HARARE – Zambian top bodybuilder, Sylvester Mwila is set to grace the Zimbabwe Musclemania contest set for Ochi City next month. The four-time Mr Zambia, who could easily be boasting of five titles in succession before being stripped of last year’s championship, said he was ready to make a mark in Zimbabwe come August 9….
HARARE – Givemore Makoni, the Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) convenor of selectors, has been appointed franchise administrator taking over from former chief executive officer (CEO) Jon Brent. The former Southern Rocks CEO was thrust into the deep end by ZC as part of the association’s ongoing restructuring exercise. Makoni, whose underperforming Rocks franchise was dissolved, is…
LONDON – Diego Maradona has criticised Fifa for awarding Argentina’s Lionel Messi the Golden Ball award for the World Cup’s best player. Messi was presented with the award after his country’s 1-0 defeat to Germany in the final in Rio, beating such stellar performers as Arjen Robben, James Rodríguez and Thomas Müller. Despite scoring four…
LONDON – Germany coach Joachim Loew hailed “miracle boy” Mario Goetze after the Bayern Munich star’s World Cup-winning extra-time goal here Sunday. Goetze rose from the substitutes bench to score a stunning 113th minute goal as Germany beat Argentina 1-0. “Goetze is the miracle boy, he is the wonder who can play in numerous positions,…
LONDON – Sportswear giant Adidas has signed a £750m deal to make Manchester United’s kit for 10 years from next season. It comes after US rivals Nike decided to end their association at the end of the coming 2014-15 season. Nike have been paying United £23.5m a year, and the new deal is worth a…
JOHANNESSBURG – South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer has died in Johannesburg aged 90. The writer, who was one of the literary world’s most powerful voices against apartheid – died at her home after a short illness, her family said. She wrote more than 30 books, including the novels My Son’s Story, Burger’s Daughter and…
HARARE – Last week’s successful surgery to separate Siamese twins performed by Zimbabwean doctors at the Harare Central Hospital is indeed a source of national pride. We are not alone in purring over this magnificent feat of brilliance. President Robert Mugabe also heaped praises on Harare Hospital staff that separated the two conjoined twins. Mugabe…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s government decision to increase toll fees has been met with a huge public outcry. And this has been backed by an urgent application lodged in the High Court by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) who sought to bar government from increasing the toll fees on July 11. The…
HARARE – A leading South African bank says it is difficult to fund diamond mining ventures in Zimbabwe because of the high political risk and uncertainty in the country. Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)’s business development director Henk De Hoop said he believed this view was not exclusive to his institution, but that any credible bank…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s dairy industry is losing nearly $100 000 in potential revenue annually due to excessive power outages currently rocking the country, a recent study has revealed. According to the Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit (Zeparu) report on Agro-Industries/Food and Beverages Value Chain, the country has been producing around 50 million litres…
