adminWarriors brace for Zebras
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
Zimbabwe will take advantage of the availability of a host of their foreign-based players next week as they prepare for a date against high-flying neighbours Botswana in an international friendly in Gaborone.
Namibian minister meets Acting President
Herald Reporter
VISITING Namibian Foreign Minister Utoni Nujoma yesterday paid a courtesy call on Acting President Joice Mu-juru at her Chisipite home.
Cde Nujoma is the son of founding Namibian President Sam Nujoma.
Speaking after meeting Cde Nujo-ma, Acting President Mujuru said Namibia and Zimbabwe have strong relations dating back to the liberation struggle.
16pc of rape victims test HIV positive
Herald Reporters
THE Adult Rape Clinic in Harare says 16 percent of victims in rape cases it has handled this year tested HIV-positive. ARC said the statistics were of cases that were handled by Harare courts, but only accounted for those aged 16 years and above.
Victims and perpetrators undergo HIV tests whenever rape is reported.
The figure could be higher if children are included.
During the year, an HIV negative boy raped several girls below the age of 10 and one of the victims tested positive.
In the report, concern was raised that the courts had difficulties in dealing with juvenile offenders as some of them were too young to be prosecuted.
Such cases are on the increase and affecting efforts to arrest the spread of HIV.
Since there is no law that condemns juveniles to prison, the courts can only send underage perpetrators for counselling with the hope that they will be rehabilitated.
Man dismissed for stealing biltong
Labour Reporter
A Colcom Foods worker had a bleak Christmas after the Labour Court upheld his dismissal for attempting to steal 10 packets of biltong.
Guinea Bissau army factions exchange gunfire
BISSAU. – Fighting erupted between two factions of Guinea Bissau’s armed forces early on Monday in the capital Bissau,
Welegedera leaves Proteas in trouble
DURBAN. – Left-arm opening bowler Chanaka Welegedera produced a career-best performance to put Sri Lanka in the ascendancy on the second day of the second Test match against South Africa at Kingsmead yesterday.
Motorsport calendar out
Collin Matiza Sports Editor
THE Zimbabwe Motorsport Federation have released their calendar of events for 2012 in which top motor rallying event – the Toyota Zimbabwe Challenge Rally – will once again be the highlight of the year.
Chinese champs chase Drogba
BEIJING. – Chinese Super League soccer champions Guangzhou Evergrande could be planning an audacious bid for Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, after a rival club bought Nicolas Anelka, a report said yesterday.
ZKU to hold elections
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Karate Union are scheduled to elect a new executive committee when they meet for their annual meeting at Prince Edward School in Harare next month.
Little master misses chance MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE – Sachin Tendulkar was sensationally bowled with three balls left on the second day of the first Test cricket against Australia yesterday to be denied a crack at his 100th international century.