adminWenger tight-lipped on Henry’s return
LONDON – Arsene Wenger has refused to comment on speculation that Thierry Henry may be on his way back to Arsenal.
Decent start for Orange Bowl duo
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE’S representatives at the on-going Orange Bowl International Junior Golf Championships – Grant Hudson and Bret Krog – made a decent start as they carded promising figures in the first round of the competition in the United States yesterday.
DeMbare register Mamvura
Grace Chingoma Sports Reporter
DYNAMOS midfielder Timire Mamvura, who was initially not registered by the club to play in the Caf Champions League, is now eligible after he was belatedly registered for the continent’s premier knockout competition.
Mighty Warriors slip in rankings
ZIMBABWE’S Mighty Warriors have dropped two places down the Fifa/CocaCola women’s world rankings despite their recent victory over Banyana Banyana of South Africa at Rufaro.
Zika engage Finn Jussila
Ellina Mhlanga Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Kickboxing Association is set to engage Finland’s top kickboxer Jarkko Jussila to assist them with their development programmes, starting next year.
Sangakarra ton puts Sri Lanka in control
DURBAN. – Kumar Sangakkara hit a superbly-crafted century to put Sri Lanka in a strong position to press for their first Test win of the year on the third day of the second Test match against South Africa at Kingsmead yesterday
Sangakkara’s 108 enabled Sri Lanka to reach 256 for seven in their second innings – an overall lead of 426, eight runs more than the highest successful run chase in Test history.
Harare plunged into darkness
Herald Reporters
HARARE was last night plunged into darkness for close to three hours following a system disturbance that emanated from Zambia and affected the Kariba Power Station.
The blackout affected business in the city centre, forcing supermarkets, pharmacies and bottle stores to close early.
Residential areas were not spared.
Zesa Holdings spokesperson Mr Shepherd Mandizvidza said the disturbance on the system resulted in the loss of 740 megawatts. “Regional power networks in Southern Africa are inter-linked, so there was a system disturbance in Zambia that affected the Kariba Power Station,” he said.
Mr Mandizvidza said only Harare was affected because power lines that feed the city were disturbed.
The city was isolated from the national electricity grid to ensure adequate supplies of power to industries and other essential services.
Mr Mandizvidza said Zesa engineers and technicians were working hard to restore supplies.
“Power utilities within South Africa regional power pools are inter-networked and due to that, any disturbances in one network within one country may result in the disturbances in a network within the other country. This is what happened between Zimbabwe and Zambia,” said Mr Mandizvidza.
Let’s build on our gains
THE curtain comes down on the 2011 action thriller.
As the actors and actresses bow down and curtsy, the ululation and wild cheers from the audience tell of a year that has been generally good.
Property market in retrospect
After the anti-climax of the 2010 World Cup promise, the year 2011 was characterised by a continued lack of liquidity on the market that would have been sufficient to rebound completely the real estate market.
Meet Roy Bvekerwa, the auditing guru
Fortunate Jaravaza Business Reporter
THERE is one thing that characterises great people: they do not allow their background to blur their greatness.