adminZifa wants 20-team league
By Sikhumbuzo Moyo
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is reportedly considering the idea of increasing the number of teams in the Premier Soccer League to 20, up from the current 16 teams.
‘PSL should not relegate any teams’
By Thandiwe Moyo
ZIFA and the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League seem to be throwing the issue of the petition signed by four relegated teams back and forth with none wanting to address it.
Masvingo United, Shooting Stars, Zimbabwe Saints and Kiglon signed a petition early this week protesting their relegation from the Premier League which they deem as “unfair”.
PSL chairman Twine Phiri declined to comment on the issue referring all questions to the league’s chief executive officer Kennedy Ndebele.
Mountaineers crowned Stanbic Bank T20 kings
Harare Bureau
Mountaineers (142/6) beat Mashonaland Eagles
(115) by 27 runs.
An exciting T20 final between the two former champions ended in a rather narrow victory for the first holders of the trophy, Mountaineers. At the halfway stage it looked as if the home team and last season’s champions, Mashonaland Eagles, would triumph, as Mountaineers turned in an indifferent batting performance, and recent high scores in this tournament, especially by the home side, suggested that 143 was too small a target. But Mountaineers bowled and fielded superbly, and the pressure of the occasion probably affected the batsmen, and a middle-order collapse resulted in a fine victory for the Mutare-based team.
Council slammed over proposed budget
Chronicle Reporter
A civic group, National Association of Non Governmental Organisations (NANGO) has formally opposed Bulawayo City Council’s proposed 2012 budget saying it failed to address housing problems dogging the city.
Police to descend on errant motorists
Chronicle Reporter
The police will be out in full force to deal with errant drivers as the festive season draws near.
Over 600 diamond fields workers strike
Harare Bureau
OVER 600 workers at Anjin Investments, one of the biggest mining firms on the Chiadzwa fields, have gone on strike demanding higher salaries and better working relations.
The workers claim the lowest paid employee (general worker) earns $180 per month, an amount they want moved to $600 in line with the poverty datum line.
NRZ complex fire victims seek help
Chronicle Reporter
VICTIMS of the fire which gutted the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) business complex last month are calling on well wishers help them to restart their business, amid revelations that NRZ cannot compensate them because they were told to move out, after the building was condemned.
Zanu-PF conference to lay groundwork for polls
Chronicle Reporter
Zanu-PF national chairman Cde Simon Khaya Moyo has said their 12th Annual National People’s Conference, which kicks off in Bulawayo on Thursday, will lay groundwork for the party’s preparations for next year’s harmonised elections.
Telone eyes million subscribers mark
Midlands Correspondent
THE country’s fixed telephone operator, TelOne wants to increase its subscribers base to one million up from 350 000 once it completes the upgrading of its systems which is under way.
The upgrading exercise is being undertaken under a multi-million dollar deal with Huawei International and Alcatel Lucent.
Gwanda geared up for opening of university
Chronicle Reporter
THE opening of Gwanda State University (GSU) in January next year is a reality and there is no going back on it, Matabeleland South Governor Cde Angeline Masuku said yesterday.
Speaking during the handover of vehicles and seed maize to tertiary institutions in Matabeleland region at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) grounds, Governor Masuku said her province was geared for the new university.