HARARE – Zimbabwe Rugby Sevens yesterday progressed to the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Sevens 12-team qualifier tournament to set up a potentially explosive date against Spain. University of Johannesburg student athlete Hilton Mudariki ran in a brace to help the Cheetahs power past Brazil 24-14 in the quarter finals. The result essentially means Daniel…
HARARE – The first Zimbabwe Prison Correctional Services derby in the Castle Premiership pitting Whawaha and Flame Lilly finished in a 1-1 draw here yesterday. Both teams, who are owned by ZPCS are making their debut in the top flight league and could not be separated after 90 minutes. Motion Muponda opened the scoring for…
RUSAPE – Buffaloes and Triangle shared the spoils in an evenly contested Castle Premiership match here which ended 1-1 yesterday. Lloyd Katongomara scored the opening goal of the match for Buffaloes when riffled home off a loose ball inside the box after 34 minutes. Second half substitute Hillary Bakacheza levelled the scores for the Triangle…
NYANGA – Zimbabwe junior triathletes provided a bright spark in a campaign where the country’s hopes of producing an upset in the elite class of the Schweppes Water Troutbeck ATU African Cup were in vain. South Africa dominated the podium finishes for both men and women elite classes with Wian Sullwald finishing first whilst 373rd…
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia has evacuated dozens of its own and foreign diplomats from Yemen’s southern city of Aden. The move comes after a third night of airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition failed to halt the advance of Houthi rebels towards the city. Yemen President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi fled from Aden to Saudi Arabia on…
LAGOS – Nigerians are going to the polls to elect a president, with incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from Muhammadu Buhari. It is said to be the most closely fought election since independence. The election was delayed by six weeks to allow the army to recapture territory from militant Islamist group Boko Haram….
LONDON – Gertrude Nyirenda was born and raised in Zimbabwe before she relocated to the United Kingdom in 1999 where she has been based ever since. Nyirenda, who lives with her husband together with their two boys, has suffered from an eating disorder and battled with obesity for nearly 17 years. Throughout that period, she…
HARARE – Late South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel was in Zimbabwe last week to launch the Network of African Business Women (NABW). She said Zimbabwean women must participate in the economic development of the country by embarking in sustainable business ventures. Machel said “one of the reasons we (women) have…
HARARE – National airline Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) has so far realised nearly $40 000 from commercialising its technical and engineering services. AirZim acting chief executive, Edmund Makona, said after investing about $50 000 in workshop refurbishments the national flag carrier raised $39 000 in less than two weeks after opening the warehouse to the public….
HARARE – ZB Financial Holdings (ZB), one of the big banking institutions with a strong asset base in the country, is aiming a return to profitability this year through reduced overheads and product innovation. ZB chief executive, Ron Mutandagayi told analysts on Thursday that the creation of short-term value and setting of a platform for…
