adminMashinya, Kaseke come face to face
Sports ReporterFORMER Highlanders players plying their trade in the Cypriot top league, Noel Kaseke and Eddie Mashinya, came face to face this weekend in a crucial tie that saw Kaseke’s side Omonia Nicosia drop two crucial points while Ethnikos Achna stayed clear of the drop zone.
Lakers too strong for MSU
Sports ReporterLAKERS women’s basketball team convincingly beat the youthful MSU team 55-27 in a one-sided game that was played at the Bulawayo Club of the Disabled (BCD) Courts on Saturday.
Player breaks down as points are docked
From Sikhumbuzo Moyo in HwangeTHERE was chaos soon after the end of the two-day Matabeleland Ladies Strokeplay Golf Tournament held at Hwange Golf Club when one of the players in the championship division wept uncontrollably after being docked points.
Hwange, FC Platinum set six-goal aggregate margins
Sports CorrespondentZIMBABWE’S two representatives in the Caf club competitions FC Platinum and Hwange set new six-goal aggregate margins for the country’s club representatives with the weekend’s 8-2 and 7-1 wins over Green Mamba and Jamhuri respectively.
Bulawayo names darts squad
Sports ReporterA 24-member Highlanders-dominated Bulawayo Metropolitan Province darts provincial squad for the upcoming National Easter Holidays annual tournament was announced after the final round of trials over the weekend.
Bulawayo names darts squad
Sports ReporterA 24-member Highlanders-dominated Bulawayo Metropolitan Province darts provincial squad for the upcoming National Easter Holidays annual tournament was announced after the final round of trials over the weekend.
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Investigate and prosecute ministers who abused inputs
Many parts of the country did not receive adequate rains this agricultural season and as a result farmers in these areas are not likely to harvest anything. There are, however, farmers in regions that received good rains but could still harvest very little due to a lack of adequate inputs.Lack of finance for farming, which has been worsened by late payment of farmers for their grain deliveries by the Grain Marketing Board, has also rendered some farmers’ efforts futile.
Could Marechera most likely been an early Aids victim in Zimbabwe?
By Lenin NdebeleProminent writer Dambudzo Marechera, whose death was linked to a “long illness”, could most likely be one of the earliest Aids victims in Zimbabwe.
Professor Flora Veit-Wild said she slept with the writer on numerous occasions behind her husband’s back.
The first HIV case reported in Zimbabwe was in 1985 and Marechera died two years later. By the end of the 1980s, approximately 10 percent of the adult population was infected with HIV.
Human skull found in middle of the road
Chronicle ReporterFEAR has gripped Bhaladza villagers in Bulilima district following the discovery of human remains in the middle of a gravel road.
The area falls under Chief Kandana.
Police impound unregistered taxis
Chronicle ReporterPOLICE in Bulawayo last week impounded more than 20 vehicles belonging to unregistered private transport operators in a bid to eliminate pirate taxis.
In an interview yesterday, the officer-in-charge of Bulawayo Traffic, Superintendent Henry Mhlanga, said traffic police would continue with their operations against pirate taxis.
He said there was no taxi war in Bulawayo, as police were doing their duty to make sure that all transport operators were registered.