adminWarriors inch up rankings
Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE’S Warriors have moved up slightly in the latest Fifa rankings table despite being inactive for the past month.
According to the statistics released by the world football governing body yesterday, Zimbabwe are still outside the top 100 but
McDonald tipped for Zim Open
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
UNITED States-based golfer Bruce McDonald will be the country’s trump card when the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open gets underway next week. According to the latest Sunshine Tour order of merit, McDonald is the only local player in the top 100.
Hectic times for Hwange
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
HWANGE will have to overcome a hectic travel arrangement as they face FC Platinum in the Independence Trophy semi-finals at Mandava this afternoon before traveling home for another clash with the same opponents in the Castle Lager
Bulls kick DeMbare out of Uhuru Cup
Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
Dynamos………………………………(0) 1
Motor Action…………………………..(1) 2
GOALS from Gift Phiri and Ishmael Lawe propelled Motor Action into the final of this year’s edition of the Independence
CAPS United sack Gwekwerere
Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
OUT of favour striker Evans Gwekwerere has sought urgent audience with CAPS United directors amid revelations yesterday that the technical department and the club’s management had agreed to expel the striker for disciplinary reasons.
Deputy Minister Mudzingwa dies
Herald Reporter
TRANSPORT, Communications and Infrastructural Development Deputy Minister and MDC-T non-constituency Senator Tichaona Mudzingwa has died.
He was 69.
MDC-T said in a statement yesterday that Sen Mudzingwa died at The Avenues Clinic in Harare on Tuesday night after a short illness.
“Senator Tichaona Mudzingwa, the Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development and former MDC’s Secretary for Defence and Home Affairs, has died,” the party said.
“A medical doctor and Zimbabwe’s first specialist war surgeon, Dr Mudzingwa died at The Avenues Clinic last night after a short illness.”
Sen Mudzingwa, a close ally of MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, was born on December 23 1942 in Buhera.
A founding member of MDC in 1999, Sen Mudzingwa held a number of positions in the party.
He was the MDC-T secretary for defence and home affairs in 2011.
Editorial Comment: Let’s all rally behind Buy Zimbabwe campaign
THE “Buy Zimbabwe” campaign launched in earnest about a year ago, is a noble concept that requires total support from all stakeholders. Its endeavour to encourage Zimbabweans to buy local products and services as a strategy to help create and retain jobs while contributing towards overall economic growth is worthy of support from Government and every one of us.
TB Joshua: Hated and crazily loved
Patrick Kabwela
If there is one name in Africa that sparks more controversy, heightens emotion both of ardour and anger or breaks up a conversation more than TB Joshua, then tell me. Some express intense hatred towards him, so much so, that you would
Road fund bosses rapped
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration blew over three times what the law allows it to spend on itself in 2010, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General has said.
The appendix to the draft audit report for 2010 noted that Zinara was allowed, under the Roads Act, to spend 2,5 percent of the money it collected for the roads fund on administration, but it spent 8 percent.
This cut the amount it could spend on roads.
The law expects Zinara to spend at least 97,5 percent of what it collects in tolls, vehicle licence fees, fuel levies, overload fees and transit coupon fees on maintaining and extending Zimbabwe’s road system.
The Auditor-General was particularly concerned that this overspending was done without the written authority of the parent ministry, that of Transport, Communications and Infrastructure Development.
The response of the Zinara management was, in full: “Observation noted. After the economic meltdown and subsequent global recession,
Kasukuwere named junior football patron
Mbachi Mutukula-Maregere Sports ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Junior Football League have roped in Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere as their new patron with the youthful minister pledging to assist in the development of the game.