adminSino-Zim community celebrates Lunar New Year
HARARE – The Chinese community in Zimbabwe yesterday celebrated their Lunar New Year at a colourful ceremony held at the Africa Unity Square in Harare. The Lunar New Year that is also known as the Spring Festival, is an important Chinese traditional event that marks the end of the old year and the beginning of the New Year. Locally, the event is compared to the
Salman Rushdie pulls out of Indian lit fest
JAIPUR – British novelist Salman Rushdie pulled out of India’s largest literary festival yesterday, saying he feared assassination after his participation was opposed by senior Muslim clerics. “I have now been informed by intelligence sources . . . that paid assassins from the Mumbai underworld may be on their way to eliminate me,” the Indian-born writer said in a
US shuts down largest sharing site
NEW YORK – US authorities have shut down one of the largest file-sharing websites and charged seven people with copyright crimes, sparking a retaliatory cyber attack on the FBI and Justice Department websites. The two government sites were up and running again early yesterday after being shut down for several hours in an attack claimed by the “Anonymous” hacktivist
Britain pulls the plug on Iran’s Press TV
LONDON – Iranian news channel Press TV disappeared from British television screens yesterday after Britain’s media regulator revoked its licence in a move that could fuel diplomatic tensions with the Islamic nation. Britain has been a focus of Iranian ire over steps to tighten sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme. Britain shut Iran’s embassy in London and expelled all its
Britain seeks to defuse anger over pay
LONDON – Britain will set out plans next week to crack down on executive pay to try to address public outrage over huge wages for “fat cats” at a time of deep public spending cuts and fears of a looming recession. Prime Minister David Cameron said a market failure during years of uncontrolled “turbo capitalism” had broken the link between risk and reward, giving some
Something new coming your way
Egpha Jokomo
When I delivered my first baby many years ago, I had to stay in hospital for a few more days. This gave me the opportunity to learn a little bit more about delivery and babies. I recall this particular night being awakened by screams from a woman who had just come into the maternity ward. The nurses on duty in the ward were not perturbed by the yelling and went about their
Fairytale Libyans seek winning start
BATA, Equatorial Guinea – Libya hope to write another chapter in a 2012 African Cup of Nations soccer fairytale when they tackle co-hosts Equatorial Guinea today in the opening fixture at the finals. The Mediterranean Knights qualified for Group A
Zim play Black Caps in warm-up
Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
WHEN Zimbabwe resumed Test cricket last year, the return was met with great excitement and to cap it all, they won their first match at home against Bangladesh after a six-year lay-off. Two more commitments against Pakistan and New Zealand
Indoor hockey season begins
Sport Reporter
THE Harare indoor hockey season got underway last week with 10 male teams and 10 female teams registering for the league.
The league’s treasurer, Brad Heuer, said they were looking forward to a competitive league and the games have started on a
Nguru favourite for Dugmore Trophy
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
CLIVE NGURU will be out to continue from where he left off last season when Bulawayo Golf Club comes to life as the annual Dugmore Trophy tees off this morning. The annual national tournament will be the first amateur tourney of the season and is