
HARARE – Political analysts fear that the MDC faces another split as it emerges that there is a group in the party which is clamouring for the removal of their leader Morgan Tsvangirai following the party’s loss in the July 31 disputed poll. Speculation of a possible splinter has increased and two weeks ago, influential…
HARARE – Philip Chiyangwa is still clueless about how he lost the Chinhoyi legislative seat to medical doctor Peter Mataruse. The tycoon mounted a spirited campaign, roping in Jah Prayzah and Suluman Chimbetu for the so-called “Vharai Gedhi” concert at which he dished out airtime and other goodies. Chiyangwa’s campaign was based on a blend…
LONDON – The writing was on the wall for Manchester United the moment striker Robin van Persie was declared a non-starter for their derby against Manchester City on Sunday. Even with Wayne Rooney producing an energetic display, the loss of the Dutchman with a groin injury left United toothless against a City side who revelled…
HARARE – Zimbabwe may be a difficult place for mining firms to invest new capital at the moment, but those with their feet already atop its rich soil are sticking around. They think it is better to brave the current political uncertainties and regulatory constraints than quit, the country’s high tax regime notwithstanding. In fact,…
LONDON – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel cruised to a third straight Singapore Grand Prix victory on Sunday and moved 60 points clear of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso after a dominant drive under the floodlights at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The German led from pole to flag and lapped on average almost two seconds quicker than…
HARARE – In keeping with the organisation’s motto of telling it like it is without fear or favour, Zimbabwe’s favourite newspaper, the Daily News last week extensively reported on the state of public hospitals in the country. The three part series revealed the poor state of service delivery at Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare, Mpilo, Mutare, Masvingo…
