AFRO-jazz musician Batsirai Shasha, pictured, proved that he is now a force to reckon with after serenading revellers at the packed Monday Jam Session at Harare’s City Sports Bar. Shasha played tracks off his forthcoming album titled Hombarume much to the delight of revellers. His new musical project includes Tsvarakadenga, a classical hit featuring Andy…
THE Warriors are set to play neighbours Zambia and Uganda as part of their preparations for this year’s African Nations Championship (Chan) finals set for Cameroon later this year, the Daily News can report. Zimbabwe were placed in a tough Group A alongside West African opponents in hosts Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso when the…
SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry has been impressed with the capabilities the country has shown as it prepares to host two regional competitions in a short space of time. This weekend, Triathlon Zimbabwe will stage the 2020 Bonaqua Troutbeck ATU Triathlon Africa Cup in Nyanga. On the other hand, the African Sporting Shooting Championships and the…
PRINCE Dube reckons while the Warriors were placed in a relatively tough group at the 2020 African Nations Championship (Chan) finals, he has however, refused to rule out the team’s chances of going far at the tournament. Zimbabwe will have to negotiate a difficult path after they were placed in Group A alongside hosts Cameroon,…
THE Zimbabwe Netball Association (Zina) has launched a scathing attack on the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and in particular director-general Prince Mupazviriho. Zina is accusing Mupazviriho of taking sides in the manner he has dealt with the former’s long-running feud with the Rainbow Amateur Netball League (Ranl). In a recent letter dated February 4,…
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa warned yesterday that the worsening economic situation in the country had created conditions conducive for a revolution, the Daily News reports. This comes as efforts to have Mnangagwa and Chamisa to hold much-needed talks to help fix the country are faltering, with hawks within both Zanu PF and the MDC said…
THE under pressure government yesterday reversed the steep examination fee hikes for Advanced(A) and Ordinary(O) levels that it announced recently, following a backlash from long-suffering parents and legislators. This comes as the government is also under the cosh from restless student unions to reverse its astronomical fees for tertiary education — which were announced at…
ZIMBABWE has recorded its first suspected coronavirus case leading to evacuation of usual patients from Wilkins Infectious Diseases Control Hospital, Harare City health director Prosper Chonzi has said. This comes as the global death toll from the deadly virus has climbed above 2 000 while the total number of confirmed cases is now more than…
THERE was commotion in the National Assembly yesterday after Independent Norton legislator Temba Mliswa accused MDC MP for Mbizo, Settlement Chikwinya, of linking Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to coronavirus, the Daily News reports. Issues came to a head when National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda directed that minister of Health Obadiah Moyo presents a ministerial statement…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said it does not have the powers to investigate the issue of vote buying because it is a criminal case which should be handled by the police. Zec’s response follows a letter written by the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa in which the opposition party demanded that the electoral…
