BULAWAYO – Highlanders forward Knox Mutizwa is set to leave for South Africa to temporarily join his new team Bidvest Wits next week The Warriors striker, who won the 2015 Golden Boot award after netting 14 times in the Castle Lager Premiership, will link up with the Absa Premiership outfit for a four-day training stint….
HARARE – World Boxing Council (WBC) international welterweight champion Charles Manyuchi will defend his title against undefeated Russian Dmitry Mikhaylenko the Daily News has learnt. The fight is set for May 6 in Russia and the contract for the bout has been signed by Manyuchi’s handlers Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions (OQBP) and his opponent. Initially,…
HARARE – Econet, through their Kwese Sports platform, has acquired the rights to screen free-to-air English Premier League (EPL) matches for three seasons starting with the 2016/17 campaign. “We are very pleased that Econet Media has chosen to invest in the package of free-to-air broadcasting rights that we have made available in sub-Saharan Africa,” EPL…
HARARE – Harare City will go into the second leg of the African Confederation Cup tie against Zambian side Zanaco facing an uphill task to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit. The Sunshine Boys will have to score two unanswered goals in Lusaka on Sunday if they entertain any hopes of reaching the final qualifying…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has to make a raft of changes for the national team to be competitive again on the international stage according to former coach Alan Butcher. The team is currently reeling after an early exit from the ongoing ICC WT20 tournament in India at the hands of Associate nation Afghanistan. Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Zimbabwe won a gold and a bronze medal at the ATU Triathlon Africa Championships held in Bloemfontein, South Africa over the weekend. Brett Elliot from Peterhouse clinched gold in the youth men super sprint category while Andoni Mutzuris of Hellenic Academy settled for bronze in the same race. Top junior woman triathlete Gabrielle…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa risks turning into a “mafia state”, a senior governing party official has warned, as pressure grows on President Jacob Zuma over his links with a wealthy family. Gwede Mantashe made the comments after deputy Finance Minister Mcebesi Jonas alleged the Gupta family had offered him a government promotion. During a rowdy…
BULAWAYO – Dumiso Dabengwa’s Zapu has said the entrance of Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) in the political fray would spur the setup of the highly-anticipated opposition coalition seeking to unseat President Robert Mugabe’s government. Dabengwa is on record saying he will only consider serious engagement for a possible coalition as soon as ZPF…
HARARE – A High Court judge has lashed the government, saying it should not have unilaterally taken over diamond claims at Chiadzwa, as this amounted to the State taking the law into its own hands. The ruling by Justice Joseph Mafusire yesterday came after Mbada Diamonds’ foreign shareholder, Grandwell Holdings, challenged the government’s recent directive…
HARARE – Controversial artiste Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave, who was propelled to national prominence by her gospel hits, is expected to perform at music producer Oskid’s party to be hosted by Club Archies tomorrow. The party, being organised by DJ Sammy, is meant to celebrate four awards recently won by 23-year-old Oskid, whose real name is Prince…
