Editorial Comment: Let’s urgently clean our poisoned football environment

Zimbabwe’s latest bid to qualify for our maiden World Cup finals started off on a horror note when the Warriors lost their opening qualifier 0-1, at home to Guinea at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday. Already, after the first 90 minutes of a 540-minute qualifying show in the first phase of the

Hotel sprinkler showers bride, bridesmaids in ‘black oil’

As Shalita Harris and her best friends put the finishing touches on the biggest day of her life — the sprinkler system in her hotel bridal suite exploded, showering their pristine gowns in a black oily liquid.
In the chaos that followed, paramedics and firefighters were called to the Westin Hotel in Atlanta,

Scientists establish link between genius, madness

There is a link between creative genius and madness — with both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder frequent in highly creative and intelligent people. The idea was investigated by a panel of scientists who had all suffered some form of mental disorder. Kay Redfield Jamison of John Hopkins school of

Transit of Venus: Last chance to see it before 2117

Wednesday’s sunrise will be a markedly different one than usual, for as the golden disc rises about the horizon, it will be scarred by a small black dot floating across its surface. This is the planet Venus, which will stand out in silhouette against the sun — taking a quick bow in the limelight. The next time it takes

Militarisation of poverty in Africa

Toby Leon Moorsom
Over the past year, Africa has seen the decomposition of states from coast to coast. A belt of war, coups and large-scale spontaneous demonstrations has emerged across the Sahel, from Guinea-

Western emissaries: Sowing fear to stop economic emancipation

Rangu Nyamurundura
Many can relate to moments during childhood, when fear was used to manipulate innocent and naïve minds into abandoning that which was cherished most. Like when an older sibling inculcated the fear

Communique of Extraordinary Summit of Sadc Heads of State and Govt in Luanda, Angola

An Extraordinary Session of the summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) was held in Luanda, Republic of Angola on June 01, 2012. The Summit was officially opened by HE Eng Jose Eduardo dos Santos, President of the Republic of

Life, spiritual coach vital

Takura Rukwati
The word “Sub” means “under”. “Mission” means “a duty on which one is sent”. If you put the words together as “submission”, then it will mean an “under journey”, which one is sent. God perfectly

The truth about Nkala, how his political career ended

Geoff Nyarota
The Herald of Thursday, May 31, 2012, carried a rather strange article. Long forgotten politician and former Defence Minister, Enos Nkala, furiously lashed out and dismissed as ”foolish and silly” those

Iran in solidarity with Zim to fight Western imperialism

Kelvin Benjamin Herald reporter
The Islamic Republic of Iran Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Mohammad Pournajaf yesterday said his

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