WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to sue President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional powers. The 225-201 vote along party lines means House lawyers will now draft legal documents to launch a lawsuit. Its supporters say Mr Obama exceeded his powers when he delayed an insurance deadline in…
MUMBAI – Rescue workers in western India are working to locate survivors of a landslide that has claimed at least 30 lives and buried up to 200 people. Eight people have been rescued from the wreckage in Malin village, near the city of Pune in Maharashtra state. But more than 36 hours after Wednesday morning’s…
LUSAKA – It’s the new frontier for the internet – connecting billions of people in Africa and Asia who have yet to sample the delights of the digital world. Through an organisation called Internet.org, Facebook has put itself at the forefront of this mission. Today it unveils a clever plan to get millions of people…
HARARE – Zimbabwe rugby coach Brendan Dawson says the Sables are aiming for nothing short of victory against Russia in a 2015 Rugby World Cup play-off on Saturday in Siberia. Following the heartbreak in Madagascar earlier this month where the Sables missed an automatic ticket to qualify for England after coming second to Namibia, Zimbabwe…
HARARE – Zimbabwean Brendon de Jonge has been drawn to play with Korean-American Kevin Na when the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational tees off today. De Jonge and Na will tee off at 2:10pm at Firestone Country Club, as the former attempts to make an impression this time around after failing to make the cut at…
HARARE – The Council of Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa) has cancelled this year’s edition of the Cosafa Cup. The tournament for southern African nations was supposed to be held in Botswana between September 13 and 28. “Due to financial and logistical constraints, the Cosafa Cup, which was due to be played in Botswana in…
HARARE – The Castle Premiership mid-season transfer window closes today with minimal player movements between local clubs. With most clubs suffering from cash flow problems due to the liquidity crunch in the Zimbabwean economy, the player transfer market was relatively quiet this July. The transfer window opened on July 1, but clubs seem to be…
HARARE – Four Zimbabwe junior tennis players progressed to the quarterfinals of the ongoing ITF 18 and Under South Central African Junior Circuit here yesterday. Zimbabwe top junior tennis player Courtney Lock, Tadiwa Chinamo and Alywn Mushonga are the three who progressed in the boys’ category while Nicole Dzenga is the only player in the…
HARARE – Former Sports minister David Coltart believes Zimbabwe Cricket’s latest slump at the hands of war-torn Afghanistan comes as no surprise and is a culmination of “lack of sound policy” by the sport’s leadership. In a series where the Test playing nation was expected to run over the second-tier side, Zimbabwe found themselves drawing…
HARARE – Just weeks before welcoming the best Test team in the world, Zimbabwe hit a new low yesterday after losing to minnows Afghanistan by 35 runs in the first four-day match which ended at Country Club in Harare. With the trailblazing South Africans — fresh from winning a historic Test series in Sri Lanka…
