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ZC names contracted player list
HARARE - Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has revealed a list of 21 players for the 2014-15 season, handing central contracts to 15 players up from 10. Eight players – Tendai Chatara, Shingi Masakadza, Sikandar...
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Another Harare derby in One Wallet Cup
HARARE - There is no separating Dynamos and CAPS United it seems. The two Harare giants were drawn together in the first round of the new One Wallet Cup yesterday. Barely a week after the two clashed...
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'Top politicians looting gold mine claims'
HARARE - Top politicians in President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF have been accused of seizing the majority of gold mine claims from small-scale miners in Mashonaland Central Province. This emerged in...
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Mugabe to assume Sadc chair
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe is assuming the chairmanship of the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (Sadc) next month, at a summit to be hosted in Victoria Falls, Foreign Affairs...
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Death row inmate dies
HARARE - Rosemary Margaret Khumalo, a female death row inmate, died of natural causes on Tuesday at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. Khumalo, 59, was on death row for the past 15 years. Chief...
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Zimra move welcome but…
HARARE - Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)’s intention to investigate the rich is a noble idea which should be supported by everyone in the country as it encourages tax compliance. However, it is our...
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Why Africa remains poor
EDITOR - Africa, despite it being rich in resources remains the poorest continent in the world. The land issue is a major problem in Africa, with many African countries having confused land ownership...
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Zanu PF thanks China for poll win
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF yesterday extended a gesture of goodwill towards China, offering thanks for the help in last year’s controversial poll victory. China’s ties with Zimbabwe...
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Nelson Mandela memorabilia to be auctioned
JOHANNESBURG - The items include a chess set of figures from either side of the apartheid battle, and salt and pepper shakers of Mr Mandela and FW de Klerk. The sale is expected to raise around...
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Nigeria seeks $1bn to curb militants
ABUJA - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan wants the government to borrow $1bn (£580m) to strengthen the military's capability to fight militant Islamists. Mr Jonathan wrote to parliament, asking...
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Zim author misses out on Caine Prize
BULAWAYO - Zimbabwean author Tendai Huchu was beaten to the £10 000 Caine Prize for African Writing by Kenyan writer Okwiri Oduor. Huchu, who was hoping to follow in the footsteps of fellow...
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International acts to perform at Shoko
HARARE - German-Nigerian hip-hop/soul singer Nneka Lucia Egbuna and South Africa’s leading stand-up comedian Loyiso Gola are part of a high-profile cast of international stars who will perform at the...
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Murowa diamonds production up 4pc
HARARE - Rio Tinto’s Zimbabwe-based Murowa Diamonds (Murowa) registered a four percent increase in gem production to 152 000 carats in the first half of 2014. The miner said the performance was on the...
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Microsoft set to axe 18,000 jobs
LONDON - Microsoft is to cut up to 18,000 jobs marking the deepest cuts in the technology firm's 39-year history. The bulk of the cuts, around 12,500, will be in its phone unit Nokia, which Microsoft...
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Zim losing FDI allure: US think tank
HARARE - Zimbabwe has become an insignificant destination in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in sub-Saharan Africa due to the quality of its governance, an American think tank said. According...
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Billiat still injured
JOHANNESBURG - Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Khama Billiat remains sidelined with a metatarsal fracture which has seen him miss the club’s pre-season preparations. Billiat, who still has a cast on his...
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Zim Bmx team ready to take on the world
HARARE - Zimbabwe Bmx president Paul Denslow has backed his riders to excel at the Bmx World Championships that begin next week in Rotterdam, Holland. At least 4000 riders will battle for honours in...
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Kersten finds silver lining in Jnr Open campaign
HARARE - Justin Kersten may have finished the British Junior Open tied for 68 but reckons the experience gained playing against the world’s best junior golfers has refreshed his zeal to reach greater...
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Whose interests are being served?
HARARE - There is a pettiness about our national discourse, especially related to sport, that you wonder if there is any self-introspection for those “openly courting Fifa sanctions” on the national...
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Pamushana aim to rekindle lost COPA glory
HARARE - Pamushana High School are hoping to banish the ghost of 2012 when they went all the way to the the Copa Coca-Cola final only to lose the title at the death to a disciplined Mzingwane side....
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