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Memory ChirereIt is my subjective view that considered against work from yesteryear, some recent poetry anthologies in Shona leave a lot to be desired. The craft and message have drastically gone down. These contemporary group anthologies tend to carry poems that are contrived. Few of these poems
Inside story of US envoy’s death
Kim SenguptaThe killings of the US ambassador to Libya and three of his staff were likely to have been the result of a serious and continuing security breach. American officials believe the attack was planned, but Chris Stevens had been back in the country only a short while and the details of his visit to
Morgan Tsvangirai: Legend of the carnal seas
Gilbert Nyambabvu
It was Oscar Wilde who suggested that only the ugly and the stupid have the best of this world, and the matter of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and the many women in his life suggests, that equally scandalised 19th century Irish poet and playwright may have been onto something after all.
Rain saves Sunday Chidzambwa
Sunday Chidzambwa concedes the bad weather saved Black Leopards from getting a hammering against Kaizer Chiefs at FNB Stadium on Saturday night. The match was postponed to Wednesday night after heavy rain and hail. Chiefs were leading 2-0 in the 33rd minute, thanks to goals from
Spurs outclass Reading
LONDON — Andre Villas-Boas secured his first victory as Tottenham manager as Premier League newcomers Reading were outclassed 1-3 at the Madejski Stadium yesterday. The Portuguese has already faced questions about his future after only three games in charge — but this powerful
Buffaloes beat Mambas
Ray Bande in MUTAREBuffaloes . . . . . . . . . . . . .(0) 2
Black Mambas . . . . . . . . . (1) 1
LANKY Warriors’ trialist Proper “Zhake” Matizanadzo’s brace powered Buffaloes into the quarter-finals of the Mbada Diamonds Cup at Sakubva
Gunners roast Chicken Inn
From Ricky Zililo in GwandaChicken Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) 2
Gunners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) 3
ISHMAEL LAWE scored in time added to give a youthful Gunners a sensational victory over Chicken Inn in the first round of the Mbada Diamonds
This one is for Denver
Grace Chingoma Sports Reporter
Dynamos………………..(1)1
Quelaton………………..(0)1
(Dynamos win 4-2 on penalties)
ON a day when Dynamos fans publicly showed their full support for their golden boy, Denver Mukamba, the Glamour Boys somehow failed to find
US pulls embassy staff out of Tunisia, Sudan
LONDON — The US has ordered diplomats’ families and non-essential staff to leave its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia as protests against an anti-Muslim video continue to rage across the Islamic world. American citizens have also been warned not to visit either country due to the dangers
SA deploys soldiers to Marikana
MARIKANA — At least a thousand soldiers were deployed in Marikana on Saturday evening, the South Africa