HARARE – A Mbare man who stole a handbag from the Polish ambassador to South Africa has been jailed for 30 months. Trymore Manyepe, 33, was in the business of targeting business executives and ambassadors who frequent hotels. Magistrate Blessing Murwisi-Nyemba sentenced Manyepe to 48 months in prison but suspended 12 months on condition of…
HARARE – Eaglesvale School has been hit by a management wrangle that has spilled into the courts. Edward Tawanda Madza and some of the members of the board of governors responsible for the management of the school and the School Development Committee filed a Supreme Court application against the school headmaster Naison Tirivavi. They also…
NEW YORK – The richest man in America, who leads one of the world’s biggest and most influential philanthropies, keeps time with a 10-buck wristwatch. And this summer, for his wife’s 50th birthday, Bill Gates and family headed to Austria for a “Sound of Music” vacation. Where he sang and, he admitted, wore Lederhosen. Such…
BULAWAYO – A 13-year-old boy suffered a serious head injury as Highlanders fans rioted following their team’s 1-3 defeat to ZPC Kariba here which all but ended their hopes of winning the league title. Both Highlanders and ZPC Kariba players were marooned at the centre of the pitch as missile-throwing fans made it difficult for…
HARARE – Mushowani stormed into the semi-finals of Yadah TV Northern Region Super 8 tournament after beating Lake Harvest 3-1 at Nyamhunga Stadium on Saturday. The Mashonaland Central-based team will now face Gunners, who beat Starbill 1-0 last weekend to sail through to the semi-finals. Goals from Evans Katema, Davis Kamanga and Paul Chiramba were…
HARARE – Zimbabwe top female tennis player Cara Black and her French partner Caroline Garcia lost the Wuhan Open doubles final to Swiss’ Martina Hingis and Italy’s Flavia Pennetta on Saturday. Black and Garcia lost the final of the US$2,4 million tournament 6-4, 5-7, 12-10. The Zimbabwean regular doubles partner Sania Mirza of India was…
HARARE – International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Leandro Negro has showered praise on Virginia Ross for her years of dedication to Zimbabwe hockey. Negro’s remarks come as Ross was made an Honorary Life Member of Hockey Association of Zimbabwe (Haz) at an annual general meeting on September 19. “I would like to congratulate and thank…
MARONDERA – The aptly named Eddie Marondera is over the moon after clinching his first bodybuilding title when he won the Marondera Classics held at Barnies on Saturday night. Marondera, who trains at the Raylton Body Forum Gym, beat a host of experienced athletes drawn from all over the country to win the inaugural tournament….
HARARE – Zimbabwe All Africa Darts champion Kudzanayi Nyemba is appealing for funds to travel to Britain early next year to represent the country at the UK Open Darts Championships. Nyemba, who won the 2014 All Africa Zone VI Darts title at the tournament held at Reserve Bank Sports Club recently, is looking for at…
HARARE – Mashonaland West province’s Attack Jazz Band walked away $5 000 richer and on top of a recording contract after outperforming nine other provincial representatives in the Chibuku Road to Fame finals on Saturday. The curiously named eight-member Attack Jazz Band, formed in Chinhoyi six years ago, beat Talent Falls from Chipinge into second…
