HARARE – Zimbabwe star-player Sikandar Raza almost broke down after receiving the Man-of-the-Series award as the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier curtain finally came down at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. The all-rounder was rewarded for his 319 runs averaging 53.17 and 15 wickets during a campaign he bagged three man-of-the-match awards. However, Raza’s heroics…
HARARE – The re-launch of Sports Writers Association of Zimbabwe (Swaz) over the weekend has triggered high expectation within the sporting fraternity that sport journalists have finally found a voice. Swaz which had been dormant since 2014 after a fall out due to leadership wrangles was re-launched in Harare on Saturday after massive outcry from…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairperson Tavengwa Mukuhlani has called on the nation’s support in the aftermath of the World Cup Qualifier debacle. Hosts Zimbabwe blew away a double chance of making it to England 2019 after giving away a health 290 total against West Indies after which they went on to lose to minnows…
HARARE – Rajan Nayar, a domestic cricket official in Zimbabwe, has been suspended from all cricketing activities for 20 years by the ICC for attempting to improperly influence an international match. The incident had taken place in October last year when Nayar approached Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer and offered USD 30,000 to engage in corrupt…
HARARE – Bikita Minerals is currently assaying rock samples for high-grade lithium concentrate (spodumene) reserves, which, if confirmed, will help turn the mine into a big money spinner. The world’s sole commercial petalite miner, which started off as Bikita Tinfields in 1910 before it was consolidated into a mining lease exploring petalite, currently majors in…
HARARE – Chidzoka hit-maker Rockford “Roki” Josphat, who has been out of groove for what seems to be a decade, has rebranded, promising to be mature and responsible. The talented musician and choreographer has been mired in several controversies, including fathering babies with at least five different women, domestic violence and substance abuse. On microbloging…
HARARE – Stung by stringent conditions set by the United States government before it could lift sanctions on Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has buckled to pressure by taking steps towards ending isolation by the world’s most powerful nation. Read full story in today’s paper. [Adz]
HARARE – Allies of former president Robert Mugabe have sent desperate distress calls to both sitting and former heads of state on the continent, on fears that the government may arrest the nonagenarian and his unhinged wife Grace over festering allegations that he engaged in myriad criminal activities while in power. This comes as Grace…
HARARE – Three teams – Highlanders, FC Platinum and Ngezi Platinum Stars – maintained their 100 percent record start to the 2018 Castle Lager Premiership season this weekend. While it might be early days yet in the new campaign, these three sides have shown early intent of going all the way and fight for the…
HARARE – The High Court has ordered the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) to pay a collective amount of $600 000 to a committee that investigated the match-fixing deals that came to be known as the Asiagate scandals. According to the application, the applicants were Ahmed Ebrahim, Emmanuel Chimwanda, Tererai Gunje, John Reid-Rowland, Kennias Sigoba, Gibson…
