HARARE – Tichaona Kuripa’s mind was ahead — thinking on how best he would deliver his lecture at a workshop in Harare. Suddenly, he heard the screeching sound of brakes, the next moment Kuripa found himself under the Toyota Ipsum car he was travelling in. This day, March 7, 2013 is a day that Kuripa…
HARARE – This week has been one roller coaster ride as I had several conversations that left me with more questions than answers. Most of the things my eyes have seen and my ears have heard can however, not be repeated but I learnt a whole lot about matters of the heart than I have…
HARARE – After a long wait, the Harare derby has finally arrived with bitter rivals Dynamos and CAPS United set to battle at the National Sports Stadium tomorrow. Since the fixtures list was released in February, all eyes were on Week 14, the date these two giants of Zimbabwean football were set to collide. Moral…
LONDON – Ahead of their crucial Rugby World Cup 2015 repechage semi-final against Zimbabwe on 2 August, Russia invited Total Rugby behind the scenes, including one trailblazer with rugby in his blood. While many of Russia’s players have converted from more mainstream sports to get to the top of international rugby, star fly-half Yury Kushnarev…
HARARE – ZPC Kariba continued to hit all the right notes in their fairy tale story after notching their sixth win that extended their unbeaten run to 15 games in their debut season in the Castle Premiership. Although yesterday’s match never really rose to expected heights, the Kariba outfit was still able to keep their…
HARARE – South Africa’s women football team was left to book their own hotel in Harare after Zifa chief executive Jonathan Mashingidze apparently left the country for the last stages of the World Cup in Brazil without making arrangements. Mashingaidze had previously clashed with the women football boss Miriam Sibanda for accepting the friendly on…
MUTARE – Mutare-based Castle Premiership side Buffaloes have been left the club’s patron, Brigadier General Eliah Bandama passed on yesterday. Bandama, who was the commander in charge of the 3 Brigade battalion based here, passed away yesterday morning at around 1 am after “an extremely short illness”. Captain Luke Mafere, the 3 Brigade Public Relations…
HARARE – There was a time when Black Aces was a household name in the Zimbabwe Premiership. Many teams used to dread travelling to Gwanzura Stadium to take on the Highfield-based side as they would leave the venue empty handed on most occasions. The now defunct club’s outstanding record at Gwanzura would earn the club…
JOHANNESBURG – Tomorrow’s World Cup final between Argentina and Germany is being described in most football circles as a dream final. I am not aware what those analysts would have said if hosts and Argentina’s arch-rivals Brazil had avoided the 7-1 humiliation and reached the final. While tomorrow’s final has all prospects of providing a…
HARARE – Obert Mpofu, the Transport minister, has escaped a jail term after the High Court set aside a civil imprisonment ruling, following allegations that he defied a court order. Court proceedings arose from the time Mpofu was the minister of Mines and Mining Development. The litigation was instituted against Mpofu and the former mining…
