adminZimbabwe will not beg again — Mpofu
Mines and Mining Development Minister Dr Obert Mpofu says Zimbabwe will not beg for anything again after the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in October cleared the country to freely trade in its diamonds, ending three years of contention and indifference.
De Beers statement on Chiadzwa diamonds smacks of sour grapes
By Tendai Moyo
A recent statement from De Beers through its diamond retail, Forevermark, that it will not be selling diamonds from Chiadzwa alluvial fields in Zimbabwe because of their low quality, is rather patronising but unsurprising and smacks of sour grapes.
Who will be the last man standing?
In his foreword of the book FOUL! The secret world of Fifa: Bribes, vote rigging and ticket scandals, British journalist Andrew Jennings says just as there is corruption in government, among police officers, private sector, schools and hospitals that causes public interest, corruption in soccer is also of public interest and should be treated with iron fists.
Zimbabwe’s Caf representatives mum on new signings
By Ricky Zililo
WITH five days left for clubs to submit team lists for the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Zimbabwe’s four representatives are mum on who they have signed for the continental showpiece.
Castle Lager Premier Soccer League 2011 champions Dynamos and FC Platinum will represent the country in the lucrative Caf Champions League with Mbada Diamonds Cup losing finalists Motor Action and Hwange heading for the Caf Confederation Cup.
Rugby board to hold annual general meeting
Sports Reporter
MATABELELAND Rugby Football Board will have their annual general meeting at Bulawayo’s ceremonial home of the sport — Hartsfield Stadium tomorrow.
Matabeleland and Tuskers face Mountaineers
Sports Reporter
AFTER failing to land the Stanbic Bank Twenty20 cricket title, Castle Logan Cup defending champions Matabeleland Tuskers will on Monday face Mountaineers in a four-day game at Queens Sports Club.
Mountaineers go into the match bubbling with confidence after lifting the Stanbic Bank Twenty20 cup. They beat Mashonaland Eagles in the final that was played in Harare last week.
Tuskers chief executive officer, Stanley Staddon told Chronicle Sport that they were putting behind the misery of failing to land the first piece of silverware in the domestic cricket season and were concentrating on defending their title.
Team Bulawayo leaves for SA
Sports Reporter
SEVEN Bulawayo junior tennis players will compete at the Gauteng North, East and Central Junior tournament that starts today in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Twenty clubs to take part in basketball tourney
Sports Reporter
BULAWAYO basketball enthusiasts are in for a treat as the Kings Invitational Basketball tournament set for the Bulawayo Club for the Disabled (BCD) roars to life today.
Resolution on Marange diamonds historic: World Diamond Council
The World Diamond Council (WDC) has described as historic the Kimberley Process plenary in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, which resolved to allow Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds to enter the international market.
Youths blast Biti
Chronicle Reporter
YOUTH organisations in the country have roundly criticised Finance Minister Tendai Biti for failing to allocate enough funds in the national budget for youth development programmes.
They also demanded a quota system to include them in governance issues.