HARARE – In some way or another, the world we live in these days faces hardships and circumstances that are out of our control. A way to really make the world a better place is to reduce the negative impact of these factors we cannot control, and it is heartening to see a global change…
BULAWAYO – South Africa completed a three nil whitewash of Zimbabwe when they cruised to an emphatic seven-wicket win in front of an impressive Thursday afternoon crowd here yesterday. Both teams made three changes to their starting line-ups. Captain AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Imran Tahir sat out while Rilee Rossouw, who made his…
WEST AFRICA: With more than 1,300 reported deaths from Ebola in West Africa, the virus continues to be an urgent health crisis, but it is also having a devastating impact on the economies of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “The economy has been deflated by 30% because of Ebola,” Sierra Leone’s Agriculture Minister Joseph Sam…
MONROVIA – Police in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, have fired live rounds and tear gas during protests after a quarantine was imposed to contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Residents of the capital’s West Point slum area say the barbed wire blockade stops them buying food and working. Four people are said to have…
HARARE – Top Zimbabwean wheel spinner DJ Ray Dizz is scheduled to leave for Las Vegas, United States of America this morning to represent Zimbabwe in the DJ Mag Top 100 Party set for Marquee Nightclub on Saturday. The high-riding DJ, whose real name is Rayhaan Jassat, outperformed several leading Zimbabwean wheel spinners to qualify…
HARARE – The coaching staff have gone to great lengths to ensure that the conditions have been to Zimbabwe’s liking, and rightly so. The sub-continental teams are probably the very best at preparing pitches that suit their spinners, just as Australia prepare pitches that suit their fast bowlers. The home country has a right to…
HARARE – Shabanie Mine failed to utilise the many chances they got and were held to a goalless draw by CAPS United in a Castle Premiership match at Maglas Stadium yesterday. The home side, under pressure to win after losing their last match 3-0 to ZPC Kariba, started positively by probing the Makepekepe backline at…
HARARE – Three jets flew past Ascot Stadium in diamond formation before the match as if signifying Chapungu’s 3-0 mauling of ZPC Kariba to hand the debutants their first Castle Premiership defeat. After 19 games, ZPC were the only unbeaten team in the league, displaying an aura of invincibility up until red-hot Chapungu burst the…
HARARE – Dynamos have suspended club captain Murape Murape and striker Rodrick Mutuma following a training ground bust-up on Tuesday. The record Zimbabwean champions have experienced turbulent times lately with a player strike over unpaid bonuses culminating in weekend’s ouster from the Chibuku Super Cup at the hands of Black Rhinos. Remarkably, Mutuma also courted…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has instituted legal proceedings to compel operators in the hospitality industry to remit outstanding levies collected from all users of tourism facilities on its behalf. The authority is owed over $300 000 in taxes, which operators in the industry are legally obligated to remit to the authority. ZTA has…
