Connor banking on Marvel

Eddie Chikamhi Sports Reporter
CAPS United manager, Sean Connor, is banking on the possible return to fitness of midfielder Marvel Samaneka as they go out in search of a victory at Rufaro tomorrow they believe could transform their season. The Green Machine have a date

The green grass of home

Robson Sharuko Senior Sports Editor
AFTER 15 years spent working in Germany, George Mbwando says he can hear the cry for him to come back to where it all started, growing louder by each passing day, and he can now smell the green grass of home. In the first dozen years of his

Armed robber jailed for two years

Beitbridge Bureau
One of the three suspected armed robber who waylaid and robbed a Beitbridge man of cash at knifepoint and stripped him naked was yesterday imprisoned for two years. The complainant was robbed on his way to consult a faith healer in a bushy

Stabbing lover lands man behind bars

Court Reporter
A BEATRICE man was yesterday jailed six months after being convicted of stabbing and injuring his girlfriend with a knife several times. Felex Mutero committed the crime after his girlfriend Joyce Chikombo (24) refused to reconcile with him.

City to buy 27 refuse collection trucks

Municipal Reporter
Refuse collection in Harare is expected to improve following an approval by council to buy 27 refuse compactors and four skip bin trucks at a cost of US$6 million. This means the city will have 47 refuse compactors, implying that each of the city’s 46

Municipal cops lose allowance appeal

Labour Reporter
TEN senior Harare Municipal policemen have lost an appeal at the Labour Court against an arbitration award compelling their employer not to pay them retention allowances. An arbitrator turned down the 10 chief inspectors’ claim for 20 percent of their

War veterans visiting Mozambique stranded

Freeman Razemba recently in Beira, Mozambique
EIGHTY-NINE war veterans, youths and church members from Chitungwiza are stranded in Beira after a CMED bus they hired broke down on Tuesday. The delegation left the country on Monday on an educational tour of Chimoio and Nyangau shrines.

High Court blocks Airzim bid

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
THE High Court has blocked Air Zimbabwe Holdings from disposing its shareholding in National Handling Services pending

Divine Appointments: Reach out, make Mother’s Day special

A FORTNIGHT ago, two young women from an organisation called “All Occasions”, which was created by Christian women to promote and stage special occasions, e.g. organising and hosting breakfast meetings, seminars, luncheons, dinners and various events, spoke to me about an initiative that will see Zimbabwe’s 2012 Mother’s Day celebrated differently and in a special way.
It is an idea that will see us depart from the norm — not just recognising and appreciating our biological mothers and/or guardians, but also turning our focus on women who help mould our spiritual well-being. It is an event where we will just say

Egyptian junta promises fair polls

CAIRO. — Egypt’s military rulers vowed yesterday that this month’s presidential election will be fair and moved to assure the public it would hand over power, a day after a deadly attack on an anti-military protest. “We are committed to fair elections 100 percent. We don’t have any candidates. All the candidates are respectable Egyptians,” said Major General Mohammed al-Assar

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