African football stars to rock Harare

Sports Reporter
HARARE’S night spots are battling for the attention and pockets of the wealthy football stars who flew into the country yesterday for the Benjani Mwaruwari testimonial set for the National Sports Stadium today. The stars have been known to play hard and

Lesotho braces for crunch polls

MASERU. — Lesotho votes today in the most hotly contested election since Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili came to power in a 1998 vote that sparked rioting and a South African military intervention. After 14 years in power, he has established himself as a towering figure in the mountainous kingdom, bordered on all sides by South Africa. PM Mosisili has stayed in power through

Benji shoots from the heart

Arthur Choga
Benjani Mwaruwari has never actively sought the limelight.
He comes across as someone who just wants to keep to himself and do his business.
He’s pretty good at what he does for a living, although he divides opinion as to his actual talent. The discussion over what

Prostate cancer screening does more harm than good

Dr Health
New recommendations are now emerging from two huge studies in the United States and Europe on the necessity of a non-specific prostate cancer screening technique. The PSA blood test that is routinely done on males over the age of 50 has

Kirsty ranked in Olympic Games

LONDON — The women’s 200-metre backstroke features swimmers competing over four lengths of the pool. The event was not held at the Olympic Games until 1968, when American Pokey Watson claimed gold with a time of 2:24.8. Since 1968, the women’s 200-metrebackstroke has been contested in each Olympic Games. Here’s a bit about the last five women to win the

Will London 2012 be any different?

From Robert Mutsauki in Abuja, Nigeria
WITH the London Olympics beckoning I found it fitting to take the liberty to go down memory lane and reflect, even reminisce, on my mixed bag of experiences at past Olympic Games. I have had the good fortune of attending, in different

‘New approach to trade vital’

Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Arthur Mutambara (AM) recently laun-ched a fundraising progra-mme for the University of Zimbabwe. Our Features Writer Tichaona Zindoga (TZ) engages him on this and other topical issues

Divine Appointments: Africa Day: Women seek the spirit of Rizpah

Tendai Manzvanzvike
THE much awaited Annual Rizpah Ladies Conference started on Africa Day yesterday, and ends today. The conference venue is the Harare Gardens and sessions start at 9am.
For the first time this year, the conference was held over a two-day period with the second day (today) set aside for women to showcase their business projects.

Egypt nervous of election outcome

CAIRO. — Egyptians reacted nervously yesterday to the first results of their presidential vote, some celebrating the successful election, and others horrified by the strength of Muslim Brotherhood and ex-regime candidates. Initial figures provided by the Brotherhood, which produced a tally based on its formidable network of observers at polling stations across the country, put

SA calls for African unity

PRETORIA. — South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Co-operation urged a multi-stakeholder solution of the problems characterising Africa so as to make the continent a better place for future generations. Addressing the Ministerial Meeting of the Global African Diaspora in the capital Pretoria early this week, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said racism was one of

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