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From Fatima Bulla in LONDONAS the 2012 London Paralympic Games officially begin today in the giant Olympic Stadium, excitement has gripped the athletes and those from Africa are no exception. Many have had to overcome the lack of funding that comes with struggling economies but that has not taken away their
Coach vows to defy odds
Godknows Matarutse Sports ReporterHOMELESS World Cup soccer team coach Farai Mweta is confident of bringing home some silverware despite challenges they are facing in preparing for the tournament which is set for Mexico City, Mexico, in October. Zimbabwe will this year mark a welcome return to the annual Homeless World Cup
Zim to grace Homeless WC
Collin Matiza Sports EditorZIMBABWE will be joined by 71 other nations at the draw of the 2012 Homeless World Cup soccer tournament that will be conducted in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 4. This year’s Homeless World Cup, designed for the homeless, will be held at Zocalo Square in Mexico City from October 6
REC critical for development
Dr Nkosana Dlamini-ZumaI always remember the words of one of the finest sons of our continent, our hero President Patrice Lumumba, who said in 1960 at the All-African Conference in Leopoldville: “We all know, and the whole world knows it, that Algeria is not French, that Angola is not Portuguese, that Kenya is not
Mauchaza’s moment of reckoning
Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
FORGOTTEN Zimbabwean professional golfer Nyasha Mauchaza is hopeful that he will do well in the USPGA pre-qualifiers set for October.
The former national team junior player, who relocated to United States as a 10-year-old, will get his trial chance for the US open after taking part in
Young Sables thrash Tunisia
Paul Munyuki Sports Reporter
Zimbabwe…………….(20) 42
Tunisia………………………0
SOMETIMES it takes one special man to change the dimension of a game and the fortunes of a team. This was the case yesterday when Zimbabwe’s Young Sables turned on the power to thrash Tunisia in their second game of the ongoing Junior Africa Cup rugby tournament at Prince
The meaning of Assange’s asylum
THE impact of Ecuador’s decision to grant political asylum to Julian Assange is still quite tangible internationally, a rarity in a world where no one remembers yesterday’s news. Even hours before it was announced, Ecuador’s decision to grant asylum to Assange because of the lack of internationalPresident arrives in Iran
Herald Reporter
President Mugabe arrived in Tehran, Iran, for the 16th Non-Aligned Movement summit yesterday. According to ZBC News, he was welcomed at Tehran’s International Airport by Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Iran Mr Nicholas Kitikiti and Secretary for
39 projects for Save
Herald Reporter
A study carried out by an Indian firm has identified 39 projects that could be implemented in the Save River Basin and transform the lives of people in Manicaland Province. Projects, identified in a study carried out by WAPCOS, an Indian government-owned company, include the setting up of
7 to learn Mandarin
Herald Reporter
Seven students from the Zimbabwe Confucius Institute will leave tomorrow for China on a scholarship to study the Mandarin language. The students, who would be in China for six months, were awarded the scholarship by the Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy. The