HARARE – Zimbabwe’s lone decathlete Keegan Cooke is looking forward to bringing home one of United States’ finest athletics track coach, Josh Priester for a development camp next January. The multi-athletics development camp is set to be hosted in conjunction with the National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe (Naaz) and the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (Zoc). The…
HARARE – A top prize of $3 000 has been lined up by organisers of the inaugural Southern Africa Bodybuilding Championships to be held in Lusaka, Zambia this Saturday. The World Fitness Federation and World Bodybuilding Federation contest is set to be hosted by the Zambia Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (ZBBFF) at the Taj Pamodzi…
LONDON – World number one Serena Williams withdrew from the Wuhan Open yesterday after falling ill midway through the first set of her second round match against Frenchwoman Alize Cornet. The American top seed was leading 6-5 after breaking Cornet’s serve with a smash only for the doctor to come on court at the change…
PARIS – A French tourist has been kidnapped in Algeria by a militant group linked to Islamic State (IS), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has confirmed. Herve Gourdel, 55, was seized on Sunday in the unsettled north-east Kabylie area. Algerian militant group Jund al-Khilafa threatened to kill him if France did not halt air strikes…
WASHINGTON – The US and five Arab allies have launched the first strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria. The Pentagon said warplanes, drones and Tomahawk missiles were used in the attacks, which targeted several areas including IS stronghold Raqqa. Syria’s foreign ministry said its UN envoy was informed about the strikes against IS,…
HARARE – Despite moves by President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF to bar members from using the media to air their grievances and to settle political scores, the ruling party is now embroiled in a new and divisive propaganda war amid damaging allegations that some of its leading members are spying for the Americans. In what…
HARARE – There was drama at NMB Zimbabwe Holdings Limited (NMB)’s annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday, with the group’s chairman Tendai Mundawarara resigning after a failed ouster by shareholders. After failing to vote out the ex-Ukubambana-Kubatana Investments managing director, shareholders of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed financial group then re-elected him, but he turned down the…
HARARE – Stabiliser Kadafi, a Zanu PF Kadoma youth member, has appeared before a High Court judge on charges of murdering an opposition activist ahead of the 2008 presidential run-off election. Kadafi, who is also known as Chuck Norris and has been on the run all along, is accused of murdering John Max, whom he…
HARARE – A self-styled prophet and his accomplices were yesterday arraigned before the courts for alleged robbery. Moreblessing Zinyawu, 24, allegedly prophesied to unsuspecting people who visited his shrine that they would be robbed. He would then accompany his victims to their homes under the guise of providing spiritual assistance to avert the robbery. Zinyawu…
HARARE – After claims that Morgan Tsvangirai was to lead protests against President Robert Mugabe’s government from the front, it is a fair comment or assessment that this juicy piece of information must be treated with both trepidation and excitement. While the country and its people are in desperate need of inspiration, and leaders to…
