Legendary jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, a leading figure in the struggle to end apartheid and “the father of South African jazz”, has died aged 78. In a statement, his family said he had “passed peacefully” in Johannesburg “after a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer”. Masekela gained global recognition with his distinctive Afro-Jazz sound…
HARARE – The Parliamentary portfolio committee on Primary and Secondary Education, Sports and Arts has summoned the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC). The SRC, Zifa and other football stakeholders are expected to appear before the portfolio committee chaired by Zanu PF legislator for Bindura North, Kenneth Musanhi on Thursday….
HARARE – Newly-established Zifa Eastern Region Division One side Manica Diamonds has attracted a number of seasoned campaigners ahead of their debut 2018 season. Bankrolled by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd, the team’s head coach Luke Masomere has worked round the clock to ensure they do not only manage to raise a team…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) managing director Faisal Hasnain has outlined his long and short term plans as he continues with his efforts to try and turn around the fortunes of the local game. The former ICC finance chief said his desire is to ensure that Zimbabwe is ranked number and below in the not…
HARARE – Former Zimbabwe international Willard Katsande believes his South Africa Absa Premiership side Kaizer Chiefs can have a serious say in the title race after moving into third place at the weekend. Katsande was crowned the man-of-the-match following Amakhosi’s 2-1 victory away to Baroka FC, which saw new signing Leonardo Castro netting the winner…
HARARE – Claims by former president Robert Mugabe that the country lost $15 billion worth of diamond revenue were divorced from the actual facts on the ground, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa told the National Assembly last week. Mugabe torched a storm when he claimed in a televised interview ahead of his 93rd birthday last year…
HARARE – Petina Gappah, the Zimbabwean international law expert who has courted controversy after being hired to organise President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s participation at the on-going World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, has denied swirling social media claims that she has joined the Zanu PF administration. Gappah — a trenchant critic of the ruling party…
HARARE – A vendor representative union yesterday vowed informal traders would defy a decree to leave street pavements across Zimbabwe’s towns and cities until municipalities build alternative vending sites, defying an edict to forcibly remove them with the military’s help and setting up deadly potential clashes. Local Government minister July Moyo issued the directive last…
HARARE – Former ministers Walter Mzembi and Samuel Undenge — facing charges of criminal abuse of office — appeared in court yesterday and were further remanded to February 27. Mzembi and Undenge were represented by Job Sikhala and Alec Muchadehama, respectively. They appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa. Sikhala notified the court that he would…
HARARE – A cop who was dragged to court after writing in a WhatsApp message that national police spokesperson Charity Charamba was an “idiot” has been acquitted. James Mabasa, 38, was facing charges of contravening the Post and Telecommunications Act by sending offensive messages over the phone and obstructing the course of justice. Harare magistrate…
