Manjoro armed and dangerous

Collin Matiza Sports Editor
JAIROS Manjoro, one of the most decorated karate instructors in Zimbabwe, recently returned from a two-week training and grading camp in Hyderabad, India, “armed and dangerous”. Manjoro, who practices the karate style of bino-ryu, spent the

David Sengu rallies Makepekepe

Augustine Hwata  Sports Reporter
CAPS United club captain David Sengu says his troops have put behind them the disappointment of losing their first home game of the season to Chicken Inn. He wants Makepekepe to start collecting maximum points against Motor Action in a

TP Mazembe, CAPS in player row

Petros Kausiyo  Deputy Sports Editor
THE Footballers Union of Zimbabwe have stepped in to try and resolve the contractual impasse that has stalled the careers of Zimbabwe internationals Darryl Nyandoro and Chris Semakwere and have given TP Mazembe seven days to show cause

Young Mighty Warriors ready

Grace Chingoma Sports Reporter
YOUNG Mighty Warriors coach Langton Giwa, seeking to overturn a 0-3 deficit, has made changes to the team which went down in Nigeria and is confident the new combinations will bring goals in tomorrow’s clash at Rufaro. Zimbabwe need to beat

Divine Appointments: A love that is beyond telling

Tendai Manzvanzvike
WHAT is love? Many of us toss around this word easily and we end up trivialising it. The word “love” is so misused and overused in our society that we hardly know what to think when someone says, “I love you”.
What are some characteristics of God’s love? How does it differ from our “modern” conception of love?

UN calls for end to fighting between Sudan, S. Sudan

UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council demanded on Thursday that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of Sudan and the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) of South Sudan cease fighting and resolve issues causing contention between

Syrian army major assassinated

DAMASCUS — Syria’s official media said “armed terrorists” assassinated an army major in the central Hama province yesterday, just hours after the killing of a brigadier in the capital Damascus. Major Musa Yusuf was killed when two “terrorists” ambushed his car while he was en route to work, said state-run SANA news agency. Earlier yesterday, Brigadier Walid Joni was gunned down

Americas summit opens

CARTAGENA — US President Barack Obama was due in Colombia yesterday for talks with fellow leaders from across the Americas set to focus on vicious regional drug wars as well as Cuba and the Falklands. All democratically elected leaders of the Western Hemisphere except Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa are to attend the weekend gathering, with the official theme

Algeria buries first president Ben Bella

ALGIERS — Algeria buried its first post-independence president Ahmed Ben Bella, hailed as an anti-colonial hero and the father of the nation, in a sombre and rain-drenched ceremony yesterday. Ben Bella, who died on Wednesday at age 95 following a recent hospital stay for respiratory problems, was laid to rest in the Martyrs’ plot in Algiers’ El Alia cemetery, alongside other

Mutharika’s body expected

LILONGWE — Late president Bingu wa Mutharika’s remains will arrive in Malawi today through Kamuzu International Airport where there will be a guard of honour by the Malawi Defence Force.  Prayers will be conducted by the Catholic Church, chairperson of the funeral’s main organising committee, who is also Minister of Local Government and Rural Development

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