MILAN – A Milan court sentenced Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday to seven years in prison after convicting him of paying for sex with a minor but he will not have to serve any jail time before he has exhausted appeals. With two appeals possible, it could be years before a verdict…
HARARE – The ruling of Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court that an election should be called by July 31, 2013 has sparked bitter disputes over the judicial interpretation of the Constitution. My aim here is not to address these legal debates, but to analyse and interpret the unintended political consequences of this decision in the context…
HARARE – Just when it thought it had just “breathed life” into its stuttering machine, Zanu PF has another problem to deal with and it is not just a simple one. The imposition of candidates and in some cases, the protection of politicians who are over the hill, could drive the party towards a precipice….
HARARE – Motor Action coach Joey Antipas admitted he has run out of ideas of saving the 2010 champions from relegation after they suffered their eighth defeat of the season going down 2-1 to Monomotapa at Rufaro Stadium on Monday. The Mighty Bulls are going through a lean spell this season and now find themselves…
HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket captain Brendan Taylor has congratulated India for lifting the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, but insisted beating the Asian giants next month is a realistic target. India beat host England by five runs on Sunday in a final reduced to 20 overs aside following persistent rains at the Oval. This was the…
HARARE – Patrick Kumbula has not enjoyed the best of form for Dynamos thus far this season, but on Sunday, in the 3-0 demolition of How Mine, the former Hippo Valley forward turned on the style and exhibited his genius. Kumbula was the star of the show for the Glamour Boys after he scored a…
HARARE – The first half of the 2013 Castle Premiership season has been an intriguing 15 weeks of some fascinating football. As the season reached the halfway mark at the weekend, it is interesting to note that at least six clubs are in the running for the championship. Leaders Highlanders and sixth-placed CAPS United are…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe acted unlawfully and unconstitutionally when he sought to proclaim the election date and the nomination date on June 12, 2013. He also acted unlawfully and unconstitutionally when he sought to amend the Electoral Law by decree on the same day. The new Constitution makes it very clear that after the…
HARARE – Seasoned campaigners DStv Rangers were handed their first defeat of the season following a 2-0 loss to newboys Starbill on Saturday while log leaders ZPC Kariba marched on with another important win. Rangers’ defeat left DC Academy as the only unbeaten team in the Zifa Northern Region division one league after Newton Chitehwe’s…
BULAWAYO – Southern Region division one pacesetters Bulawayo Chiefs suffered their second loss of the season when they went down 1-0 to Tsholotshoon Saturday. Tsholotsho lived up to their pre-match vow that they would upset the log leaders with dreadlocked midfielder Ocean Ncube grabbing the all-important goal for Iziqholo Zezhwane. Second-placed Black Boots cut Chiefs’…
