HARARE – Thirty five years ago, Zimbabwe’s biggest integrated steelmaker, Ziscosteel, was the pride of the nation, a source of livelihood for a population of over 100 000 people in Redcliff. It used to employ over 6 000 workers. But today, it is a pale shadow of its former self, with the plant mothballed since…
HARARE – Ousted former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s supporters have thrown down the gauntlet by urging her to “stand up to tyranny”, as many have sought to rally the ex-President Robert Mugabe’s deputy to challenge the 91-year-old. Using the platform or occasion of her 60th birthday today, a group calling itself the “original Zanu PF”…
HARARE – In the latest twist to Zanu PF’s ugly infighting, a source claims that former Vice President Joice Mujuru had been sidelined for “a whole decade” while she was President Robert Mugabe’s number two. The insider, who claims to know intimate details of Mugabe and Mujuru’s relationship over the past decade, said this had…
HARARE – The Constitutional Court yesterday dismissed the application by 21 MDC renewal team legislators, who were challenging their ejection from Parliament. The 21, who were elected into office on a Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC ticket, were expelled from parliament after ditching the party and forming the United Movement for Democratic Change. Following their expulsion, they…
HARARE – Coaching Highlanders and a team that is considered one of the title favourites each year always comes with a larger than normal dose of scrutiny, but this seems worse than usual for Bongani Mafu. Mafu — who was appointed Bosso coach at the beginning of the year — is under growing pressure from…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe karate team finally left for Japan yesterday via South Africa to take part at the 46th All Japan Karate Senshuken Taikai tournament scheduled for this weekend. The two-day tournament will run from April 18 to 19 in Shizuoka. Initially, the Zimbabwe Karate Union (ZKU) intended to send five fighters to the…
HARARE – Dynamos and ZPC Kariba will resume their rivalry when they clash in the Independence Trophy semi-final at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon. Teams that finished in the top four in the 2014 Castle Premiership season were invited to play in this year’s edition of the Uhuru Cup, which also sees CAPS United and FC…
MUTARE – A sieve of a defence, an immobile midfield, a blunt strike force and a technical department at its wit’s end. That was, and even then, a conservative description of CAPS United’s performance against Triangle at Gibbo Stadium on Sunday. Triangle, as its fans aptly put it, had its lame ducks for slaughter running…
HARARE – Southern Region Division One Soccer league log leaders Bulawayo Chiefs continued with their good start to the season after beating Hwange Under 20 2-0 over the weekend. The Bulawayo outfit is yet to taste defeat this campaign after two rounds of action. Chiefs started their season on a positive note beating Casmyn 3-0…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s top squash player Ishmael Mubure held his own at the Squash Point PSA Open in Belgium over the weekend. The 28-year-old finished third out of a pool of 32 players. The four-time Mashonaland Closed Squash champion had earlier received a first round bye before beating Belgium’s Jan De Smet 3-1 with scores…
