HARARE – Dynamos chairman Kenny Mubaiwa has branded Calisto Pasuwa a ‘clown’ after the coach dragged his former employers to the Labour Court. Pasuwa is demanding that the Glamour Boy pay him an outstanding amount of $26 000 in unpaid signing-on fees and bonuses. Mubaiwa and Pasuwa enjoyed a love-hate relationship during the coach’s four-year…
LINCOLN – A Hamilton Masakadza ton led Zimbabwe to an upset victory over Sri Lanka in both teams’ final warm-up before the World Cup, running down Sri Lanka’s 279 with seven wickets in hand and 4.4 overs to spare.Masakadza remained unbeaten on 117 from 119 balls, having forged hundred-stands with both Brendan Taylor and Sean…
HARARE – Zimbabwe internationals Denver Mukamba and Cuthbert Malajila were on target for their respective clubs when the South African Absa Premiership resumed on Tuesday night. Mamelodi Sundowns closed the gap on log leaders Kaizer Chiefs with a convincing 4-1 win over Moroka Swallows at the Lucas Moripe Stadium. The win took the Brazilians to…
HARARE – Zimbabwean swimming sensation Kirsty Coventry has established Academy in an effort to save lives from drowning. Coventry, who is currently making a coming back in the United States, made the announcement through her Facebook page yesterday. “I am very pleased to officially announce the launch of the Kirsty Coventry Academy. This is an…
HARARE – Zimbabwe tennis player Benjamin Lock is set to return to action for United States-based Florida State University (FSU) after recovering from an injury that sidelined him in 2014. According to FSU website before he was injured, however, he paired with Marco Nunez to rise as high as number in the country in doubles….
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Under-19 sealed a 2-1 series win over the visiting Namibia Under-19 after winning yesterday final match by three wickets at Old Hararians Sports Club. Zimbabwe had won the first match of the series by one wicket on Sunday but were put to the sword by the visitors, who won the second…
HARARE – Analysts have roundly slated government’s plans to construct a new capital city in Mount Hampden — about 20km north west of Harare — at a time the country’s economy is in free-fall and poverty levels are shooting up. In interviews with the Daily News yesterday, the analysts invariably described the plans as completely…
HARARE – Notwithstanding the emergence of splinter outfits and their competing leaders, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai remains the most popular opposition leader in the country by far, a recent survey undertaken by local political think tank, the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), reveals. The report, titled Political Parties split in Zimbabwe: The case of the Movement…
HARARE – The husband of a Mbare woman who was suspected by authorities to have died of Ebola in Guinea Conakry has rejected claims that they attempted to steal the body from a funeral parlour. The distraught family also blew holes on official claims that mourners were disinfected and thorough safety precautions were taken. The…
HARARE – Empowerment Corporation (Private) Limited (EC)’s February 20 extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) to ratify the sale of its 40 percent stake in Telecel Zimbabwe (Private) Limited (Telecel) hangs in the balance after key shareholder Jane Mutasa has moved to oppose it. This comes as squabbling and infighting has intensified among the founding empowerment shareholders…
