HARARE – National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe (Naaz) president Tendai Tagara said registration for the inaugural JM Busha Marathon is already underway and has urged athletes to register in time for the event. The event is being sponsored by JM Busha 54 Races, a non-profit organisation, and is set for May 25 at the National…
HARARE – Manicaland Mountaineers are the Logan Cup champions for the 2016/17 season. Led by a masterly innings of 79 from Foster Mutizwa, batting at his favourite number three position again, they comfortably forced a draw with Mash Eagles at Old Hararians yesterday, which was enough to ensure they finish the season at the top…
MUTARE – FC Platinum have not given up on their target of clinching the 2017 Castle Lager Premiership title despite giving coach Norman Mapeza the green light to double up as Warriors coach. The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) requested for Mapeza to take charge of the Warriors for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier…
HARARE – Zimbabwe bounced back to beat Ireland by six wickets in their second match of the Africa Women’s Quadrangular series in Potchefstroom, South Africa yesterday. Having lost their first game to the hosts South Africa by eight wickets on Sunday, Zimbabwe did well to secure their first victory of the tournament. After losing wickets…
HARARE – With the current acute cash crisis worsening by the day, experts have made renewed calls for the country to adopt the South African rand as Zimbabwe’s anchor currency, to stem an impending economic implosion. This comes as Parliament has summoned under-pressure Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya and Tobacco Industry Marketing…
HARARE – Former vice president and now leader of the fledgling National People’s Party (NPP), Joice Mujuru — who recently signed a preliminary 2018 electoral pact with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai — is negotiating similar deals with other smaller opposition parties. Mujuru’s spokesperson, Gift Nyandoro, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that they were currently…
HARARE – Three Zanu PF officials have been dragged to the High Court by Chegutu MDC members, who accuse the trio of denying them drought aid under government’s “food for work” programme. The MDC members are demanding $20 000 in damages from the three. According to the court summons, the applicants are Godfrey Zunza, Tsitsi…
HARARE – A South African woman suspected to have ingested cocaine and attempted to smuggle the drugs into Zimbabwe was busted at Harare International Airport on Friday. Isaura Masinga, 40, of Germistone, South Africa, was dragged to court yesterday where she appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Chimboza facing a possession of cocaine charge. Immediately after…
HARARE – Government has put in motion plans for a serious assault on HIV by targeting a staggering 12,5 million people for voluntary testing as part of its audacious bid to wipe out the pandemic. The ambitious programme which is targeting almost 90 percent of the population would be implemented under a four year plan….
HARARE – African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) has demanded the dismissal of Mines ministry permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga over his alleged corrupt activities in the diamond sector. This comes after Parliament’s Mines portfolio committee recommended that the Civil Service Commission fires Gudyanga within a month following a report that exposed the gross abuse of…
