HARARE – Former Prince Edward School headmaster Clive Barnes is set for an emotional return to a place he helped build into one of the finest schools in Zimbabwe when he graces the PE Old Boys Trust dinner this evening. The dinner, scheduled for 7:30pm at the school’s Beit Hall, seeks to bring together Prince…
LONDON – Twenty-four years after Argentina last reached a World Cup semi-final, their genius was beset by domestic turmoil. On the big day he was accusing his ex-girlfriend of running off with watches and diamond earrings. An international arrest warrant was being sought. But enough about Diego Maradona. His heir, the substantially more stable Lionel…
LONDON – For a man about to face one of the game’s most prolific scorers, Benedikt Hoewedes is remarkably composed ahead of the World Cup final. Even more so considering he’ll be playing out of his usual position. Hoewedes has been used as left back by Germany coach Joachim Loew during the tournament and the…
LONDON – Argentina winger Angel Di Maria trained lightly on Thursday in the hope of being able to play a part in the World Cup final against Germany on Sunday despite suffering a thigh injury just days ago. Di Maria, the South Americans’ most creative player after Lionel Messi, hurt a muscle when shooting at…
LONDON – Manchester United have announced Louis van Gaal’s first game in charge at Old Trafford will be against Valencia on Tuesday, August 12. The game is part of the ‘REUNITED 14’ pre-season event that celebrates a number of key milestones at the club as the 2014/15 season approaches. Van Gaal, who is currently preparing…
MONTEVIDEO – Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has said the start of legal cannabis sales will be delayed until next year due to “practical difficulties”. Sales in state-owned pharmacies were due to begin as early as November. But in an interview with the AFP news agency, Mr Mujica said government-produced marijuana could end up in the…
BUJUMBURA – Burundi’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill intended to curb the country’s “proliferation of churches”. A government survey last year found there were 557 denominations practising in the small Central African state. New regulations would require churches to have at least 500 members and a proper building. Evangelical churches mushroomed during…
HARARE – Zimbabwe must take seriously the International Monetary Fund (IMF) administered Staff Monitoring Programme (SMP) if the country entertains any hopes of getting external funding and improving its high credit risk status. The IMF this week indicated that the southern African country missed out on a number of quantitative targets and structural benchmarks such…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s political dynamics and realities are undergoing a critical phase that is shifting perceptions, national mood and, by implication, the national agenda. I have moved around the country over the last three months assessing the situation as well as gauging the political processes, and discovered three things. First, Zanu PF has been losing,…
HARARE – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to extend Zimbabwe’s Staff Monitored Programme (SMP) deadline for the second time as the country has missed a number of targets due to a deteriorating economy. This comes as in January, the global financier extended the programme by six months following Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa’s request….
