Emmanuel Marambe TATENDA Hove and Caroline Mhandu shone at the Nyaradzo 24th anniversary race which was held in the capital yesterday, winning the men’s and women’s main 24km competitions respectively. Hove, who represents Black Rhinos, clocked one hour 17 minutes and 38 seconds (1:17:38) to win the men’s 24km race ahead of another seasoned long…
By Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER IN A groundbreaking move, Spanish second-tier outfit Real Oviedo has partnered with Heritage Football Academy to establish the Real Oviedo Heritage Football Academy. This collaboration aims to provide young Zimbabwean talents with a unique opportunity to develop their football skills and reach elite levels through a holistic football and…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, says land degradation and limited access to finance is hampering the country’s agricultural productivity. Jiri sais this while addressing an expo which was organised by Raregold where farmers, input suppliers and other stakeholders in the agriculture value addition met at the…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) are revelling in their success at the recently-held Annual National Sports Awards (ANSA) where they emerged as the biggest winners, collecting four awards. ZC secured the National Sport Association of the Year accolade, ensuring that they maintained their status as one of the leading sporting bodies in Zimbabwe. At the same time,…
NYANGA mayor Fungai Chimwamurombe has revealed plans to build a large conference centre as part of efforts to make the resort town in Manicaland Zimbabwe’s mecca of conferences. Currently, most big conferences in Zimbabwe are held in Harare, Kariba and Victoria Falls, with Nyanga only playing host to small meetings due to lack of spacious…
Takudzwa Dhambu THE government says they have trained over 3 000 farmers on the Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment Promotion (SHEP) programme in order for them to secure a lucrative market for their products. SHEP approaches have developed in Kenya through a technical cooperation project by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which started from 2006 and…
GETBUCKS Microfinance Bank (GetBucks) will this month seek to raise US$7 million through a rights issue to bolster its capital base and meet the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s minimum regulatory threshold of US$ 5 million. The deposit-taking microfinancier’s core capital stood at US$3,3 million as at December 31, 2024. A rights issue is a…
AS ZIMBABWE joins the rest of the globe tomorrow to commemorate World Health Day, the state of its public health delivery system is a stark reminder of the country’s neglect of its most vulnerable citizens. The recent parliamentary portfolio committee report on health painted a damning picture of public health institutions, highlighting the scarcity of…
Emmanuel Marambe Scottland FC………(1) 3Bikita Minerals……(0) 0 GOALS in either half from reigning Soccer Star of the Year Walter Musona and midfield dynamo Mthokozisi Msebe as well as a late own goal from luckless substitute Takunda Chanata handed Scottland a 3-0 win over hapless Bikita Minerals here yesterday. Having gone winless in their two most…
THE Netherlands ambassador to Zimbabwe Margret Verwijk says more firms from his country are keen to invest in Zimbabwe especially in the agricultural and transport industry. Speaking to Daily News on Sunday Verwijk said her country was involved in a lot of humanitarian work in Zimbabwe to bolster relations between the two counties. “Netherlands being…
