HARARE – Zimbabwe Test captain and Mid West Rhinos batsman Brendan Taylor is set to join Harare franchise Mashonaland Eagles, the Daily News has learnt. Taylor is said to have made the choice to play for the Eagles because of family reasons. The 28-year-old wicketkeeper/ batsman made his List A debut 12 years ago turning…
HARARE – Young Warriors coach Calisto Pasuwa picked Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo for the 2014 Fifa Ballon D’Or award. According to voting results published by the world football governing body yesterday, Pasuwa had Ronaldo as his first choice, followed by Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi while Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure…
HARARE – Just over two years ago Nigel Gandare was deemed too young and too inexperienced to play in the Dynamos starting line-up. Gandare had arrived as a fresh faced teenager upon graduating from the Glamour Boys’ junior side. He would be signed as a member of the five junior products for the club in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) say they are not intimidated by their opponents daring preparations for the Rugby Africa Cup 1A tournament and will soon release their plans for this year’s major tournaments. Kenya and Namibia have gone into overdrive to ensure they are well prepared for the tournament that is set to start…
HARARE – There was domestic carnage for Zimbabwean golfers at the South African Open that was held at Glendower Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa over the weekend. No Zimbabwean made the cut at the prestigious tournament with only Ryan Cairns coming closest for the Zimbabwean contingent. However, his nightmarish rounds of 76 and 75…
HARARE – The best advice for anyone when discussing drugs and supplements in sports is BE INFORMED – BE EDUCATED – BE AWARE. As an athlete you are responsible and you are accountable for whatever is in YOUR system. You are at fault. Nobody else. Period. Established careers and potential careers have been thrown away…
HARARE – Australia-based Zimbabwean hip-hop artiste Ba Junior has collaborated with controversial rapper Alishias “Maskiri” Musimbe on a song titled Nzenza. The provocative song basically unravels social issues and particularly focuses on how some young women have mastered the art of survival in these trying times through engaging in illicit sexual activities. “The single highlights…
OAGUADUGU – Members of parliament in Burkina Faso have decided to cut their salaries by half. The move followed heated exchanges on social media after it was revealed that MPs were paid more than $3,000 (£1,985) a month. The average salary in the West African state is about $150 a month. One MP said the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe lost approximately $2,6 billion in the nine years to 2012 due to Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), a study by United States-based Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has revealed. In the survey — Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2003-2012 — the Washington DC research and advocacy group said Zimbabwe recorded alarming imports over-invoicing…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has been granted a licence to begin Hwange Power Station (HPS)’ expansion project aimed at increasing power generation capacity by 600 megawatts (MW). Its spokesperson, Fadzai Chisveto, said the thermal power producer had applied for a new licence that enables it to construct, own, operate and maintain HPS….
