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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.
2011: A mixed bag
Business Reporters
As the year 2011 draws to a close, a number of major economic and corporate issues that characterised it may linger in people’s minds for a while.
Ecobank boss to step down
Business Reporter
PAN-AFRICAN banking group Ecobank says group chief executive officer Mr Arnold Ekpe will step down at the end of next year.
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.
Man forced to ‘marry’ goat he sexually abused
Midlands Correspondent
A CHIRUMHANZU man appealed to police for help after being ordered to pay lobola and marry a goat he was allegedly seen having sex with.
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.
Man loses two fingers in fire-cracker blast
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau
CHRISTMAS festivities turned gory for a Beitbridge man who lost two of his fingers when a firecracker exploded in his hands on Christmas Eve.