HARARE – It was superb weekend for Zimbabwean football after the Mighty Warriors and the Young Warriors qualified for next round of their respective 2016 Olympic Games campaigns. The Mighty Warriors beat Zambia 1-0 at Rufaro Stadium yesterday while the Young Warriors held Swaziland 2-2 in Mbabane. Both results were good enough to see the…
HARARE – Stephen Muzhingi finished as the highest placed Zimbabwean at the 90th edition of the Comrades Marathon run from the coastal city of Durban to Pietermaritzburg. Earlier indications were that Zimbabwean-born Hatimande Nyamande, who finished third was the country’s best performer at the world’s oldest and largest ultra-marathon. However, a closer perusal of his…
HARARE – Mufakose 2 High School striker Craig Mhike powered home five goals to help his side emerge as the toast of the 2015 Hammer and Tongues St Georges College Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Mhike fittingly walked away with the top goal scorer award whilst his teammates Ronald Rusere and Shephard Kaleso received the players’…
HARARE – Phillip Chidavaenzi’s The Ties that Bind (New Heritage Press) is a sequel to 2007 National Arts Merit Award-winning novel The Haunted Trail (Longman Zimbabwe, 2006). The array of themes that Chidavaenzi explores in this exciting, contemporary novel make it a must-read for all book lovers. The world is still grappling with the problem…
HARARE – Listed short-term insurer NicozDiamond Insurance Limited (Nicoz)’s gross premium written (GPW) for the four months to April 2015 remained almost flat at $11,16 million compared to same period last year. Grace Muradzikwa, Nicoz’s managing director said they had managed to sustain the 2014 revenue levels of $11,12 million in an environment characterised by…
HARARE – Since last Wednesday, all eyes of world football had been on Zurich after Swiss officials arrested 14 people including nine Fifa executives allegedly involved in bribery amounting to over $150 million. The arrests were spearheaded by the FBI, who have been using former Fifa executive Chuck Blazer as a key witness in their…
HARARE – Local authorities, while hamstrung by financial problems, must show cause why residents should stick with them. For many years, residents have been short-changed by their municipalities despite paying for the services, which are no longer guaranteed. This is a kick in the teeth to the many impoverished residents whose hard-earned money is largely…
HARARE – Former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa has backed opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s decision to boycott the country’s forthcoming by-elections in 14 constituencies, saying participating in such a flawed system was “not in the best interests of democracy”. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News at the weekend, Mutasa — who identifies himself…
HARARE – Serial traveller, President Robert Mugabe whose penchant for travelling is now legendary despite being 91, will have visited three countries in seven days by the time he returns home this week. Mugabe left for Nigeria last week for the inauguration of Muhammadi Buhari as the nation’s president but instead of returning home, he…
HARARE – Firebrand former war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda was last year expelled from Zanu PF alongside ex-vice president Joice Mujuru, party cadres like ex-spokesperson Rugare Gumbo, former Presidential Affairs minister Didymus Mutasa, among a host of others. Our Chief Writer Fungi Kwaramba talks to the fiery former war veterans leader about his life, the…
