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COLOMBO. — Shane Watson shone with bat and ball for the fourth match in a row as Australia stepped closer to the World Twenty20 cricket semi-finals with an eight-wicket win over South Africa yesterday. Watson claimed 2-29 and then smashed 70 off 47 balls as Australia restricted theChina ain’t colonising Zim
Tafara ShumbaThe Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) produced a book “Win win partnership? China, Southern Africa and the Extractive Industries”. The book adds to the growing criticism on China’s investments in Zimbabwe. There have been some misplaced statements in the media and other
Industrial index keeps momentum
Business ReporterTHE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange mainstream index maintained positive momentum after gaining 0,71 percent last Friday to 146 points, largely buoyed by gains in selected heavyweight stocks. But mining stocks were lower at 96 points after falling 2,02 percent due to losses in RioZim. Week on week,
No money, no voice, no choice
Natasha Msonza Women’s DeskAlmost every woman has a story to tell of violence and abuse, often at the hands of people that purport to love her. Decades later, we are still fighting patriarchy and inequality between men and women, with the latter mostly at the receiving end of gender based violence (GBV). The
Minister shuts Apoz
Arts CorrespondentJustice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa has revoked the Anti-Piracy Organisation of Zimbabwe’s operating licence and immediately ordered it to stop its activities. In a letter written to Apoz managing director Innocent Matsengarwodzi and copied to the Minister of Media, Information
Know your author: Meja Mwangi
Marcia GoreMeja Mwangi is a Kenyan writer who began his writing career in the 1970s, a decade after compatriots Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Grace Ogot had already published. Born in Nanyuki, Kenya, in 1948, Mwangi initially made a huge impact on the literary world with his first novel, Kill Me Quick
Police constables pose as Zimra officials
Herald ReporterThree members of the police constabulary last week appeared before Mbare magistrate Mr Reuben Mukavhi facing charges of bribery after they posed as Zimra officials. Trymore Dambadzvuku (42), Chakanetsa Mukaka (33) and Catherine Gavi (43) allegedly solicited a bribe from Prisca Mutero, a
General Beltings finds the going tough
Business ReporterGENERAL Beltings Holdings posted an operating loss of US$659 000 for the half year to June 30 2012 as the company suffered a decline in sales volumes and turnover. Volumes at 641 tonnes were 9 percent lower than the 707 tonnes recorded in last year’s corresponding period, while turnover at
Dhliwayo’s endless journey
Tichaona ZindogaAutobiographies are really tricky stuff. They are even trickier when you are not a Barack Obama, George W Bush, Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Joshua Nkomo or even Morgan Tsvangirai. So, when one decides to write on their “endless journey” like Jabulani Simbini Dhliwayo in his book,
Emirates commences daily flights
Business ReporterEMIRATES today commences daily flights on its Dubai-Lusaka-Harare route eight months after its launch in February. The airline has been flying between Dubai and Harare via Lusaka five times a week since February 1 this year. Emirates’ country manager for Zimbabwe Mr Raed Al Rahmah on