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Geneva — The Swiss government faces a $10m lawsuit over the death of a woman hit by a Swiss Embassy vehicle in Washington driven by a former domestic servant to one of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons.
We owe it to our news makers!
In journalism, they say a journalist is as good as his last story. But above all, a journalist is as good as his or her source and that is why media houses the world over owe their lifeline to the generosity of sources and news makers. As we say good bye to 2011, an eventful year in as far as sport and football in particular is concerned, we go down memory lane and recap on some of our major news makers.
Sibanda calls for review of Highlanders’ life membership
By Sikhumbuzo Moyo
FORMER Highlanders player, coach and organising secretary, Mackenzie Sibanda has called for a review of the Highlanders’ life membership.
Murape feels Maringwa should have registered for Caf
Sports Reporter
WITH the Caf registration window set to close at midnight today, Dynamos midfielder Murape Murape still believes the club should have registered captain Desmond Maringwa for next year’s Champions League tournament.
Promoted FC Strikers likely to sell sponsorship
Sports Reporter
NEWLY-PROMOTED Central Region Division One outfit, FC Strikers is likely to sell its franchise if it fails to secure sound sponsorship for its Division One campaign next season.
Mairos crowned soccer star of the year
Sports Reporter
CYCLONE Football Club’s Tsitsi Mairos is the 2011 Soccer Star of the Year for the inaugural Zimbabwe Women’s Soccer League.
New Year’s resolutions are easier to make than to keep
I have been making New Year’s resolutions as far back as the turn of the century when the Y2K was the big scare.
Musicians ranging from Will Smith, Nas, Mdu Masilela and many others sang about the unknown life after the clock struck 00:00 1 January 2000. Some sections in the religious communities speculated that the coming of Jesus Christ was a few days away as the year 2000 approached. I tell you a number of people I went to school with briefly repented during that festive season until they went well into the second week of January 2000.
Impumelelo’s star still shines
By Givemore Muzariri
IMPUMELELO SHINING STARS is one of the groups that took imbube music to greater heights in Bulawayo in the 1990s.
Christmas Day drinking spree ends on a sad note
Court Reporter
A 24-year-old man from Gwambe area in Bulilima district in Matabeleland South Province is battling for life in hospital after he was severely assaulted by a colleague while drinking beer on Christmas Day.
What was meant to be a merry Christmas Day drinking spree ended badly for Mr Mncedisi Moyo after Khumbulani Mloyi (22) from the same area allegedly assaulted him.
Security forces allegedly cash in on border jumpers
Beitbridge Reporter
SOLDIERS and members of the ZRP Support Unit manning the Limpopo Bridge are allegedly cashing in on undocumented Zimbabweans entering and leaving the country through Beitbridge Border Post.
Investigations by Chronicle revealed that security forces manning the bridge allegedly demand bribes ranging from R50 and R200 from border jumpers.