LONDON – Pep Guardiola was delighted to see his Bayern Munich side respond to criticism of their style of play with a 3-0 win against CSKA Moscow in his first Champions League game in charge of the club. Goals by left-back David Alaba, striker Mario Mandzukic and Dutch winger Arjen Robben sealed a convincing win…
LONDON – It sounds like the stuff of nightmares – but former Zimbabwe cricket international Guy Whittall will certainly be checking for ‘monsters’ underneath his bed, after waking up to find an eight foot crocodile hiding just inches from where he slept. The 330lbs giant had sneaked into the Humani lodge, Zimbabwe, and spent the…
DAMASCUS – The chief UN weapons inspector says it will be difficult to find and destroy all of Syria’s chemical weapons, but he believes it is achievable. Ake Sellstrom told the BBC much depended on whether Damascus and the opposition were willing to negotiate. He said his team concluded after a visit to Syria that…
HARARE – Zimbabwean golfer Brendon de Jonge has qualified for this week’s The Tour Championship by Coca-Cola tournament at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. De Jonge qualified for the tournament after his 18th place at the BMW Championship on Monday after he carded a five-under 279. American Zach Johnson won the tournament…
HARARE – Harare Central Hospital, also known as KuGomo because of its location in a rugged terrain of Southerton suburb in Harare, is one of the biggest referral hospitals in the country but is dismally failing to deliver on its mandate. The hospital, which houses the School of Nursing, also boasts having the largest maternity…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday claimed Goodwills Masimirembwa, the former Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) chairman, tried to extort $6 million from Ghanaian investors. Masimirembwa yesterday denied the allegations saying he is ready to explain to Mugabe the true facts of the matter. Mugabe told a luncheon for lawmakers held at a Harare hotel,…
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday moved to re-establish ties with the rest of the world in exchange for fair treatment. He spoke at the State’s official opening of the 8th Zimbabwe Parliament amid a diplomatic stand-off between Zimbabwe and Western countries which have imposed sanctions on the southern African country over alleged human rights…
HARARE – The Supreme Court has indefinitely postponed Harare businessperson Phillip Chiyangwa’s appeal against the Administrative Court’s ruling confirming the compulsory acquisition of his 780-hectares of land near Waterfalls, Harare. Judges Luke Malaba, Paddington Garwe and Antonia Guvava yesterday postponed the matter to attend to the State opening ceremony of the 8th Zimbabwe parliament. Jetmaster,…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) deputy public relations director Tendai Pamire yesterday said they were shocked to be presented with ballots by the MDC’s chief election officer. Pamire, who is still on the witness stand in Morgen Komichi’s trial, had been asked by Alec Muchadehama what their reaction was when they were presented with…
HARARE – High Court Judge Justice Chinembiri Bhunu will now deliver his judgment on Thursday on an application for discharge at the close of the State’s case against 28 Glen View suburb residents charged with murdering a police officer, Inspector Petros Mutedzi. Justice Bhunu was scheduled to deliver his ruling on Tuesday after he reserved…
