Harare Province preps for National athletics championships begin

Sports Reporter
HARARE Province are scheduled to begin their preparations for the National athletics championships this month when they hold their provincial Nash competition at Prince Edward School on March 23. The

Get in control of your life

Dr Timothy J Stamps assisted by TN Moyo
This is the first of a two-part instalment
It may seem that there is nothing you can do about your stress level. Bills are not going to stop

Dr Health: Links between obesity, infertility

A new French study finds that men who are overweight or obese to have a greater risk of infertility.  Overweight and obese men were found to have a low sperm count and more likely to have weaker sperm.  The findings of the new study will help explain why infertility trends closely resemble the

MDC-T frustrates re-engagement talks

Herald Reporter
MDC-T is reportedly frustrating the Zimbabwe-European Union re-engagement amid indications that the Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai-led party has asked Government to delay dialogue.

The re-engagement team is ready to resume dialogue to normalise relations between Harare and theEuropean Union.
The EU imposed illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe after Britain had refused to honour its colonial obligations to pay compensation to white farmers whose farms were compulsorily acquire for redistribution to landless blacks and internationalised a purely bilateral matter.
“The Zimbabwean team is ready for re-engagement but the MDC-T is of the view that talks resume after the Easter and Independence holidays. This is meant to create room for the MDC-T to launch its Global Advocacy Campaign,” a source said.
MDC-T spokesperson Mr Douglas Mwonzora yesterday said: “The MDC is serious and wants to perform its obligations under the Global Political Agreement. The president of the MDC Mr Tsvangirai made a recent statement in Parliament regarding the removal of restrictive measures.
“There is no truth that the MDC does not work in good faith. The Global Advocacy Campaign has nothing to do with issues at hand. The MDC has no reason to delay the re-engagement process.”

Ghetto Blast: With kids you come second best

Rosenthal Mutakati
Oscar and his wife Betty were taking a catnap when they were interrupted by a loud authoritative knock on their kitchen door. On opening the door to see whoever was behind the knock, a column of

Inclusive Govt has failed

It’s almost four years to the day Dr Simba Makoni quit Zanu-PF to form his Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn Party. Our senior reporter Fortious Nhambura (FN) caught up with Dr Simba Makoni (SM) to talk about this and other issues

UNCT marks International Women’s Day

THE United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Zimbabwe joins the world in celebrating International Women’s Day under the national theme, “Empower Women in Rural Areas: Eradicate Poverty and Hunger”.  The national event took place on March 16, 2012 in Binga, a rural area hundreds of

From despair to hope

ANNA Nyirenda (40), is delighted that she now has a source of income and can take care of her family. Five years ago, Anna could not imagine a better life. The mother of four could not afford to feed, clothe or educate her children. “Ndaiita maricho (I used to do odd jobs) in exchange for a plate

CFI: Empowering the girl child

PATIENCE is an orphan from Buhera district who thinks and acts beyond her circumstances for a better future. The death of her mother five years ago ushered in great difficulties for Patience and her four siblings, oftentimes hindering her regular attendance of classes. “Being the oldest of gogo’s

Castle Tankard date set

Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
THE running of the oldest and probably the most prestigious horse race in Zimbabwe —The Castle Tankard —  has been set for May 5 at Borrowdale race track. The Tankard is the oldest sponsored horse

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