HARARE – A High Court judge yesterday warned a 50-year-old woman against acting like a comedian after she threatened to remove her pant in court. High Court judge Hlekani Mwayera asked Julian Chineka to act her age. Chineka was giving evidence in the trial of Pritchard Zimondi, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend Monalisa…
HARARE – Bernard Marriot Lusengo is now the substantive chairman of the influential Dynamos board of directors, with the reshuffled board immediately backing under-fire coach Calisto Pasuwa. In the new structure announced last night by Chris Kasiyazi, the DeMbare board secretary, Lusengo takes over from acting-chairman Freddy Mkwesha, who has been given the role of…
HARARE – Ex-Springbok wing Tonderai Chavhanga failed to travel to his homeland yesterday for a series of lectures and coaching clinic after reportedly being called up to train with Sharks’ Super Rugby squad ahead of their clash against the Cheetahs at the weekend. The record-breaking Zimbabwean-born speedster, whose career has been plagued by injury, received…
HARARE – Botswana-based Zimbabwean defender Arnold Chaka is eyeing a return to the Castle Premiership when his contract with Mochudi Centre Chiefs expires in July. Chaka joined Centre Chiefs in 2011 from Gunners and lead the club to two consecutive beMobile Premiership titles in 2012 and 2013. “My contract is ending on July 31 and…
HARARE – Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers jetted into Harare yesterday afternoon for the Dairibord Kyros Rugby Academy Week, which has also brought into the country ex-All Black boss John Mitchell and Bok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle. The series of lectures and coaching clinics by the world rugby greats is being organised by the UK-based…
HARARE – Henri Schoeman paid tribute to Triathlon Zimbabwe (TZ) for their organisation after he won his third Troutbeck Triathlon African Championship title at the weekend. The South African triathlete, who is the reigning African champion, successfully defended the title he has won in the previous two years after beating fellow countryman and SA national…
HARARE – A number of local fledgling golf stars are expected to illuminate a series of junior golf tournaments that kicked off in Bulawayo on Monday. The juniors are set to play four 36-hole tournaments over four days with the first tournament being the Nomads Under-23 at the Bulawayo Country Club. The Nomads tournament will…
PRETORIA – Oscar Pistorius didn’t consciously pull the trigger the night he shot and killed his girlfriend, the sprinter testified at his murder trial Tuesday. The Olympic and Paralympic athlete said he was “overcome with a sense of terror and vulnerability” before he shot through a closed bathroom door last year, fearing an intruder was…
ROME – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to serve one year of community service at a nursing home for his conviction on tax fraud, a Milan court ruled on Tuesday. The 77-year old billionaire tycoon must visit a center for the elderly near his hometown, Milan, at least once a week for a…
HARARE – Organisers of superstar Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi‘s Greatest Hits Concert say the show has been postponed to April 25 to accommodate Independence Day eve gala. Sam Mataure, who manages the Zimbabwean music legend’s affairs, told the Daily News yesterday the highly-anticipated event has been postponed out of respect for the country’s national day. “Everything…
