HARARE – ZPC Kariba coach Saul Chaminuka is confident his team will maintain its unbeaten run when they face Hwange this afternoon at Colliery. Chaminuka’s side is the only team yet to taste a defeat after 13 weeks of action in the Castle Premiership. However, despite their fine form, the Kariba side is sitting in…
HARARE – Christian Brothers College yesterday produced a thumping 61-15 win over CBC Boksburg to pick up their first win at the 17th biennial Independent Rugby Schools Festival at Michaelhouse in South Africa. Bulawayo’s CBC had started their four-day tour to South Africa on a frustrating note falling to two consecutive defeats. Their opening matches…
HARARE – A fiery spell of left-arm opening pace bowling by Rugare Magarira spearheaded a resounding win for Zimbabwe Under-18 in the opening match of the EJCCA cricket festival in Benoni, South Africa. The tall Eaglesvale boy claimed a staggering three wickets for eight runs in his four overs to destroy the Easterns U-17 top…
HARARE – Zimbabwe international goalkeeper George Chigova says he is enjoying his new adventure with South African Absa Premiership side SuperSport United. Chigova signed for Matsatsantsa in February after impressing for Zimbabwe at the African Nations Championships (Chan) finals in January. The 23-year-old shot stopper starred for Warriors, who reached the semi-finals of the tournament…
HARARE – Kirsty Coventry, who is gunning to compete in her fifth Olympic Games in 2016, yesterday received a major boost after being made brand ambassador for giant telecommunications company, Econet. The telecommunications giant said it was an honour to partner one of the most decorated female swimmers in the history of the Olympics, who…
HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby coach Brendan Dawson was left livid after the Sables’ Rugby World Cup qualification fate was taken from their hands by Namibia’s come-from-behind win in Antananarivo yesterday. The Sables were at one stage leading 20-10 only to be bulldozed by the Namibians’ rolling maul in the latter stages of the second half….
TEGUCIGALPA – Rescue workers are trying to free 11 Hondurans who are trapped in a small artisanal gold mine 110km (70 miles) south of the capital, Tegucigalpa. The miners were cut off on Wednesday after a landslide blocked their tunnel near the town of El Corpus. Firefighters said they had made contact with three of…
KAMPALA – Ugandan police have stepped up security in the capital Kampala following a “specific threat” of a planned attack on its main international airport. The airport security office said the attack – planned for Thursday evening – could not be “taken lightly”. The US advised its citizens to review plans to travel through Entebbe…
HARARE – Nine Zimbabwean firms are set to participate at the forthcoming Luanda International Trade Fair (LITF) in Angola next month. The mission is part of Zimtrade’s strategy to enhance Zimbabwe’s exports to the oil rich southern African country. The nine companies are involved in the manufacture of processed foods, furniture, clothing and textiles, household…
HARARE – Zimbabwe must work on harmonising the indigenisation and investment laws to improve the ease of doing business in the country. For the past few years, the country’s global ranking on the ease of doing business has been dropping consistently due to the controversial investment policies and harsh economic environment. Although government has promised…
