HARARE – Former Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) president Themba Sibanda will lead a new Zimbabwe Junior Golf Association (ZJGA) executive after being elected president at a special general meeting at Chapman Golf Club on Monday. Sibanda, ZRU boss between 2009 and 2012, takes over from Brian Maphosa who has served his two terms. “We are…
HARARE – Chidyamakono High school is looking to continue with their dominance in girls’ football at the 2015 Copa Coca-Cola national tournament at Montrose Girls High in Bulawayo this weekend. The Masvingo-based school won the title in the previous two years. Last year, they retained the title they had won in 2013 after edging St…
HARARE – Main circuit motor racing returns to Donnybrook with the Toyota Zimbabwe race day on Sunday that will feature top drivers and motorcycle riders, battling for top honours. Motorsport in Zimbabwe has been gaining momentum over the past few years, with interest and turnout on the increase at drag racing, motocross, karting, flat track…
HARARE – The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) have warned Zimbabwe to guard against doping in the sport.The National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) was recently affiliated into the IFBB family on a provisional basis. Full recognition would be granted at the international body’s international Congress at its Annual General Meeting…
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu will spend a second night in hospital for treatment of a “persistent infection”, his family says. Archbishop Tutu thanked “everyone who had sent love and prayers” since his admission to hospital in Cape Town, his daughter Reverend Mpho Tutu said. The family hopes he will be able…
ATHENS – Greek MPs are debating tough economic measures they must approve by the end of the day in order for an €86bn eurozone bailout deal to go ahead. Lawmakers are expected to pass new legislation increasing taxes and raise the retirement age. Pro-European opposition parties have pledged to vote for the measures. Hardliners in…
HARARE – Musician-turned-pastor Zexie Manatsa is truly a man of the cloth with an amazing aura of humility. The 71-year old music legend, who is probably better known for his hit Chipo Chiroorwa, is, on face value, the archetypal pastor. But, by his own admission, the paragon of Christian virtue he has become is a…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to grow by one percent this year, on the back of a sustained liquidity crunch and under performance in all economic sectors, the World Bank has said. In its Global Economic Prospects June 2015 Sub-Saharan Africa growth trend released this week, the Bretton Woods institution forecast Zimbabwe’s gross domestic…
HARARE – Mobile money transfers are increasingly suffocating the traditional banking sector due to the provision of low-cost extensive services reaching Zimbabwe’s most remote parts, a financial services research firm has said. Oxlink Capital (Oxlink) says the introduction of mobile money services’ low entry barriers has witnessed over 25 000 mobile money agents being established…
HARARE – Preparations for Musica Battle of School Bands 2015 are at an advanced stage with the first round of the competition slated for July 18 at The Heritage School in Harare. The contest, which is open only to high school bands, is part of the annual music festival organised by the Italian Embassy in…
