adminWilliams out of Australian Open
WASHINGTON – Seven-time Grand Slam tennis singles champion Venus Williams withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday as she struggles to return from the autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome.
Buoyant City face Liverpool
MANCHESTER – Costel Pantilimon says Manchester City have emerged from the FA Cup loss to Manchester United with their confidence intact as they prepare to face Liverpool in a League Cup soccer semi-final first-leg clash tonight. The English Premier League leaders saw their four-pronged trophy bid ended with a 3-2 defeat to rivals Manchester United in Sunday’s thrilling FA Cup third-round showdown at the Etihad Stadium. However,
Nigeria strike enters second day
LAGOS – Gangs set up burning roadblocks, police fired tear gas and businesses shut in Nigeria yesterday, the second day of a national strike that has paralysed the country and left six people dead.
Chinese contractor denies abusing Zimbawean workers
Herald Correspondent
A CHINESE contractor building the vast national defence college in Zimbabwe last Friday denied it was abusing Zimbabwean workers.
Kill the Boer indeed!
My Turn Caesar Zvayi, Deputy Editor
Being one of the few Zimbabweans who got the chance to join the ANC in celebrating 100 years of existence in Mangaung, I stubbornly refuse to call it Bloemfontein, let me take this opportunity to wish my South African brother’s a happy anniversary.
Demystifying visual artists
Knowledge Mushowe
Being a visual artist is not a job. I find it to be making art that influences how the person lives, and living an experience that has a big impact on the products one creates. In contrast to the “normal” life experience where there are clear distinctions between professional and social facets of life, a visual artist walks down an unbroken line of exploration and experimentation, occasionally making artworks but continuously search for unlimited possibilities. It is therefore not surprising that spotting a visual artist within a diverse crowd in not the hardest thing in the world.
Let’s preserve our national identity
Innocent Katsande
“National identity” is now a complicated modern melting pot around the world. In the long run, it refers to the lifestyle which have been objectified in the course of history through internal or external influences.
Tourists sceptical after bungee jumping mishap
Victoria Falls Reporter
SOME tourists still have reservations over bungee jumping at the Victoria Falls Bridge after an incident in which a bungee cord snapped resulting in an Australian tourist plunging approximately 111 metres into the water below.
Man gets 20 years for raping cousin (12)
Court Reporter
A 20-year-old Bulawayo man has landed himself in trouble with the law after he was sentenced to 20 years for raping his younger cousin on several occasions.
Woman tries to use juju to fix boyfriend
Court Reporter
A 20-year-old woman allegedly stole her boyfriend’s underwear and took it to an inyanga with the intention of using juju to fix him.