HARARE – There is a somewhat uncanny, yet surfeit similarity between revolutions that have occurred in the past, revolutions that have yet to happen and modern revolutions that happened but have lost their way. Rival militia are pounding at each other with mortar bombs and rocket propelled grenades in Libya after they ousted the eccentric…
HARARE – Newlly-crowned Miss Zimbabwe, Thabiso Phiri ,22, has begun preparations which she hopes will help her better the fourth position achieved by Angeline Musasiwa at the Miss World Pageant exactly two decades ago. Phiri, who was crowned Miss Zimbabwe on June 14 this year to bring an end to Bongani Dlakama’s two-year reign as…
ABUJA – Many people are feared dead after suspected Boko Haram Islamist gunmen attacked a town in north-east Nigeria. Eyewitnesses told the BBC that half of Damboa had been burnt down, including the town’s main market. At least 18 bodies so far have been recovered from the attack, which lasted for several hours. The death…
KIEV – Ukraine has accused pro-Russian rebels of trying to destroy evidence of “international crimes” at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane. The government said the rebels led by Russia were preventing international representatives and its own experts from starting their investigation. It is believed flight MH17 crashed after being hit by a…
HARARE – It is dog eat dog in the MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai as party heavyweights seek to outsmart each other ahead of a congress slated for October. While Tsvangirai’s position looks secure, there is no smooth sailing for people like the organising secretary Nelson Chamisa, party vice president Thokozani Khupe and some senior…
ZVISHAVAVNE – A late sublime strike by Clemence Matawu strike was all Chicken Inn needed to reach the semi-finals of the One Wallet Cup at FC Platinum’s expense yesterday here. With the match seemingly headed for a draw and a penalty shootout, Matawu made a clever run into the Platinum box where e met a…
ZVISHAVANE – Harare City coach Bigboy Mawiwi was left disappointed with winger Phineas Bhamusi who missed a penalty which saw the Sunshine Boys crash out of the One Wallet Cup first round here yesterday. The match had ended 1-1 after regulation time and went straight to a penalty shootout and the Sunshine Boys lost 7-6….
HARARE – Government says it is not concerned by the honorary degrees conferred to music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi and nine other prominent Zimbabweans by the International Institute of Philanthropy (IIP). Olivia Muchena, the Higher Education minister on Thursday told members of the Senate that her ministry did not see it as an issue worth responding…
HARARE – How Mine have been hit hard by injuries ahead of this afternoon’s One Wallet Cup quarter-final derby clash against city rivals Highlanders at Ascot Stadium in Gweru. Inspirational captain Menard Mupera is in aplaster and so is holding midfielder Fungai Chirinda. This effectively rules out the pair for today’s clash with Bosso. Chikurupati…
BULAWAYO – Sean Williams’ 65-ball 70 was the leading performance in Zimbabwe’s comfortable six-wicket win against Afghanistan in Bulawayo that gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the four-match ODI series. Williams joined his captain Brendan Taylor in the middle when the team was still 135 runs adrift of the target and carefully set about…
