HARARE – A woman jailed for swindling Hwange Colliery Company (HCC) has approached the High Court seeking bail pending the hearing of her appeal. Angeline Simende, 45, was initially jailed for five years, before four years were suspended on condition that she pays back $42 672 to HCC. She was jointly charged with Sophie Badza,…
HARARE – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (Icaz) says 128 out of 153 students who sat for its Initial Test of Competence (ITC) — formerly Qualification Examination Part1 (QE1) — passed the examination. This represents a pass rate of 83.7 percent compared to 71.1 percent last year. Matts Kunaka, Icaz’s chief executive, applauded…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s statements at the National Sports Stadium yesterday on the confusion around the indigenisation programme are most welcome given the spectacular slide our economy is going through. In a surprise but welcome address during Independence celebrations yesterday, Mugabe hit out at the circus around the indigenisation policy, which has seen investors…
HARARE – FC Platinum coach Lloyd Mutasa was a relieved man after his side beat defending champions Dynamos 3-0 in a penalty shootout to win the Independence Trophy for the second time here yesterday. What made the victory also sweet was that it was Mutasa’s son, Wisdom who scored the final and decisive penalty that…
HARARE – Two-time Zimbabwe Olympian sprinter Young Talkmore Nyongani still bears emotional scars over the treatment he received from the Zimbabwe athletics governing body (Naaz) due to his roots. The Millennium Athletics Academy (MAA) product says he felt like an outsider to a system that was supposed to support him, making it impossible for him…
JOHANNESBURG – Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter owned up in an exclusive interview a few weeks ago that when he arrived at Naturena in 2012, the first player he wanted to offload on a free transfer was midfield strongman, Willard Katsande. “He was accumulating yellow and red cards left, right and centre and I could…
HARARE – Aspiring bodybuilders will get a chance to make a statement in the sport when the Mr and Ms Novice contest takes place in Harare next weekend. The traditional bodybuilding calendar season opener will be staged at the newly established Bodytech Gym situated along Chinhoyi Street in the CBD featuring athletes under the age…
BULAWAYO – The inaugural Emakhandeni Legends Under – 18 tournament gets underway this morning with eight Zifa Bulawayo Province Serie A teams battling for honours. Five former football players who are all based in South Africa, namely Mthulisi “Mabhabhula” Sibanda, Albert “Mahobho” Tiago, Elias “Nyathi” Ngoma, Nhlanhla “Khandalebhasi” Ndlovu and Mlungisi “Malu” Moyo, all of…
LONDON – Liverpool visit Norwich City this weekend, determined to maintain focus on the task in hand despite growing national excitement about their bid to be crowned Premier League champions.Last weekend’s pulsating 3-2 defeat of title rivals Manchester City left Brendan Rodgers’s side two points above Chelsea at the summit and needing four wins to…
HARARE – Taking a stroll in town sometime this week, I bumped into Desmond Maringwa, and as keen as the Dynamos club legend was for a friendly chat, he was prevented from doing so by a DeMbare fan who had literally accosted him on the street. The livid fan and had no kind words for…
