HARARE – When a double fracture injury on his shin in 2012 almost ended his career, FC Platinum star Rodwell Chinyengetere would never have imagined returning to the field and clinching the Soccer Star of the Year accolade. But as fate would have it, he did and he is now basking in the glory of…
HARARE – Despite the disappointment of missing out on the Castle Lager Premiership title, Dynamos midfielder Tichaona Chipunza is pleased with the mettle shown by the Glamour Boys in the just-ended 2017 season. DeMbare started the pre-season by releasing a number of their senior players from the 2016 season. This saw the likes of Roderick…
HARARE – Dynamos coach Lloyd Mutasa says he has no hard feelings after missing out on the Coach of the Year Award won by championship-winning FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza at a ceremony held Friday night in the capital. The Glamour Boys coach had appeared as a dark horse to land the award following his…
HARARE – FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza was an elated man after being named Coach of the Year to cap a fine season in which the platinum miners won their maiden championship. “I think for me as an individual it’s a massive achievement. I am more than happy because we also managed to have a…
HARARE – Last week, we learnt of the refreshing news that the now-defunct Arcadia United has taken huge steps towards their “resurrection” from the dead after the famous football club folded in the late 90s. A couple of vital lessons were learnt according to former striker Sean Charters and chief among them is the prioritisation…
HARARE – The shock resignation by Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Rita Makarau — a mere eight months before the country holds its make-or-break national elections next year — has cast a huge shadow on the eagerly-awaited polls, which a fearful opposition want to be monitored by international observers. Makarau — also a respected Supreme…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa last night began the re-configuration of the security sector when he appointed Zimbabwe Ambassador to South Africa and Lesotho Isaac Moyo as the new director-general of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO). Moyo replaces Happyton Bonyongwe who had been appointed Justice minister by former president Robert Mugabe in his last…
HARARE – Former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday formally paid $5 000 bail before he was finally released from Chikurubi Maximum Prison where he had been on remand for nearly two weeks. Chombo was ordered to pay $5 000 bail by the High Court on Thursday to end his hell in remand prison after he…
HARARE – The MDC Alliance, a coalition of seven opposition political parties, has said the national budget presented by Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa on Thursday is not feasible, adding that the projected four percent growth is pie in the sky. MDC Alliance policy committee chairperson Tendai Biti told a press conference at Harvest House that…
HARARE – American journalist Martha O’Donovan, facing charges of subversion and insulting former president Robert Mugabe on social media, yesterday slammed the State for infringing on her rights by seeking continuous postponements. O’Donovan’s lawyer Obey Shava sought refusal of further remand yesterday after prosecutor Tatenda Murindagomo failed to fulfil her undertaking to furnish the Magamba…
