adminBlatter’s victory under scrutiny
STRASBOURG — A Council of Europe committee yesterday called for Fifa president Sepp Blatter to be investigated over his uncontested victory in last year’s Fifa presidential election. A committee of the
London 2012: Brazilian fighting for an Olympic first
TERESINA — If your typical Brazilian sports star is a brash, male footballer from Rio then Sarah Menezes is about as far from that cliché as it’s possible to be. The 22-year-old athlete comes from Piaui, a remote state in the north-east of Brazil. It was judo, not football, that sparked her competitive instinctsHoddle after England job
LONDON — Glenn Hoddle on Tuesday night told the English Football Association: I’ll keep Harry Redknapp’s England seat warm until after the Euros. Wembley bigwigs looking for the next Three Lions coach fear they may not be able to land their No 1 target Redknapp until AFTER the Euro 2012 finals thisZOC celebrates international women’s day
Collin Matiza Sports EditorTHE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee yesterday made an undertaking to continue supporting the girl child in sport as they join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Women’s Day today.
Constitution: Questions over UNDP advisor’s involvement
Herald Reporter
QUESTIONS have been raised over the involvement of UNDP senior technical advisor Dr Hassen Ebrahim in the
Journalist detained at Chiadzwa
From Takunda Maodza in Mutare
NewsDay journalist Moses Matenga was yesterday detained at Chiadzwa diamond fields after security personnel at Marange Resources found a suspicious stone in his wallet. Matenga was among journalists
President meets Chinese delegation
Herald Reporter
President Mugabe says Zimbabwe will stand by China even when the West denounced the emerging
Chiefs endorse President’s candidature
Bulawayo Bureau
THE annual chiefs conference opened here yesterday with traditional leaders endorsing
Massive response to Zimpapers auditions
Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
ZIMPAPERS Talk Radio auditions for radio presenters, disc jockeys and news readers were oversubscribed with over a thousand aspiring broadcasters thronging Alexandra Sports Club in Harare yesterday to try their luck.
A long and winding queue had formed as early as 8am at the sports club.
University students, school leavers and professionals were among the aspiring broadcasters.
Zimpapers group chief operating officer Mr Pikirayi Deketeke said the high turnout was a reflection of people’s confidence in the radio project.
“We are pleased with the turnout which we are using as a barometer for Zimbabweans’ response to the Zimpapers Talk Radio.
“It shows that there is a lot of enthusiasm for the radio,” said Mr Deketeke in an interview.
“We had a lot of people coming as early as 7am and they were from all walks of life, university students, professionals from other fields with a passion for broadcasting.”
The radio station, said Mr Deketeke, will create a platform of broadcasting for those with the passion.
“We will come up with a shortlist of candidates whom we will further train.
“We are looking at as many voices as possible for further shortlisting,” he said.
“We had part of the equipment arriving yesterday and technicians are on site. We are also working with Transmedia, so we are quite on course,” he said.
Investors fight over Riozim
Herald Reporter
TWO consortiums comprising Zimbabwean and Middle East investors are reportedly bidding to take over the debt-ridden mining giant, RioZim.
One of the consortiums, Raintree, is being bankrolled by white former commercial farmers who are running businesses in the motor and petroleum sectors after their farms were compulsorily acquired for resettlement.
Sources said members of Raintree include ex-Commercial Farmers Union leader Mr Richard Tate, Mr Nigel Earle and Mr Troy Travlos.
All three could not be reached for comment yesterday.
The other group, whose name could not be established, comprises indigenous Zimbabwean businesspeople who have partnered investors from the Middle East.
“This consortium (of Zimbabweans and Middle East investors) is prepared to take over the mining firm and pay off its debts and at the same time inject working capital,” said a source.
The Herald is reliably informed that the bidding for RioZim is being closely monitored by Zimbabwean authorities to see if the takeover conforms with indigenisation regulations.
Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday said the Government was monitoring the developments.
“We are keeping a close eye on the developments at RioZim. That is all I can I say for now,” Minister