Women’s rugby team ready

Mbachi Mutukula-Maregere Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe women’s rugby team assistant coach, George Mukorera, believes the team has taken a huge step in their preparations for the Middleburg Sevens tournament. Mukorera said the team’s fitness is looking good and they are confident of good results against the South African

Come on Zimbabwe!

Colombo — Only three hours could separate Zimbabwe from partying like the year 1999.  That was their best showing in a multi-team tournament and one win in the World T20 could be enough to take them there again. There is one problem though. That victory will have to come against

MDC-T’s ‘Yes’ vote campaign ill-advised

Mukachana Hanyani
The world over, coalition governments negotiate on all issues that matter for national development and any party, which deviates from such an important national duty, becomes a sellout and a disgrace. In negotiations, there is no need to celebrate a stalemate and get a situation where a

The struggle for hegemony in the Muslim world

Stephen Gowans
The Jihadists who toppled the secular nationalist Gaddafi government — and not without the help of Nato bombers, dubbed “Al Qaeda’s air force” by Canadian pilots who participated in the bombing campaign — are no longer disguised in the pages of Western newspapers as a popular

HIV-positive rapist jailed 16 years

Court Reporter
AN HIV-positive man who sneaked into the house of a Chitungwiza music producer and raped his wife as the husband was busy recording in another room was yesterday sentenced to an effective 16 years in prison. The 28-year-old woman tested HIV negative after the rape.Tawanda Mazodza (29)

Trauma Centre bosses’ trial date set

Court Reporter
The trial of suspected fraudulent directors of Streamleigh Investments and African Medical Investments accused of swindling Trauma Centre owner Dr Vivek Solanki of cash and property worth more than US$5 million has been set for November 15 this year. Sable Mining Africa chief executive, Jeremy

16 000 motorists on police wanted list

Crime Reporter
Police have launched a manhunt for more than 16 000 motorists on their wanted list for committing various offences. Some of the motorists have cases dating back to 2009 and most of them are wanted for failing to pay fines for traffic offences. Others have been issued with warrants of arrest.

State says Mutedza attention-seeker

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
The prosecution in the murder of police Inspector Petros Mutedza says Tichaona Mutedza, a brother to the deceased, was grandstanding to gain political mileage by accusing Zanu-PF and State security agents of the killing. Law officer Mr Edmore Nyazamba described Mr Mutedza, a self

Duping voters: MDC-T’s mantra

Panganai Kahuni
Duping voters is a concept proffered to developing countries’ opposition parties by Anglo-Saxons. It is a concept that is brutally unAfrican and unethical. It is a phenomenon that uses asymmetric tactics to sway people to think bad things are good. Its main objective is to allow Westerners

Let’s worship Elijah’s God

Takura Rukwati
“And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord and the God that answereth by fire, let Him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken” (1 Kings 18:24). Those were the words of Prophet Elijah at Mount Carmel as he was being confronted

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