HARARE – Tomorrow the country’s gospel fans will gather at Harare International Conference Centre to honour Mechanic Manyeruke’s four decade-long music career. Manyeruke, who will receive a Jaguar XF on December 19 during a tribute dinner to be held in his honour, will launch a new album during tomorrow’s tribute concert. The concert will feature…
JOHANNESBURG – South African newspapers have published images of President Jacob Zuma’s residence, defying a government warning that this would break security laws. Mr Zuma’s Nkandla residence is at the centre of a row after it emerged that the government had used $20m (£12m) of taxpayers’ money to refurbish it. Cabinet ministers on Thursday said…
JAKARTA – Rising diplomatic tension between Australia and Indonesia spread into the corporate world on Friday, after a state-owned Indonesian firm suspended talks with Australian cattle ranchers, citing trust issues between the neighbors. PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI) is the first Indonesian firm to freeze business ties with Australia due to the uproar sparked by…
HARARE – Dynamos team manager Richard Chihoro is hoping for one more twist in the Castle Premiership title race, and has called on rivals CAPS United to do them a huge favour by shattering Harare City’s championship dream. Chihoro, a former DeMbare player, remains upbeat about his side’s chances despite destiny being out of their…
HARARE – This weekend marks the end of another season of thrills, spills and fumbles in Zimbabwean football. And as the saying goes – football is really a funny old game. Never has this phrase been more applicable for us here in Zimbabwe. Much has been made throughout the week of the delicate scenario before…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe national football team yesterday found themselves in the running for the Annual National Sports Awards (Ansa) Team of the Year award despite registering one of their worst World Cup qualification campaigns in years. The Warriors, who later made amends by qualifying for the African Nations Championship (Chan) finals, will be contesting…
HARARE – Folklore has it that back in the days when most black people could not read or write, an individual’s birthday was identified by a particular event that had occurred during the year of their birth. And as a result, when the time came for the native population to be issued with identification papers…
HARARE – One of the Eastern Districts’ annual sporting highlights takes place this weekend when the Navistar Leopard Rock Open Golf Tournament takes place at the Leopard Rock Course high up in the Bvumba mountains. Action is expected from a large number of professionals and amateurs on the championship 18-hole course, designed 20 years ago…
HARARE – Robert Gumbura, losing Zanu PF primary elections canditate for Mabvuku-Tafara and RMG Independent End Time Message leader, who sparked outrage for sexually abusing his flock and dabbling in pornography, has been defrocked and his church suspended by an Administrative Court. Gumbura has been suspended by the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) for…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe, who has been on a working visit to the Far East, will today fly into a storm, seeking to heal a widening rift over disputed internal elections. The 89-year-old is expected to jet in today ahead of a politburo meeting called for tomorrow to deal with the nasty fallout from…
