HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association yesterday fired Mighty Warriors coach Rosemary Mugadza together with her technical team without clear explanation on the decision. Mugadza, who has been with the Mighty Warriors for almost a decade, was replaced by Shadreck Mlauzi and will be deputised by former Mighty Warriors midfielder Sithethelelwe Sibanda while Johanne Chikaola…
HARARE – Internationally-acclaimed South African musician Judith Sephuma will be among star attractions at this year’s edition of Harare Jazz Festival that will take place on September 19. The Polokwane-born jazz star, who has performed for thousands of fans around the world, including sold-out shows in Europe, the United States of America and the United…
HARARE – The Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (Baz) has warned government to stop prioritising certain investors at the expense of others. Baz president Sam Malaba said the same treatment awarded to Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote must be extended to all who wish to invest in Zimbabwe. “The figures are not speaking well about our treatment…
HARARE – The income and expenditure statement released by the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) this week after the Guinea match is another reminder that our football is slowly dying a natural death as control of the game remains in wrong hands. It is there for everyone to see that our football is managed by a…
HARARE – My loyalties have always been divided between Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. I was born in Zimbabwe to Zimbabwean and Malawian parents. I owe allegiance equally to the three countries — no “buts” about that. I have lived most of my life in Zimbabwe. I spent seventeen-and-a-half years in Zambia and forged my journalism…
HARARE – A rattled President Robert Mugabe — reeling from this week’s dramatic re-entry into national politics by former Vice President Joice Mujuru, and severely weakened by his advanced age as well as Zanu PF’s brutal factional and succession wars — has enlarged his already bloated Cabinet, while tinkering with ministerial portfolios. Analysts who spoke…
HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has welcomed former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s entrance into opposition politics, describing her bold move as a clear sign that the ruling party is about to disintegrate. “Firstly, (MDC) president Tsvangirai’s position regarding the whole issue is that the bold step taken by Amai Mujuru to finally and completely…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed diversified conglomerate, Meikles Limited (Meikles) has been ranked among top African companies by the World Economic Forum for its sterling contribution in the country. Meikles, a large conglomerate in Zimbabwe with over 100 years of history, is one of the few companies in the country which have continued to…
HARARE – Warring factions in President Robert Mugabe’s bitterly-divided post-congress Zanu PF are hurtling towards bloody clashes as the party’s militant Young Turks, known as the Generation 40 (G40) group, take on an equally radical new faction that calls itself the Revolutionary Guards. The seemingly ever-scheming G40, whose presumptive leader is the ruling party’s combative…
CARACUS – Prominent Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been sentenced to 13 years and nine months in prison. He was found guilty of inciting violence during protests in 2014 in which 43 people – from both sides of the political divide – were killed. The 44-year-old had been held in a military prison since…
