HARARE – Two of the country’s greatest ever footballers – Sunday “Mhofu” Chidzambwa and Standford “Stix” Mutizwa – are feeling the heat in the dugout as their teams are struggling. Chidzambwa was almost reduced to tears on Sunday at the National Sports Stadium after watching his ZPC Kariba side lose 1-0 to defending champions CAPS…
HARARE – CAPS United are feeling the absence of striker Leonard Tsipa, who has only played one league game in the opening weekend of the 2017 season against Shabanie Mine in April. Since then, Tsipa has struggled with recurring ankle injury that has seen him miss the entire first round of the season. Without their…
HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby coach Cyprian Mandenge insists he is the right man for the job despite presiding over another disastrous Rugby Afrique Gold Cup campaign. The Sables narrowly retained their Gold Cup status after finishing in fifth place in Africa’s top tier rugby competition following four defeats in five matches. Zimbabwe finished their campaign…
HARARE – Marondera bodybuilder Blessing Nyapimbi walked away with the inaugural Marume Classic gong after his triumph in the senior men’s category at the Zimbabwe College of Music auditorium on Saturday night. It was an emotional night for Nyapimbi as the victory brought down tears in remembrance of his late wife, who died exactly a…
HARARE – There has been overwhelming response from teams intending to participate in the inaugural Mayor’s International Basketball tournament with only two slots remaining. The tournament to be held between August 18 to 20 in the capital, is the brainchild of Harare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni. In the women’s category at least 14 teams have confirmed…
HARARE – Morgan Tsvangirai and some of his top officials are headed for a showdown over the terms of an alliance deal inked by the MDC president on Saturday, along with leaders of other fringe opposition parties, in what is likely to present a litmus test for the former trade unionist ahead of next year’s…
HARARE – Amid ugly infighting over his succession, President Robert Mugabe is pinning his re-election hopes on the Zanu PF Youth League, which he is using to neutralise bigwigs jostling to succeed him. The shrewd politician, who is going around the country’s 10 political provinces to meet the youths, seem to be losing patience with…
HARARE – Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo has reversed an order issued by his ministry evoking the closure of more than 300 private schools and independent colleges alleged to be “operating illegally”. Of the 300 private schools and colleges, more than a third of them were domiciled in the capital city. The notice…
JOHANNESBURG – Major roads in the Johannesburg area were blocked with burning tyres and rocks on Tuesday morning ahead of the vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma in Parliament. Johannesburg Metro police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said major highways and roads were affected in Soweto, Turffontein, Braamfontein and Hillbrow. “The protest are…
HARARE – Former vice president and leader of the fledgling National People’s Party Joice Mujuru and other opposition chiefs who stayed away on Saturday from the launch of an electoral alliance which chose MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai as its main man, say the grand coalition is not yet a done deal. This contrasts sharply with…
