adminZimbabwe have a job to do in Test cricket
Zimbabwe’s innings and 301-run defeat in their one-off Test against New Zealand represents, in numerical terms, the massive gulf between them and the next tier of the Test-playing world. In more literal ones, it symbolises a significant stride backward for a nation that made a respectable comeback to Test cricket last year. Having seemingly built up the ability to compete and
25 Asiagate players banned from national team activities
By Ricky Zililo
TWENTY-five soccer players who were classified as hyperactive in the Warriors’ illicit trips to Asia have been banned from all national team activities. A committee that did the first stage of the Asiagate investigation, which was led by Zifa
Egypt army fires general
CAIRO – Egypt’s military leader has sacked the general responsible for media affairs to bolster an image tarnished by killings of protesters and accusations that the men in uniform are undermining Egypt’s democratic revolution. The change is the first in the military council since the generals took power from President Hosni Mubarak during a popular uprising last February.
Syrian leader’s fall ‘inevitable’ – US
The US has said the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is coming to an end, as Western and Arab nations push for a UN Security Council resolution. Washington is seeking to convince Russia not to stand in the way of the Arab League’s initiative, to be presented to the Security Council in New York yesterday, calling for Assad to transfer power to help resolve
Fears of violence as Senegal readies for fresh protests
Senegal braced for fresh protests yesterday, stoking fears of further violence following the deaths of three people in riots over President Abdoulaye Wade’s plans to seek a third term. The country’s opposition has launched a campaign of popular resistance to force Wade to step aside, and was planning a rally yesterday afternoon in the seaside capital Dakar which
Businesses blast fiscalised tax device suppliers
Business Reporter
BUSINESSPEOPLE in Bulawayo have accused fiscalised tax device suppliers of supplying them with wrong or faulty devices, slowing their business activities. Fiscalised electronic tax registers (ETR) were introduced in 2010 to enhance security and
SAZ concerned over influx of substandard goods
Business Reporter
The Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) is concerned with the influx of substandard goods, the association’s spokesperson Miss Clara Kabande has said. In an interview, she said the influx sub-standard products had resulted in health problems among
Duty reduction on textile products to worsen local firms’ plight: Bloch
Business Reporter
The impending reduction of duty on clothing and textile products will further worsen the plight of local companies, an economic commentator, Dr Eric Bloch, has said. Last week, Finance Minister announced that Government would soon slash recent
Govt to establish technical co-operation with Botswana investment authority
Business Reporter
THE Government is working on establishing technical co-operation with the Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority, a Cabinet Minister has said. The Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (Bedia) is an
Cynthia Chamisa to set up studio
Entertainment Reporter
BULAWAYO-based artist Cynthia Chamisa-Nyagweta is set to open an art studio in Hillside and is in the process of getting it registered. In an interview Chamisa, who made a name for herself after she participated in the 2003 Patapata Exhibition at