HARARE – The Zimbabwe Sevens rugby team is fully aware of the threat posed by hosts Zambia at next month’s Lusaka Sevens International Rugby tournament. Most of the leading teams on the continent will gather at the Leopards Hill Polocrosse Club in Lusaka for the tournament to be held on the weekend of September 2-3….
HARARE – Zimbabwe international forward Tendai Ndoro is on his way to Saudi Arabian club Al Faisaly after South African Absa Premiership giants Orlando Pirates agreed to sell the player. Ndoro, who was in his third year at the Sea Robbers, missed last night’s clash against Baroka FC to undergo a medical with Al Faisaly…
HARARE – Suspended Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) vice president Nody Kanyangarara is contemplating launching an appeal against the Sports and Recreation Commission’s (SRC) decision. A fortnight ago, the SRC suspended ZRU president Nyararai Sibanda, his two vice presidents Kanyangara and Tapiwa Mangezi for allegedly failing to follow protocol and maladministration which was hampering the performance…
HARARE – Harare City Hornets coach Langton Moyo has praised his team’s character after winning the inaugural Harare Mayor’s International Basketball challenge over the weekend. Hornets were crowned champions after beating Zambian side Looters 53-36 in the final of a tournament that saw over 30 teams from across the region take part. And for their…
HARARE – Following elimination from the African Champions League, everything appeared gloomy at CAPS United with the players lacking in confidence, leaving the club at its lowest ebb. Chances of retaining their Castle Lager Premiership title looked slim at that point as Makepekepe dropped into the relegation zone. United went on to lose some of…
HARARE – A High-level meeting convened by leaders of the MDC and the National People’s Party (NPP) in Harare on Friday failed to end the bickering between Joice Mujuru and Morgan Tsvangirai, whose negotiating teams are now pressed for time to strike an acceptable deal before elections which could be due early next year. Although…
HARARE – South Africa’s decision to grant diplomatic immunity to First Lady Grace Mugabe in the face of accusations of assaulting a young model in Johannesburg has sparked outrage in that country and here in Zimbabwe with activists and the opposition calling on the girl’s attorneys to pursue the matter through private prosecution. In a…
HARARE – State-owned Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) is reporting huge losses of $2 million every month as mismanagement, high operating costs, old equipment and aircraft that are no longer profitable to fly weigh on its bottom-line. This comes as the loss-making carrier has cut 200 jobs, its biggest head-count reduction in almost two decades, as it…
HARARE – Government has unveiled the text of its draft Medical Aid Societies Authority Bill as stakeholders struggle over issues such as the regulation of the medical sector and bringing down insurance costs for the poor. Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa has been working for weeks behind closed doors on the legislation aimed…
HARARE – Government has deployed soldiers to supervise the harvesting of maize produced under the Command Agriculture programme in a bid to prevent side-marketing of the crop. The move is also meant to plug any repayment leakages as 80 percent of the value of maize delivered by the farmer is retained by government through the…
