adminWoods ends title drought
Tiger Woods turned his thoughts to trying to win a fifth Masters title after claiming his first PGA Tour title since September 2009 at Bay Hill.The former world number one warmed up for the first major of the year with a five-shot victory over Graeme McDowell at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
“I’m excited about the Masters,” said the 36-year-old, who has won 14 majors.
Rugby player drowns, five others missing
A South African club rugby player drowned and five of his team-mates are missing, feared dead, after being swept out to sea off the south coast.The players from Motherwell Rugby Club went swimming following a beach practice session in Port Elizabeth.
South African Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins called it a “tragedy”.
Government wants law to punish CDF abusers
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT is set to come up with a law to guide the administration of the Constituency Development Fund and jail abusers of the fund.
There is currently no law providing penal provisions for abusers of the fund.
Only 65 constituencies out of 210 were audited due to lack of money and manpower.
Out of these four MPs — Albert Mhlanga (MDC-T Pumula), Marvellous Khumalo (MDC-T St Mary’s), Cleopas Machacha (MDC-T Kariba) and Franco Ndambakuwa (Zanu-PF Magunje) — were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission and appeared in court.
Charges against Ndambakuwa and Mhlanga were withdrawn before plea. The state will proceed by way of summons when the dockets are ready. Cases against the other two legislators are still pending.
Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga, yesterday told the Parliamentary
Makusha, Dzingai team up
Tallahassee, FLORIDA — Zimbabwe’s track and field star athletes Ngonidzashe Makusha and Brian Dzingai looked like they fit in with the rest of the Florida State University Track and Field team in the United States. The former Seminoles were back at the weekend to compete at the FSU Relays.
Timely boost for handball teams
Collin Matiza Sports Editor
THE Zimbabwe men’s and women’s Under-20 handball teams yesterday got a huge lift before their participation in next week’s IHF Zone Six Challenge Trophy tournament in South Africa when they
Zifa board to decide Mapeza’s fate
Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor
NORMAN MAPEZA will know of his Warriors’ future on Friday when the Zifa board meets in the capital to decide on the substantive set-up of the senior national side’s technical department. Mapeza was
FC Platinum honoured
Sports Reporter
FC PLATINUN received a timely morale-booster ahead of both the start of the Premership campaign when they were paid their Bob ’88 Super Cup proceeds at the weekend. The team pocketed a whooping
Mountaineers to retain squad
Jeffrey Murimbechi
Mutare-based domestic cricket franchise, the Mountaineers, are set to retain most of their key players for the 2012/13 season. Mountaineers’ chief executive, Jon Brent, revealed that they will
Hwange, FC Platinum in tough reverse fixtures
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
HWANGE coach, Tennnat Chilumba, says his team gave visiting Sudanese outfit El Amal Atbara too much respect and lamented the expulsion of defender Munyaradzi Mungadze as a major contributing
Young Mighty Warriors squad named
Sports Reporter
YOUNG Mighty Warriors coach, Langton Giwa, has named the final team which will travel to Nigeria tomorrow for the Fifa World Cup second round, first leg qualifier at MKO Abiola Stadium on Saturday