HARARE – Zimbabwe-BORN South African golfer Dean Burmester described his come from behind win to lift the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open on Sunday as simply “surreal.” The 25-year-old Nyanga-raised golfer edged Adilson da Silva of Brazil on the final hole of the tournament, by one stroke, to finish with a total 16-under-par. The duo had…
BULAWAYO – There was drama at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday after disappointed Highlanders fans staged a demonstration against coach Bongani Mafu following the defeat to Chapungu. This was Chapungu’s first win in the 2015 Castle Lager Premiership season, and did not go down well with the Bosso fans. “Mafu! Mafu! Izwa amazwi ami. Lapho bebizwa abanye…
HARARE – A late Dominic Chungwa goal was all defending champions Dynamos needed to collect maximum points against stubborn new boys Flame Lilly on Sunday. The reigning champions should consider themselves lucky to bag maximum points after the league novices matched them man-for-man throughout the match. Only a lapse in concentration by the prison wardens’…
HARARE – Mighty Warriors coach Rosemary Mugadza blamed goalkeeper Chido Dzingirai for conceding two soft goals after her side was knocked out of the 2015 All Africa Games final qualifier by Ghana on Sunday. Dzingirai conceded a long range shot from Diana Ankoma in 19th minute before scoring an own goal in the second half….
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s top rugby playing schools enjoyed a fairly decent outing in the various tours in South Africa in preparation for the schools rugby league that kicks of next month. Falcon were in a class of their own at the St Dunstan’s Easter Rugby Festival and if their performance is anything to go by…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s biggest arts showcase, the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa), says it has lost four direct investors due to the country’s depressed economic environment. Tafadzwa Simba, Hifa’s associate executive director, told the Daily News yesterday that the four corporates, that he declined to name, were no longer in a position to…
HARARE – Miss World Zimbabwe organisers have evicted 41 girls from the national pageant’s boot camp that began in Victoria Falls two weeks ago. Tendai Chirau, Miss Zimbabwe Trust’s communications and programmes officer, told the Daily News that the 41 girls were part of the 57-strong group that turned up for the boot camp. “Miss…
HARARE – It was back to the 1600s at Harare’s 7 Arts Theatre on Friday night where United Kingdom-based The Globe Theatre performed Hamlet — William Shakespeare’s longest play. With comedy, love, revenge, politics and murder in one showing, the performance evoked almost endless laughter from the packed Avondale venue. Though it was two-and-a-half hours…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s platinum earnings slumped 11 percent to $495 million last year from $554 million realised in 2013 due to depressed global platinum prices, latest Chamber of Mines (CoM) figures reveal. The report also noted that total platinum production during 2014 declined by 4,5 percent to 440 289,59 ounces from 460 854,31 ounces in…
HARARE – Tobacco farmers have so far earned $75 million from the sale of 28,4 million kilogrammes (kg) of the golden leaf since the opening of the 2015 selling season last month. Figures released by the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB), however, show the income has declined by nine percent from $96, 8 million earned…
