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NEW DELHI — Cricket has become the biggest unifier of blacks and whites in Zimbabwe, a country that had seen the two races occupying different corners. The mingling of fans and teamwork by the players —Matabeleland Warriors eye semi-final berth
Sports Reporter
MATABELELAND Warriors are confident of getting a home semi-final after beating log leaders Harare Sports 29-28 in a tightly contested National Rugby League match played at Hartsfield at the weekend.
Young Warriors manager fired
Ricky Zililo
ZIFA has sacked the national Under-20 men’s team manager Lloyd Chinawa over alleged incompetence and replaced him with Patrick Muteswa.
Tobacco exports rake in $116m
Business Reporter
THE country has earned $115,8 million from exports of 29,1 million kilogrammes of flue cured tobacco to date.
Zimplow buys stake in Tractive Power Holdings
Business Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed concern, Zimplow is set to conclude its acquisition of controlling stake in Tractive Power Holdings (TPH).
Low international prices threaten chrome mining
Mutorashanga — The Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company (Zimasco) said low ferrochrome (processed chrome) prices obtaining on the international market were a threat to chrome mining in the country.
Ex RDC boss acquitted
Court Reporter
FORMER acting Tsholotsho Rural District Council chief executive officer Sami Muleya, who was jointly charged with two other executives and a Bulawayo businessman of defrauding the local authority, is a free man after he was discharged at the close of the State case.
NetOne engages lenders over debt
Harare — NetOne said yesterday it was engaging financial institutions it owed money to come up with a debt clearance strategy.
Patrons discover used sanitary pad in scud
Midlands Correspondent
THREE Gweru revellers had a nightmarish experience when they discovered a used sanitary pad stashed in an opaque beer container (scud) they were drinking from.
The pad was discovered by one of the imbibers when he almost swallowed it while drinking.
Star FM hits airwaves
Harare Bureau
ZIMPAPERS Talk Radio’s Star FM hit the airwaves at midday yesterday, a few months after being awarded a free-to-air broadcasting national radio licence by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe.