HARARE – Zimbabwe’s BMX riders held their own at the 2015 BMX National Age Group Championship Series in Alexandra Park, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa over the weekend. Reigning Junior Sportswoman of the Year Rebekah Oberholzer was the pick of the local riders after winning three gold medals over two legs in which she competed in the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has officially been accepted into the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) paving way for local athletes to compete in international contests. The National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) received the blessing from IFBB after a strenuous journey which began December last year. Their first port of call was…
HARARE – The International Federation of Karate Kyokushinkan Organisation successfully held their grading tournament at the weekend with a host of karatekas from all over the country in attendance. The event was part of organisation’s preparations for the upcoming 1st (First) All Africa Karate Championships which will be held on July 25 at Chitungwiza’s Aquatic…
HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby coach Cyprian Mandenge has called on all rugby stakeholders to back him 100 percent if he is to achieve the best possible results. Mandenge is on a four-year performance-based contract with the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) and has so far got off to a perfect start with Africa Cup Group 1A…
HARARE – The Culture Fund of Zimbabwe has refuted prominent author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga’s claims that the arts funding body refused to finance the last novel in her Nervous Conditions trilogy. Chipo Muvezwa, the programmes officer for the funding body, told the Daily News through e-mail that Dangarembga made several applications for funds but…
HARARE – Legendary Zimbabwean hip-hop pioneer Shingirayi Sabeta, better known as Mau Mau, says Zim hip-hop will continue to play second fiddle to Zimdancehall until it becomes more accessible. The veteran Rusape-born star, who is now a born-again Christian determined to use hip-hop music as a form of Christian ministry, praised Zimdancehall for coming up…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has shortlisted four companies for the construction of a combined 300 megawatt (MW) solar power plant, with the winner expected to be announced “later in the year”, a senior official has said. Charles Kuwaza (pictured), the State Procurement Board (SPB) executive chairman, told journalists yesterday that his organisation was currently adjudicating on…
HARARE – The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) is currently technically insolvent and is saddled with a $240 million debt that is weighing down its operations, a top official has said. Joel Masuku, Caaz’s finance director, yesterday told the Transport and Infrastructure Development parliamentary portfolio committee that the aviation body has a negative net…
HARARE – The reintroduction of a 15 percent ethanol mandatory blending will not lead to a decrease in petrol prices, analysts and fuel retailers say. This comes after Energy minister Samuel Undenge last week announced that government had increased the mandatory blending ratio of unleaded petrol from 10 to 15 percent, with immediate effect following…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) made history yesterday after the local bourse started trading online through the Automated Trading System (ATS). The latest development comes after the automated trading system took a false start on Friday last week as a result of technical glitches on one of Africa’s oldest bourses. Stockbrokers told businessdaily…
