HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been declared president after winning the presidential election by a lean margin. His main challenger Nelson Chamisa, who lost the poll by a whisker, put up a valiant fight against all odds, and has the backing of almost half this country, going by Zec’s official results. Now, Mnangagwa must…
HARARE – When former president Robert Mugabe resigned from power last year — after running the country he inherited in a sound economic state from the Rhodesians into the ground — Zimbabweans from all walks of life celebrated that significant development. It was a window of opportunity for the long-suffering masses to bring closure to…
BULAWAYO – Sables captain Denford Mutamangira is hopeful his side will register their first win in the 2018 Rugby Afrique Gold Cup when they take on Namibia at Hartsfield Stadium here this afternoon. Kick-off is at 3.30pm. Zimbabwe are winless in their previous three outings after drawing 23-23 with Morocco in Harare in June before…
HARARE – Over the years South Africa’s Absa Premiership giants Orlando Pirates have proved to be a difficult base for Zimbabwean players. Most Zimbabwean players who played for the Buccaneers have struggled to establish themselves as first-teamers while some disappeared into obscurity. Innocent Chikoya, Edelbert Dinha, Gilbert Mushangazhike, Ralph Matema, Takesure Chinyama and Tendai Ndoro…
HARARE – With the 2018 edition of the Nationals bodybuilding and fitness championships set for Milton Park’s Sharon School on September 29 drawing closer, a lot of interest has been generated among the senior men athletes. The event promises to be a thriller with both past and current bodybuilders interestingly having raised their hands to…
HARARE – As the post-election chaos continues to simmer, President Emmerson Mnangagwa moved to calm the waters yesterday by reaching out to Zimbabwe’s main opposition — calling on the MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to join hands with him to move the country forward. At the same time, Chamisa insisted that he had won the…
HARARE – Jet-setting Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who was arrested on Thursday in connection with his power deals which saw him being advanced $5 million by Zesa Holdings(Zesa) before work commenced, was last night condemned to prison before continuation of his bail hearing today. Chivayo and his company Intratek Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd are being charged…
HARARE – Zimbabwean police said yesterday they would charge 21 people with committing public violence over an anti-Zimbabwe Electoral Commission protest on Wednesday that degenerated into deadly violence that claimed seven lives, and raised new concerns about freedom of assembly. The demo was in protest at the delayed announcement of the first post-Robert Mugabe election….
HARARE – MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has rejected President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election victory, saying the results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) early Friday morning were “fake” and unverified by his party. Zec declared Mnangagwa winner of the July 30 presidential election with 50,8 percent of the vote. Chamisa came second, with…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling Zanu PF party has won a commanding majority in Zimbabwe’s parliamentary elections on Monday, sweeping aside opposition parties and securing a powerful mandate that will enable it to amend the Constitution. The result, based on official figures, redraws Zimbabwe’s political landscape, humiliating the main opposition party MDC that alternated…
