HARARE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi says the Castle Premiership title race is still wide open despite defending champions Dynamos’ win over rivals Highlanders on Sunday, a result which saw the Glamour Boys shoot back to the top of the table. “There is still a lot to play for. All the top four teams…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s women football team is scheduled to leave the country Wednesday morning for Maseru for two international friendly matches against Lesotho over the weekend. Initially, the Mighty Warriors were scheduled to play a four-nation tournament against Botswana, Swaziland and the hosts Lesotho but the other two nations pulled out at the last minute….
HARARE – Zifa Northern Region Division One log leaders ZPC Kariba are three points away from qualifying for the Castle Premiership after thrashing Powermasters 6-2 at Chaminuka Stadium over the weekend. ZPC are now 10 points clear of second-placed Twalumba after the league reversed their decision to award three points to Twalumba in their disputed…
HARARE – Harare Sports Club edged city rivals Old Hararians by nine runs on Sunday to end the Old Boys’ promising start to their Vigne Cup season. The defeat saw Old Hararians slide to number four on the log table, tied on nine points with Harare Sports Club and Country Club. Rainbow now top the…
LONDON – Fifa released their shortlists for the 2013 edition on Tuesday, and unsurprisingly there were some glaring omissions and unfair inclusions The Fifa Ballon d’Or shortlist, revealed on Tuesday, has once again shown that players and coaches are rewarded based on reputation and not on their form and achievements over the course of the…
LONDON – Six players from Bayern Munich’s treble-winning team were included among the 23 nominees for the World Player of the Year award announced by Fifa on Tuesday. Jose Mourinho was included on the shortlist for Coach of the Year despite failing to win any major trophies with Real Madrid last season, a performance the…
JOHANNESBURG – The ringleader of a white supremacist plot to assassinate Nelson Mandela and drive black people out of South Africa has been sentenced to 35 years in jail, the national broadcaster has reported. Former university lecturer Mike du Toit was convicted last year of treason for his leadership role in the plot, after a…
WASHINGTON – The US Senate’s intelligence committee has announced a major review of the country’s surveillance operations. The committee’s chair, Diane Feinstein, said eavesdropping on leaders of friendly nations was wrong. She said the White House had told her such surveillance would stop, but a senior administration official told the BBC there was no policy…
HARARE – Zimbabwe seeks to partner regional power utilities and private investors in new energy projects, as part of efforts to boost its electricity supply. The southern African country — currently generating around 1 300 megawatts (MW) against a peak demand of 2 200 MW — plans to increase capacity to 6 600 MW, according…
HARARE – Zimbabwe exported tobacco worth over $500 million in the 2013 selling season, with China remaining the biggest buyer, latest statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) reveal. As of last week, the Asian economic giant bought 23 353 750 kg tobacco worth $196 638 575 at an average $8,42 per kg….
