HARARE – After a fabulous start to his 2014 season, local golfer Ignatius Mketekete is hoping to carry his impressive form into this week’s Golden Pilsner Zimbabwe Open. The Zimbabwe Open, the country’s premier golf tournament which is sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, starts tomorrow at Royal Harare Golf Club. Mketekete is high on confidence…
HARARE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi says defeat to Chicken Inn in the opening match of the 2014 Castle Premiership season over the weekend should serve as a “wake-up call” for his players. The Sunshine Boys, who finished third in the league last year, looked the team to beat this season after acquiring several…
HARARE – Zimbabwean athlete Paul Madzivire continues to shine at after he finished second in the long jump during the Crimson Tide Invitational tournament at Sam Bailey Stadium in the US at the weekend. Madzivire, who is a Florida State University State (FSU) fourth-year economics student, finished the event with a leap of 7.60 metres…
LONDON – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes his side gave ‘absolutely everything’ in their 2-0 UEFA Champions League quarter-final win over Paris Saint-Germain. After a disappointing 3-1 defeat at the Parc des Princes in the first leg, a late Demba Ba goal sent the Blues through on away goals – setting up their seventh semi-final…
LONDON – Captain Iker Casillas said Real Madrid were given a Champions League wake-up call as they lost 2-0 to last season’s beaten finalists Borussia Dortmund in their quarterfinal second leg match but still went through to the last four 3-2 on aggregate on Tuesday. Germany winger Marco Reus scored both Borussia’s goals to spark…
HARARE – The ZimPraise Choir is no longer in the hands of a trust following the exit of producer Macdonald ‘MacDee’ Chidavaenzi and Garikai Ndanga, leaving Joseph Madziyire as the chief executive officer. ZimPraise is an interdenominational praise and worship group made up of christian musicians from different backgrounds and denominations. It was founded in…
HARARE – The Harare casting for Miss Carnival took place on Saturday with six ladies being elected to participate in the pageant that will take place on May 16. There was stiff competition as over 30 girls showed up for the auditions, with many of them getting jittery ahead of the auditions. The auditions took…
HARARE – Zimbabwean musicians have over the years forged ties with each other, creating exciting partnerships that have gone beyond marketing their brands. One of the most effective options which local musicians have exploited is the official launch of their new albums. The recent launch by Guspy Warrior of his album Wedzera Mawattz at the…
HARARE – Two Harare Gardens concerts advertised under the banner of family shows started well into the night. Family shows are meant to give women and children a rare opportunity to see their favourite musicians such as Alick Macheso and Suluman Chimbetu performing during the day. Basing on that assumption, scores of unassuming families thronged…
HARARE – Former Finance minister Tendai Biti has urged new Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya to wield the axe on ‘rogue’ bankers whom he accuses of pervading the financial sector. Mangudya — currently chief executive of Zimbabwe’s largest financial group by assets, CBZ Holdings — assumes office on May 1. He takes over…
