HARARE – Visiting Fifa vice-president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has pledged to channel more resources to Africa and the developing world if he is elected into office. Prince Ali will on May 29 battle for the Fifa presidency against incumbent Joseph Sepp Blatter, former Portugal captain Luis Figo and Dutch FA chairman Michael van…
HARARE – With a virtually nonexistent local rugby league and very little incentives available for players an optimist would have given Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team a chance at the Hong Kong Sevens. But against all expectation, the Cheetahs rose to the occasion. Leading Russia 19-17 in the final, Zimbabwe were only seconds away from gaining…
HARARE – A tractor belonging to the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is set to be sold at a public auction today to offset ex-employee Nicky Dhlamini-Moyo’s det. The tractor will go under the hammer at Revelations Auctioneers, who are located in Willowvale, at 10 am today. According to a newspaper notice highest bidders will be…
BULAWAYO – Former Zimbabwe captain Benjani Mwaruwari’s father Amon, who passed away at the weekend is expected to be buried on Saturday in Bulawayo. Benjani, who played 31 times for Zimbabwe between 1999 and 2010, is expected to arrive in Bulawayo from a trip in the United Kingdom today. Family spokesperson Chris Mwaruwari, who is…
HARARE – After months of inactivity local golfers finally get a chance to stretch their muscles before the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open gets underway on April 9. Local golfers will this morning take part in the 2015 Pre-Open Classic at Royal Harare Golf Club hoping to get in shape for the country’s premier golf event…
HARARE – Several top rated horses will line up at Borrowdale Racecourse starting stalls next month bidding to claim Africa’s oldest sponsored race – the Castle Tankard- whose stake money has been set at $50 000. The 53rd edition of local horse racing’s most coveted prize was launched in the capital yesterday with Mashonaland Turf…
HARARE – As a staunch (possibly borderline addictive) rugby man this past weekend’s showing in Hong Kong by our national sevens rugby team was satisfying, impressive and heartbreaking right to the death! Satisfying because I work with them and see the effort they put into their training and the relentless beating they put their bodies…
HARARE – African Sun Limited (ASL) chief executive Shingi Munyeza has resigned with immediate effect, as private equity firm Brainworks Capital Management (BCM) plans a total takeover of the listed hospitality group. Munyeza — a businessman and owner of Mugg & Bean, Ocean Basket and News Café franchises in Zimbabwe — said he leaves ASL…
HARARE – Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe Limited (Stanchart) is embarking on a restructuring exercise in line with its parent company’s — Standard Chartered Plc — review of its global branch network. Samuel Rushwaya, the Stanchart chairman said the restructuring exercise would be conducted carefully in line with local regulatory requirements to ensure that it does…
HARARE – Construction firm Masimba Holdings Limited (Masimba) is seeking regulatory approval to unbundle its contracting and manufacturing businesses into two separately listed companies. Greg Sebborn, Masimba chairman, said the board’s strategy to separate the two divisions is expected to benefit shareholders by making it easier to attract capital for their separate growth profiles. “The…
