BULAWAYO – A Jotsholo man who invited a 15-year-old girl to his home under the pretext that he was going to pay her for doing house chores has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping and impregnating her in the presence of his own daughter. Gibson Mahlangu, 68, who is facing five counts…
HARARE – The ICC champions trophy was first played in Dhaka Bangladesh back in 1998, and, sadly, this year marks the final tournament. This is due to the huge amount of cricket that is currently being played by the major cricketing nations. And, to be fare, the point is a valid one. Personally, I would…
PARIS – Rafael Nadal defied David Ferrer as well as a worrying security breach to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times with victory in the French Open final Sunday. Nadal claimed his 12th major with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over his Spanish compatriot who was playing in…
HARARE – Zimbabwe have virtually nothing to play for except pride when they take on the mighty Egypt in a 2014 World Cup qualifier Sunday at the National Sports Stadium. The Warriors have had a dismal campaign in Group G and sit at the bottom of the table with only a single point from three…
HARARE – Residents of Chitungwiza might have survived the cholera outbreak but there is no time to rest, as many now sleep in queues waiting patiently to get water from the few boreholes that still spew the precious liquid. Now that it is winter time, shallow wells, that had been a fall-back for many, have…
PARIS – Serena Williams’s love affair with winning tennis tournaments, and Paris, began 14 years ago and the American’s passion for both remains intense after winning the French Open on Saturday. The 31-year-old claimed the first of her 52 singles titles in the Paris indoor tournament in 1999 and has since gone on to become…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s (ZBC) chief executive, Happison Muchechetere has said ZBC will be guided by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) on election coverage. According to a judgement ruled in favour of Harare man Jealousy Mawarire by the Constitutional Court, the elections should be held by July 31, bringing an end to the…
HARARE – The European Union-imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe do not affect trade between the country and the trading bloc, Ambassador Aldo Dell’ Ariccia has said. “If the sanctions were affecting Zimbabwe then trade between EU and Zimbabwe would not have doubled since 2009,” he said adding that Europe is currently working on ensuring that Zimbabwe’s…
BULAWAYO – Mavambo/Kusile /Dawn(MDK) leader Simba Makoni says his party’s lack of visibility is a direct result of the uneven political playing field and lack of adequate finances. MKD, a party which emerged at the dawn of the 2008 harmonised election is described by some as an extension of Zanu PF which is only visible…
HARARE – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono says they are not panicking over a High Court decision ordering the central bank to reimburse millions of dollars it withdrew from a local company at the height of the country’s economic meltdown in 2007. Last week, the High Court ordered the central bank return…
