HARARE – Wayne Davidson, the Triathlon Zimbabwe (TZ) national team coach, has stepped down from his post. Davidson had been on a coaching sabbatical over the involvement of the controversial Dave Gardner’s within the sport. Gardner was convicted by a Harare magistrate for indecently assaulting two school boys while he was a sports teacher at…
HARARE – Zimbabwean striker Matthew Rusike has left South African champions Kaizer Chiefs and is believed to be on his way to Portugal. According to football manager Bobby Motaung, the Zimbabwean was offered a new deal, but he turned it down to join an unnamed Portuguese club. “Matthew told us on Sunday that he is…
HARARE – World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Charles Manyuchi is geared up for the defence of his title against Italian boxer Gianluca Frezza on July 18 in Italy. Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions Manager Christopher Malunga said Manyuchi, who has been in camp for two months, was responding well to training and was physically fit….
HARARE – Simbarashe Mhaka’s bid to compete on the international stage in France has hit a snag after the bodybuilder failed to raise money for the trip. The 27-year-old athlete sent an SOS in his quest to raise the $2 500 needed for the airfares, accommodation as well as registration and participating fees but was…
JOHANNESBURG – Mpumalanga Black Aces striker, Tendai Ndoro, has completed his long-awaited move to Soweto giants, Orlando Pirates. Soccer Laduma can now reveal that the striker is now undergoing medicals at Bucs. A source close to the club disclosed that the deal has been finalised. The former Chicken inn forward has been linked with many…
HARARE – Ousted Miss Zimbabwe 2015 Emily Kachote has distanced herself from a Facebook page in her name that is posting nude pictures and political statements. Kachote, who was recently axed as the national beauty queen for allegedly posing for naked pictures, told the Daily News that the Facebook page going under the name Emily…
HARARE – South Africa-based musician Shame Mabvudzi is looking forward to the joint show with music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi on August 9 at the Cape Town International Conference Centre. Mabvudzi, who was once a member of the famed urban grooves duo called Shame & Nathan, hopes that playing on the same stage with Mtukudzi will…
HARARE – Zambezi News, a satirical comedy show that parodies the State broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), will do a live shoot of its fourth season on Thursday at Alliance Francaise’s Old Mutual Theatre. The Thursday live shoot comes on the back of phenomenal success enjoyed by season three of the satirical comedy show that…
HARARE – Zimbabwe banks’ net profits slumped by 82 percent to $4 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2015, from $22,4 million recorded prior year on the back of increases in loan impairment charges and softening yields on loans, the central bank said. In its Banking Sector Report for the 2015 first quarter, the…
HARARE – Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) says it is ready to help revive Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector, only when the country resolves its debt arrears with the institution. Relations between Zimbabwe and Ifad — a specialised agency that finances agricultural development projects primarily for food production in developing countries — broke down in…
