JOHANNESBURG – A white South African judge has sparked a racism row after she purportedly said on social media that rape was part of the culture of black men. Judge Mabel Jansen said the gang-rape of babies, girls and women was seen as a “pleasurable” past-time. A petition has been launched to demand her removal…
PYONGYANG – BBC correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes and his team have been expelled from North Korea after being detained over their reporting. Our correspondent, producer Maria Byrne and cameraman Matthew Goddard were stopped by officials on Friday as they were about to leave North Korea. Wingfield-Hayes was questioned for eight hours by North Korean officials and…
CAIRO – Eight plain clothes policemen in Egypt have been shot dead on the outskirts of the capital, Cairo, officials say. Their white police van was ambushed in the early hours of Sunday morning in the southern district of Helwan. Four gunmen in a truck sprayed the vehicle with bullets from automatic weapons, the interior…
HARARE – Following Zimbabwean boxer Charles Manyuchi’s remarkable win on Friday night, Sports minister Makhosini Hlongwane yesterday revealed he “could not hold back the tears” adding the boxer “has what it takes to be the best”. Manyuchi created a new chapter in the boxing world after beating Russia’s Dmitry Mikhaylenko to emerge the Boxing World…
HARARE – Dynamos’ visit to Hwange this afternoon could be Paulo Jorge Silva’s last game as the Glamour Boys’ coach if his team fails to collect maximum points. The Dynamos hierarchy had given Silva and his technical department an ultimatum to win three matches on the trot starting with their clash against Mutare City two…
HARARE – Harare City fought gallantly yesterday to hold high-riding FC Platinum to a goalless draw in an entertaining Castle Lager Premiership match at Mandava Stadium. Norman Mapeza’s men came into the game seeking a fifth straight win in the league, but they had to settle for a share of the spoils. The platinum miners…
LUVEVE – Bulawayo City stunned reigning league champions Chicken Inn to register their first win of the season in a Castle Lager Premiership match here yesterday. Midfielder Eddie Nkhulungo scored the all-important goal seven minutes into the game that ensured maximum points for Bulawayo City. Nkhulungo found space just outside the penalty box and dribbled…
HARARE – Rock The Country broke the hearts of many and equally rewarded brave punters with rich pickings after emerging as a dark horse to clinch the 54th edition of the Castle Tankard here yesterday. The seven-year-old son of Western Winter galloped to victory in 119.63 seconds, half a length ahead of pre-race favourite Mathematician….
HARARE – Zimdancehall artiste Prince “Princo Spice” Tapindwa has capitalised on the Chihuta (quail) craze engulfing the country by releasing a single on the suddenly popular bird. Princo Spice told the Daily News on Sunday that he dropped the single in line with Zimdancehall’s culture of tackling topical issues. “You know how Zimdancehall is; we…
HIP-hop artiste Ronald Mtetwa ,28, has burst onto the national stage thanks to his enchanting lyrics that spew out beautiful Ndau idioms and proverbs. But it was not always like that for the Harare-based artiste whose family hails from Rimai Village under Chief Musikavanhu in Chipinge District. The Ndombi Yemughetto singer, better known in…
