BULAWAYO – Zifa presidential aspirant Trevor David Carelse – Juul believes that the solution to the problems bedevilling local football is to let former footballers run the game. Carelse – Juul was speaking to journalists at a press conference held at a Bulawayo hotel where he was flanked by a number of former football greats…
HARARE – Emerging Mashonaland Eagles pace bowler Tafadzwa Muzarawetu admits he was thrilled with his record eight wickets in a single Logan Cup innings last month, but isn’t about to let the stunning performance go to his head. Muzawawetu believes he still has plenty to work on despite the feat, achieved in a match against…
HARARE – Zimbabwean wing Shayne Makombe has been nominated for the Varsity Shield “Backs That Rocked” award after an impressive debut season for University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) Impi in the competition. Speedster Makombe joined UKZN at the start of the year, where he is studying for a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree and furthering…
BULAWAYO – Coalminers Hwange clearly missed the services of their inspirational skipper Rodwell Chinyengetere last season. The Warriors linkman missed the whole of last season after suffering a horrific injury in 2012 when he came off second best in a clash with the then Monomotapa keeper Artwell Mukandi in a Castle Premiership match at Rufaro…
HARARE – High Court Judge Joseph Musakwa is today expected to hear an application for bail filed by jailed Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura. Gumbura, who is currently serving a 40-year prison term, appealed to the High Court last week, after Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya threw out his appeal saying he…
HARARE – Listed Dairibord Holdings Limited (Dairibord) plans to shut down its Gweru plant as part of strategies to contain costs and rationalise operations. This comes as the milk processor last year closed its Mutare and Bulawayo factories with 240 jobs lost in the process. The group — employing about 1 418 people — plans…
HARARE – China Exim Bank has granted Zimbabwe a $218 million loan to finance installation of a national mobile broadband network ecosystem, businessdaily has learnt. Chinese firm Huawei Technologies (Huawei), the technical partner in the project, yesterday indicated that it was ready to roll out the programme, which would be structured to include the retail…
HARARE – Government has failed to pay its workers on time, postponing the pay date by three days — a sign of a tightening financial crisis. Angry civil servants have railed against the government for changing pay dates, saying their employer is engaging in unfair labour practice, putting more pressure on President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says government is deliberately withholding $3 million it should get under the Zimbabwe Political Parties Finance Act in an operation which it claims is designed to destroy the beleaguered party. Under the Zimbabwe Political Parties Finance Act, government should bankroll all parties that get at least…
BULAWAYO – The MDC Matabeleland North provincial executive led by Sengezo Tshabangu, which was disbanded two weeks ago over alleged links to the rival camp calling for party leader Morgan Tsvangirai to step down, is back in the office after an executive meeting ruled in their favour. This came out at a provincial executive meeting…
