EDITOR — I am in support of the idea of having free primary education in Zimbabwe. According to the United Nations, education is a basic necessity and a right. A country that commits to giving its citizens free education is very considerate and forward-minded. Children are our future leaders and must be equipped to give…
HARARE – At birth, Cara Black’s mother believed her daughter had every attribute to become a great Ballerina whilst her late father thought she could become anything she wanted, but “tennis was not an option.” However, as life unfolded, both parents would soon find out that their lovely daughter was born to play tennis. LIFE…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders assistant coach Bekithemba “Super” Ndlovu believes the championship race is far from over despite their morale-sapping 1-0 home defeat to arch-rivals Dynamos in a volatile Castle Premiership match at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. Bosso did not only surrender pole position to the Glamour Boys, but the weekend result means the Bulawayo giants…
HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby selectors have trimmed down the Sables squad to 29 ahead of next month’s tri-nations tournament in Windhoek with hosts Namibia and Kenya. The Sables will begin camp in Bulawayo on Friday before leaving for the Namibian capital early next week via Harare. Prop Kevin Nqidi and lock Graham Logan – both…
HARARE – Dynamos legend Memory Mucherahowa has tipped his former club to retain their Castle Premiership title for the third straight season following their morale-boosting 1-0 win over rivals Highlanders on Sunday. DeMbare returned to the summit of the Premiership on 48 points but are tied with Harare City. The Glamour Boys, however, have a…
HARARE – Victor Hungwe has pulled out of this weekend’s Mr and Ms Zimbabwe contest to fulfil an international World Championship contest set for December. The Body Active Gym athlete came second at the WPF South Africa Nationals last month to qualify for the World Championships set for Naples, Italy from December 6-8. Hungwe is…
BULAWAYO – Giant Dynamos goalkeeper George Chigova played a pivotal role in his team’s crucial 1-0 victory over their bitter arch-rivals Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. DeMbare could have easily been overrun by Bosso in the second half had it not been for Chigova’s ingenuity as they struggled to cope with life after the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe international Pieter Joubert was at the weekend named Old Georgians Player of the Year following an outstanding season with the Lion Lager National Rugby League (NRL) finalists. The loose-head prop, who has been capped eight times by Zimbabwe, shrugged off the challenge of club captain and his bother-in-in-law Jacques Leitao, who had…
LONDON – Sebastian Vettel cast his mind back to a time when he put pictures of Michael Schumacher on his bedroom wall and played with toy cars in a sandpit – and struggled to come to terms with his achievement on Sunday. “I am overwhelmed, I don’t know what to say but it is the…
JOHANNESBURG – Fans vociferously booed both Kaizer Chiefs forward Kingston Nkhatha and AmaZulu captain Tapuwa Kapini at the weekend, but is it right or wrong to jeer at your own player? In the early exchanges of the Soweto derby, Nkhatha’s touch seemed to desert him and perhaps he was guilty of losing possession unnecessarily. However,…
