Chipfunyise play adapted into film
HARARE - Rooftop Promotions is in the process of adapting Stephen Chifunyise’s highly-acclaimed play Wedding Night into a feature film. The film, set to be released by mid-year, provides an insight...
View ArticleChisora, Fury fight announced
LONDON - Dereck Chisora is to face Tyson Fury in a world title eliminator on 26 July. Promoter Frank Warren revealed on Twitter that the heavyweight rivals will face each other at the Phones 4U Arena...
View ArticleIreland beat Zim in T20 opener
LONDON - Ireland clinched a dramatic last-ball victory over Zimbabwe in their World Twenty20 opener in Bangladesh. Zimbabwe were going at almost 10 runs an over before being pegged back and they...
View ArticleMissing Malaysia plane: Co-pilot 'spoke last words'
KUALA LUMPUR - Officials in Malaysia say they believe the co-pilot of missing flight MH370 spoke the last words to ground controllers before it vanished. Investigators are looking into the possibility...
View ArticleAnger mounts over Emirates disruptions
HARARE - Hundreds of Zimbabwean passengers were at the weekend stranded again in Zambia after an Emirates plane developed a mechanical fault, the latest such glitch in as many weeks. Emirates, a...
View ArticleFrance to resume lending to Zim
BULAWAYO - Direct government to government co-operation between France and Zimbabwe will resume before the end of the year, French Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Laurent Delahousse has said. Delahousse told...
View ArticleAllotey furious after defeat
HARARE - Ghanaian boxer Patrick Allotey says he will protest to the World Boxing Council against his defeat to Zimbabwean Charles Manyuchi in Saturday’s WBC welterweight title fight in Lusaka, Zambia....
View ArticleFuture looks bright for Cheetahs
HARARE - Zimbabwe's sevens rugby team can hold their heads high despite losing 21-15 in the final of the Harare International Sevens to a very well-drilled South Africa Sevens Academy. Liam...
View ArticleNew signings impress Pasuwa
HARARE - Dynamos coach Calisto Pasuwa has hailed his new signings after the newcomers produced a flawless display at the weekend when DeMbare retained the Bob Super Cup with a 2-0 win over rivals...
View ArticleKasukuwere cannot run a ministry
HARARE - Savior Kasukuwere made international news headlines during the inclusive government when he campaigned vigorously for the Indigenisation of foreign-owned firms in the country. One does not...
View ArticleSt Patrick's Day proves good omen for Irish
HARARE - Seven years ago today, the world of cricket was rocked to its foundation when Ireland recorded their first major win in international cricket when they beat Pakistan in the 2007 addition of...
View ArticleDeclare diamonds' revenue
HARARE - Is Zimbabwe in shifting sands? This is a question that needs to be asked as the country rapidly enters an economic cul de sac which we thought had been reversed during the days of the...
View ArticleMugabe should act on minister
HARARE - President Mugabe was treated to yet another birthday “celebration” by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the body that purports to represent government workers. This coming after the...
View ArticleCorruption pulling us down
EDITOR — “Zimbabwe’s problems are unique” is a common refuge and refrain in habitual excuse makers. Are they really unique? Zimbabwe’s diversity of language, habits, religions, ethos and culture can...
View ArticleForeigners snap up Zim banks
HARARE - More Zimbabwean banks are increasingly becoming foreign-owned despite government’s aggressive indigenisation programme, the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (Baz) has said. Although President...
View ArticlePSL preview no3: Shabanie rebuilding from ashes
ZVISHAVANE - After losing almost all of their entire 2013 squad, Shabanie Mine have embarked on a rebuilding exercise for the forthcoming season. The asbestos miners lost outspoken coach Luke Masomere...
View ArticleKapfupi's band member dies
HARARE - Long-serving member for Freddy Manjalima aka Kapfupi’s Orchestra Ndozvo band, Blessing ‘Bonjisi’ Vingirai has died. He died on Sunday after battling Tuberculosis and Meningitis. Mourners are...
View Article15 schools set for arts festival
HARARE - This year’s 3rd edition of the Special Schools’ Arts Festival will see the coming together of more than 15 schools. The festival promotes the participation of children with disabilities and...
View ArticleZim dancehall needs our support
HARARE - Zimbabwe's music trends continue to dramatically change as different music genres dominate the showbiz sector. There was a time in the 90s and 2000 when gospel music was the in-thing and we...
View ArticleMannex involved in an accident
HARARE - Reggae musician Emmanuel Mannex Motsi survived a horrific car accident on Sunday morning in the capital which left his leg badly damaged. Mannex together with 12 of his band members were...
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