HARARE – While not so long ago the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) traffic section had become notorious for chasing down kombis in town and smashing their windscreens, this time around the force has devised another tool — the hand iron spikes. In the past, it had become normal to see many kombis operating in the…
FRANCEVILLE – Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria left it late to earn a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe at the Africa Cup of Nations yesterday at the Stade de Franceville in Gabon. The Leicester winger put his side ahead with a curling shot in off the post. But Kudakwashe Mahachi’s low shot into the corner…
HARARE – Two-time African Rally champion Conrad Rautenbach punched above his weight to belie his rookie status and overcome veterans of the dunes on his way to leaving an indelible mark at the 2017 Dakar Rally. Competing for the first time in the gruelling contest, the rally driver from Zimbabwe manoeuvred with skill to finish…
HARARE – As Zanu PF’s seemingly intractable tribal, factional and succession wars approach a deadly climax, worried allies of under fire Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa have warned that the VP now risks being “drowned” by his party enemies if he doesn’t declare his ambitions soon and start “fighting fire with fire”. This comes as the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network operator, Econet, took the gloves off at the weekend, savaging embattled Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Supa Mandiwanzira and bluntly accusing him of peddling barefaced lies regarding last week’s Internet data fiasco. The unusually strong reaction to Mandiwanzira by the telecommunications giant came after Econet was incensed by what…
LIBREVILLE – The Warriors of Zimbabwe will be hoping to get their 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Group B campaign off to a positive start as they face Algeria today. The match is set to get underway at 6pm. Kalisto Pasuwa’s men are aware that for them to reach the quarter-finals of the continental…
HARARE – The Warriors make a return to the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) today, exactly 11 years after their last dance with the aristocrats of continental football. While it is a refreshing achievement for Zimbabwe, who are ranked 103rd in the world and 29th in Africa, history tells us the team’s aptitude to compete…
HARARE – There is no respite in sight for Zimbabwe’s struggling visual arts sector which has suffered for over a decade due to the decrease in tourist arrivals and diminished demand for art works in Europe and other markets. Just last week Gallery Delta, which was established in Harare by Derek Huggins and his wife…
BULAWAYO – Local-based theatre organisation, Victory Siyanqoba Trust has revealed that it has recorded a remarkable success in its projects at a time when many organisations are struggling to stay afloat mostly due to the prevailing harsh economic conditions. The group which is a grassroots- based organisation that uses art as a vehicle for community…
HARARE – Rising Zimbabwean music producer Tinashe “T-Collar” Sibanda ,23, who was recently nominated for a Grammy in the Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media category, is making his mark in the United States of America. In addition to co-producing Chris Brown and Rita Ora’s single, Body On Me, T-Collar recently released a chart-topping single…
