HARARE – ZPC KARIBA eased to the top of the Castle Lager Premiership log standings with a hard fought 2-1 victory over defending league champions CAPS United at Nyamhunga Stadium. Former Harare City striker Francesco Zekumbawira and Never Tigere scored the all-important goals for Sunday Chidzambwa’s side as they handed the Green Machine their first…
HARARE – Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Tonderai Ndiraya won April Coach of the Month while Bantu Rovers forward Bukhosi Sibanda was named the Player of the Month. Ndiraya was rewarded for his team’s encouraging start to this year’s Castle Lager Premiership campaign, with five wins, a draw and two defeats in their opening eight matches…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe A cricket side have won their three-match series against Canada following yesterday’s 78-run win in the second one-day game largely thanks to Sean Williams’ unbeaten century. The hosts had won the first match last Tuesday by two wickets and they now carry an unassailable 2-0 lead. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won…
HARARE – An unprepared Zimbabwe is hoping to make their second chance count when fighting for the final qualification slot for Fiba AfroBasket 2017. Zimbabwe will throw everything they have when they open their account with a tough assignment today against the highly ranked Central African Republic (Car), in Bamako, Mali today. Playing without influential…
HARARE – Former Finance minister Tendai Biti may have unwittingly poured fuel into the raging fires of the ruling Zanu PF’s deadly tribal, factional and succession wars — after he observed that Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is close to succeeding President Robert Mugabe. This comes after Biti, who now leads the opposition People’s Democratic Party…
HARARE – Flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, plumbed to new lows on Tuesday after it was banned from flying into Europe over safety concerns. The latest dose of bad news to hit Air Zim comes as the debt-ridden airline is barely managing to stay afloat, and to keep operating its creaky aircraft — a development which…
HARARE – The High Court yesterday threw out Manicaland provincial governor Mandiitawepi Chimene’s application in which she sought the nullification of an order that identified Christopher Mutsvangwa as Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA)’s legitimate leader. Judge Davison Foroma dismissed the application with costs after Chimene failed to appear in court. Foroma refused to…
HARARE – Chitungwiza residents have expressed outrage over the refusal to disclose allowances earned by the commission set up to probe corruption in the town’s council. The Madzudzo Pawadyira-led commission was installed following the sacking of all 25 Chitungwiza councillors by Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere over graft allegations. Chitungwiza Residents Trust (Chitrest) director Marvellous…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s government must take to heart the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s warning to cut its excessive spending as a way of managing the current cash crisis. In its article IV for Zimbabwe, the Bretton Woods institution said excessive government spending, if continued, could exacerbate the cash scarcity, further jeopardise the health…
HARARE – Government has appealed to donors to help fund a $103 million HIV testing programme launched a week ago. This comes as the fight against HIV/Aids is being jeopardised by a cut in social spending by President Robert Mugabe’s government, with health workers being laid off and programmes to prevent the spread of the…
