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Farirai ChubvuThough the West doesn’t really believe that Tehran has a secret nuclear weapons program, yet even if we accept it does believe this, the position is indefensible. Why should Iranians be punished for developing a capability that the countries
Costly one-night fling with ex-wife
Court ReporterA one-night fling with an ex-wife proved costly for a Harare man after the woman moved back into the matrimonial home after 11 years of divorce despite the man having remarried. Tinei Jacob told the Civil Court that he has been sleeping in his car
Editorial Comment: President’s independence speech hit the right chords
President Mugabe’s speech at the 32nd independence anniversary celebrations resonated with the wishes of most Zimbabweans. His call for peace and open political contestation is what most Zimbabweans want. Among other reasons, the liberation war was fought to deliver a democratic vote, which the settler regime had denied the black majority. We hope thisToendepi A crowned Chegutu East champs
Sports ReporterTHE curtain came down on the Chegutu East constituency 2012 Independence Trophy tournament with Toendepi A being crowned champions after beating Chambara A 4-2 in the finals at Musinami Business Centre on Wednesday. The tournament
US streetball stars land
Mbachi Mutukula-Maregere Sports ReporterTHE touring AND1 United States streetball side arrived in Harare yesterday for their Sprite Slam at the City Sports Centre this evening. The touring team will play a Zimbabwe All-Star team as part of their tour. Yesterday, the Americans showcased their
Tribalism: A Western creation?
Amengeo AmengeoThe unfolding and expanding crises in Kenya and Chad demonstrate for all who refuse to delude themselves that Western-style solutions to African problems inevitably end in disaster. The emphasis of the Western media is on the “tribal”
How Malawi fed its own people
Jeffrey D SachsPresident Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi died on April 5 of a heart attack at the age of 78. His countrymen, suffering a massive economic crisis, seem to have declared good riddance. Reuters tartly noted that the seven-year boom under
Gang-rape suspects appear in court
JOHANNESBURG. — Prosecutors said yesterday they could seek life in prison for the gang-rape of a teenage girl, which was filmed and went viral, forcing South Africa to confront the horrors of its rape crisis. The 17-year-old Soweto girl will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, said prosecutions spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga, amid reports that she has the mental capacity of aMasomere doesn’t want Ruzive Ruzive
From Paul Mundandi in ZvishavaneLUKE MASOMERE is praying that the referee who will handle tomorrow’s Zvishavane Derby at Mandava will not be Harare’s Ruzive Ruzive. Although Ruzive is now considered the country’s top referee, and could be tasked to handle such big games,
Shabanie are our big brothers: FC Platinum
From Paul Mundandi in ZvishavaneIT’S not the first Zvishavane Derby but it certainly promises to be the toughest game between Shabanie and FC Platinum who meet in a Castle Lager Premiership tie at Mandava tomorrow. It’s the game that divides an entire town and about three