HARARE – Mighty Warriors coach Shadreck Mlauzi believes his side learned value of proper preparations at the Rio Olympics Games where they were mercilessly put to the sword by their opponents. The Zimbabwe women’s football side conceded 15 goals in their three group matches after heavy loses to Germany (6-1), Canada (3-1) and Australia (6-1)….
BULAWAYO – The departures of utility player Bruce Kangwa and striker Knox Mutizwa have had a negative impact on Highlanders according to Bosso chief executive officer Ndumiso Gumede. Mutizwa joined South African side Bidvest Wits at the start of June while Kangwa recently signed for Tanzania side Azam FC. At the time of leaving Bosso,…
MUTARE – Castle Lager Premiership log leaders should not expect any favours from relegation threatened Mutare City Rovers this afternoon, the municipal police side’s coach Taku Shariwa has warned. Rovers travel to Mandava Stadium this afternoon high on confidence as they are unbeaten in the last four matches. Shariwa’s side has picked up six points in…
HARARE – Yet again the score books will suggest that the second Test played between Zimbabwe and New Zealand at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo was a one sided affair. And, for the casual reader who glances at the result, they would certainly think that Zimbabwe were and probably always will be out of their…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Philip Chiyangwa says the media and football stakeholders need each other for the growth of the game. Chiyangwa, who was recently appointed Fifa secretary general for Anglophone countries, was speaking as the guest of honour at media workshop organised by the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League. “Football and…
HARARE – The battle of attrition raging within President Robert Mugabe’s faction-ridden Zanu PF is getting uglier by the day, with the ruling party faction opposed to embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa claiming yesterday that those rallying behind the Midlands godfather were being led like “lambs to the slaughter” without realising it. Speaking in an…
HARARE – As pro-democracy groups and ordinary citizens ramp up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to right the stuttering economy, rural-based teachers have announced they will hold a staggering 200km march next week to register their displeasure with the nonagenarian’s failed 36-year leadership. The 10-day march — organised by the Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) spokesperson, Jealousy Mawarire, was yesterday charged for committing cybercrime after he engaged in a Twitter row with Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo. Mawarire, who surrendered himself to the Law and Order department at Harare Central Police yesterday morning after they had summoned him, was charged under section 88(b) of…
HARARE – A land baron who fleeced home seekers of $80 000 after illegally selling stands in Pomona using duplicated documents from the Public Works ministry was yesterday jailed for 12 years. Simon Boora was convicted on six counts of fraud by Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe who conceded that such crimes were on the rise…
LUSAKA – Polling stations have closed in Zambia’s presidential and parliamentary elections following campaigning marred by clashes between rival supporters. It is expected to be a tight race between President Edgar Lungu’s governing PF party and the opposition UPND led by Hakainde Hichilema. For the first time, a presidential candidate must win more than 50%…
