MASVINGO – By the end of his Friday night concert at Ritz Night Club, Suluman Chimbetu had been christened “Chibaba chenyuchi” in line with the chant by Soul Jah Love on the dendera star’s song Nyuchi. So popular was the song that Sulu was forced by popular demand to play it several times during the…
HARARE – The National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (Noic) is planning a $6 million ethanol storage facility at its main Harare depot, which will also complement other fuel assets such as Sakunda Energy (Private) Limited (Sakunda)’s $12 million gantry. This comes as Energy minister Samuel Undenge has emphasised the need for buffer stocks of…
HARARE – Industry minister Mike Bimha says Zimbabwe’s labour law reforms are far from being implemented despite repeated calls by employers to do so. Among the reforms, employers are recommending the elimination of national employment councils — workers’ representative bodies — and have bargaining done at company level. “Reforms on labour laws are not going…
LONDON – Before President Robert Mugabe tripped and fell at the airport, I had written last week that Zanu PF and State media had a penchant for presenting him as an all-conquering superhero. I said, when it comes to Mugabe, the two were given to manufacturing triumphs for him where there were none. The scriptwriters…
HARARE – There is stagnation in the “O” Level pass rate and this has bred a wildfire of despair, anger and disappointment. However, there are a few sparks of top-level pupil achievement like the story of Chido Michelle Mawarura, who secured 10 As at Langham Girls High in Mvurwi, in the recently released “O” Level…
HARARE – FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza says they are aiming for a positive start when they travel to Kenya for their African Confederation Cup encounter against Sofapaka FC on Sunday. The Chibuku Super Cup winners are scheduled to leave for Nairobi on Friday and they are looking at putting an impressive show in their…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team have made two forced changes for today’s one day match against the visiting Namibia Under-19 side at Old Hararians Sports Club. The three-match series is evenly poised at 1-1 after the hosts won the first game on Sunday by one wicket while Namibia roared back with a 40-run…
HARARE – The National Association of Primary School Heads (Naph) has set dates for their provincial and national athletics competitions. Midlands Province will get the ball rolling when they host their meet at Gokwe Centre on February 20 with Mashonaland Central Province hosting their event on March 3 at Trojan Mine Stadium. Bulawayo and Harare…
LINCOLN – Sri Lanka take on Zimbabwe in their World Cup 2015 warm-up game today and this could be bit of a mismatch despite the latter’s fine bowling showing in their previous warm-up game. Sri Lanka have been in New Zealand for some time now and have gotten used to the conditions well. With Zimbabwe…
HARARE – So this week I have decided to share stories and experiences surrounding my travels and journeys through the many gyms I have trained in and worked in over the past 20 years. They range from the classic stereotypes to the downright unimaginable. Oh yes, there are some great ones! No gym can be…
