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The slow pace of development in Africa dictates the primary focus to be on mining and agriculture. Such an environment, where poor people predominate over the middle class and entrepreneurs with stable incomes, becomes a good support in the fields of gambling, sports betting, and lotteries. For instance, Nigeria, as one of the African nations that plays the most, counts dozens of companies that provide such services, and perhaps only South Africa has a chance to compete for the title of the most gambling African country.
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Nyore Madzianike Senior Court Reporter The trial date for Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya on charges of attempting to smuggle 6kg of gold out of the country in 2020 should be set next month. Mr Lancelot Mutsokoti, prosecuting, told the court that they were expecting to furnish Rushwaya with a trial date when she returns […]
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BRIGHTON and Hove Albion’s Zambian midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to end his football career at the age of just 24 due to a hereditary heart condition. Mwepu has been diagnosed with a condition that could worsen over time and put him at risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event were he to […]
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Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Smallholder farmers at Chimhanda Irrigation Scheme will be smiling all the way to the bank after a bumper wheat yield following the resuscitation of the scheme. The farmers put 20 hectares under wheat and the yield is encouraging, with Rushinga district now hoping that more irrigation projects will be implemented […]
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ZIMBABWE Golf Association (ZGA) president Martin Chikwana has expressed his delight after getting recognition from the game’s leading governing body the R&A for his association’s efforts in developing the sport of golf in the country and the African continent. The R&A’s director for golf development Kevin Baker was in attendance at the recent All Africa […]
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Eddie Chikamhi Senior Sports Reporter Dynamos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 1 Whawha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 IT’S a case of […]
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Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter LONG-DISTANCE runner Ngonidzashe Ncube missed the World Athletics Championships qualification after he romped home in 2 hours 15 minutes 39 seconds in the Generali Munich Marathon in Germany yesterday. Although the Zimbabwean finished in a commendable eighth place it was far off the mark for the global meet qualification. The qualifying […]
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Oscar Rusenga Sports Reporter Triangle FC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)1 Yadah Stars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0)0 NEW Triangle coach Thomas Ruzive […]
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Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S professional golfer Robson Chinhoi won his second major tournament in two weeks after he won the Lubumbashi Open at Lubumbashi Golf Club in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday. The Royal Harare-based golfer recorded his second win after he also won the Kinshasa Open at the Golf Club de Kinshasa in […]
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Tendai Rupapa in Gweru FIRST Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa has voiced concern over the disturbingly high prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment cases in tertiary education institutions. Combating GBV, she said, had become a global priority and there were efforts and high-level commitments towards addressing the issue. Dr Mnangagwa made the remarks yesterday […]
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Municipal Reporter Fire broke out at Harare’s Pomona dumpsite at noon on Monday almost simultaneously at multiple scattered points, suggesting arson was the cause, Geo Pomona Waste Management (Private) Limited, which has the management and upgrade contract, reports. The raging fires quickly engulfed 30 percent of the dumpsite but were brought under control by 10pm […]
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Sharon Chimenya in MASVINGO THE First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, through the Angel of Hope Foundation, has donated 1 200 day-old broiler chicks to Masvingo Province as part of her efforts to boost household incomes and uplift livelihoods in line with Vision 2030. The chicks that were handed over on her behalf by Masvingo Minister […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent An assistant clerk at a private school in Chitungwiza has appeared before a magistrate’s court for allegedly swindling the institution of US$5 000 through fraudulently varying figures on receipts. Fungai Mudzuto (28), employed by Cornerstone Primary and Secondary schools, appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate, Mrs Winfilder Tiatara, charged with fraud. She […]
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An animated comedy with a political twist is at the heart of Big Trip 2. A bear named Mic Mic and rabbit Oscar have just returned from their adventure in the first Big Trip film. Soon, however, they find himself in the middle of a problem. John Grisley and Don Vulture battle it out for […]
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It’s not as easy as it was to be young and rich. After their fortunes surged last year thanks to a pandemic-fueled burst of momentum in the markets, many young billionaires tumbled down the wealth rankings in 2022 as rising inflation and fears of recession roiled industries ranging from technology to used car sales. There […]