HARARE – “Zimbabwe came through the barrel of the gun”, then some 20 years after independence it started to grab farms, and now it is grabbing mines and companies — the grabbing continues with many now saying the landlocked nation is a country of smash and grab (jambanja). Viewed with the chaos unfolding in the…
HARARE – “Never despise the day of humble beginnings” — the proverbial and conventional saying applies well to multi-award winning Zimdancehall artiste Killer T as he started off as a mere commuter omnibus conductor. Killer T, real name Kelvin Kusikwenyu who recently won four awards at the Zimdancehall Awards held at Club 1+1 in the…
HARARE – CAPS United’s Dominic Chungwa had an afternoon to forget after he turned from hero to villain as Makepekepe crashed out of the ZNA Charities Shield quarter-finals losing to Harare City yesterday. With the two teams tied 0-0, Chungwa was introduced as a second half substitute replacing midfielder Achieford Gutu. The former Dynamos forward…
BULAWAYO – Highlanders new coach Erol Akbay announced his arrival at the Bulawayo giants when his charges beat league champions Chicken Inn 4-2 on penalties to progress to the semi-finals of ZNA Charities Shield yesterday. Bosso, who are the defending champions, had to come from behind to force the tie into a straight penalty shootout….
HARARE – Stanley Chapeta is the new Zifa Central Region Soccer League president after beating two other contestants in the elections held in Gweru yesterday. Chapeta, who was the front runner going into the poll, posted 15 votes while his closest rival Patrick Hokonya received seven votes. Whawha chairperson Musa Ntonga, who was bidding to…
HARARE – Mashonaland Eagles underlined their dominance in local franchise cricket by adding the Logan Cup to their Pro 50 and Twenty20 titles they won earlier in the season on Saturday. The Harare franchise side becomes only the first side in domestic cricket history to hold all three titles in one season led by their…
HARARE – Swaziland will be tough opponents and Zimbabwe should not expect an easy ride during this month’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers, Warriors captain Willard Katsande has warned. The Warriors will go toe-to-toe with the Group L leaders first in Mbabane on the weekend of March 23-25 before facing the same side…
HARARE – Peter Dube used his victory speech as the new Premier Soccer League (PSL) president to urge the league to remain united in order to retain and attract more sponsorship. The Highlanders chairperson received a huge seal of approval from the PSL teams when he polled 11 votes against Dynamos’ president Kenny Mubaiwa’s four…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Davis Cup team’s hopes of progressing to the next round of Euro-Africa Zone Group II tie went up in smoke after going down to Finland in the doubles tie in Kittila yesterday. Zimbabwe will now face Georgia in the relegation play-offs to remain in Euro-Africa Group II. Needing to win the rubber…
HARARE – The battle for Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairperson is on today with both candidates Dynamos president Kenny Mubaiwa and Highlanders boss Peter Dube expressing confidence they will get the clubs’ nod to succeed ousted Twine Phiri. All the 16 PSL clubs will cast their votes to choose the man, who will lead them…
