adminZiscosteel, Lancashire merge
By Noel MunzabwaFORMER Premier Soccer League clubs Ziscosteel and Lancashire Steel Football Club have merged to form New Zimsteel Football Club which will vie for a promotion ticket in the Division One Central Soccer League this season.
Skirmishes mar MDC-T meeting
Midlands CorrespondentVIOLENCE reared its ugly head again at an MDC-T Midlands South provincial meeting at the weekend, resulting in the arrest of two youths.
Ironically, the meeting, which was later abandoned due to the violence, was meant to address intra-party violence and also fill vacant provincial executive posts.
Brics move to unseat dollar
SOUTH Africa will this week take some initial steps to unseat the US dollar as the preferred worldwide currency for trade and investment in emerging economies.Thus, the nation is expected to become party to endorsing the Chinese currency, the renminbi, as the currency of trade in emerging markets.
This means getting a renminbi-denominated bank account, in addition to a dollar account, could be an advantage for African businesses that seek to do business in the emerging markets.
Man nabbed for making false robbery report
Chronicle ReporterPOLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 27-year-old man from Nkulumane 12 suburb for making a false armed robbery report.
Herbert Imbayago Dzikatirai of House Number 15298 in Nkulumane 12 is accused of fabricating a case of armed robbery at Nkulumane Police Station.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) co-ordinator for Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South, Assistant Commissioner Erasmus Makodza, confirmed the incident.
Live show debutante thrills Gweru
By Noel MunzabwaLIVE show debutante Irene Tigere with her group The Working Word put up a spirited display leaving the audience that attended the weekend’s family show at Midlands Hotel mesmerised.
Zimbabwe key market: Samsung
By Arnold MutemiGlobal electronic giant Samsung considers Zimbabwe one of its key markets with a lot of potential, president of Samsung Electronics Africa Mr Kwang Kee Pak has said.
Romance returns to Champions League
A touch of romance has returned to the Champions League quarterfinals with seven countries, including Cyprus, represented in this week’s first legs with AC Milan-Barcelona topping the bill.
Hwange face uphill task
By Lovemore DubeCONTINENTAL football demands that a team must win at home if it entertains any hopes of proceeding to the next stage.
Hwange FC, Zimbabwe’s representative in the Caf Confederation Cup, put up a shoddy performance in their 1-1 draw against visiting Al Amal Atbara of Sudan at the Colliery Stadium on Sunday. This left them with a mountain to climb in their return leg. Among factors militating against them in what should be a do-or-die mission for Nation Dube’s men in a fortnight’s time is change of weather.
Baby drowns in bucket of water
Beitbridge ReporterAN unattended nine-month-old toddler from Siyoka area in Beitbridge drowned in a bucket full of water while a year-old-girl from Shazhabukwa Village in Matobo also drowned in another incident.
Mat South farmers set to lose livestock
Beitbridge ReporterFARMERS in Matabeleland South are likely to lose more than 2 000 cattle within the next four months because of lack of pastures.
In an interview yesterday, the provincial veterinary officer, Dr Msongelwa Mangena, said the predictions were made following an assessment on the drought situation that has affected all the districts.