HARARE – A meeting called to discuss problems in the opposition MDC had to be aborted after youths took umbrage at the unrestrained attack on Morgan Tsvangirai by renewal team spokesperson Jacob Mafume. Mafume was a panellist together with MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora and deputy president of the smaller MDC Edwin Mushoriwa. The highly-charged public…
HARARE – Government employees will have to do without a fixed pay date for the foreseeable future, with their employer saying the situation will only improve when the financial problems it is currently grappling with subside. Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa told Parliament on Wednesday that government had to improve production capacities in the manufacturing industry…
HARARE – Stand-in Zimbabwe captain Partson Jaure reckons Sunday’s showdown with Tanzania will show if the Warriors have the pedigree to qualify for the 2015 African Nations Cup finals in Morocco. The Warriors fly out to Dar es Salaam this afternoon for the first round, first leg tie against the Taifa Stars at the National…
HARARE – Gateway High School, set in the tranquil suburb of Emerald Hill in Harare, will be remembered in months to come as the place an entire nation’s dream started. Gateway was in splendid condition on Monday morning as Zimbabwe’s football players went through their paces on the perfectly manicured training facilities offered by the…
HARARE – Zimbabwean athlete Paul Madzivire is hoping to qualify for the next IAAF World Championships and Olympic Games in addition to reaching the top 20 of the world’s long jumpers rankings. Madzivire, who is a Florida State University State (FSU) fourth-year student, has made impressive performance in recent tournaments. Last weekend, he jumped a…
HARARE – Ideal Sports’ partnership with local sports continues to grow and yesterday the company donated football equipment worth more than $3000 to Black Rhinos’ Under-17 team. The company, which is owned by Harare businessman Ideal Svovanepasi, presented to Black Rhinos with equipment which includes bibs, cons, soccer boots, two pairs of jerseys, soccer balls…
HARARE – The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and the tourism industry have combined efforts to grow the five billion tourism economy targeted by 2018, a senior government official has said. In a key note address at function held to mark the partnership between the Ministry of Tourism and hospitality Industry with SRC, tourism minister…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) has named an enlarged provisional squad for the Under-19 Car African Championships set for Botswana during the weekend of August 26 and 28. The Young Sables are aiming to make amends for last year’s poor performance in Nelspruit, South Africa, where they lost 29-20 to Kenya in the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe women national team coach Rosemary Mugadza has named a 25-member squad to face Zambia in African Women Qualifier match next weekend at Rufaro Stadium. Mugadza kept faith in team that beat Botswana in the previous qualifier, retaining veteran players such as Felistas Muzongondi, Chido Dzingirai, Rutendo Makore and Ruvimbo Mutyavaviri. The winner…
HARARE – Star midfielder Willard Katsande ruled himself out of Sunday’s 2015 African Nations Cup preliminary round qualifier against Tanzania, saying he is bed-ridden from the effects of a bug. Katsande’s explanation comes amid speculation he would rather attend the South African PSL awards ceremony on the same day when the Warriors will be clashing…
