adminDonnybrook comes alive again
Collin Matiza Sports EditorLOCAL motorsport enthusiasts are once again in for a treat when they converge at Donnybrook Raceway in Harare tomorrow for a date with the fifth event of Dragpro Club’s 2012 Drag Racing and Sound Off series. In fact, drag racing has been a revelation since it was included in the Zimbabwe
Borrowdale Racecourse set to host eight races
Augustine Hwata Sports ReporterBorrowdale Racecourse will host eight races with the Jacaranda Free Handicap coming as the feature event. The race is coming as race seven while the last event on the MTC card will be an external race from Clairwood, South Africa. Stakes in the feature race have been pegged at US$7 200 for the
Court rubbishes Zuma’s appointment of close ally
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s highest court yesterday rubbished President Jacob Zuma’s decision to appoint a close ally to the post of public prosecutor as “irrational”, as it upheld a suspension of his appointment. The Constitutional Court said Zuma did not do enough to investigateIran urges Syria, Turkey to show restraint over border clashes
TEHRAN — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian called on the Turkish and Syrian governments to exercise self-restraint and remain calm after recent border skirmishes between the two neighboring countries. “The Islamic Republic of Iran calls on
President caps 674 at Chinhoi university
From Walter Nyamukondiwa in CHINHOYI
President Mugabe yesterday conferred degrees on 674 Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) students at the university’s 8th graduation ceremony.
The graduates excelled in various fields, including hospitality and
Mixed views to stronger police hand in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — As the wave of strikes continues in South Africa’s mining and transport sectors, at least 54 percent of young people think police should take stronger action against strikers, according to a survey released yesterday. “Overall, 54 percent of young South Africans of all races thinkHonour killings earn five death sentence
NEW DELHI — An Indian court yesterday sentenced to death five members of a family in the national capital for the brutal murder of a young couple for honour in 2010. Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar Singhal had on Monday convicted the five members of the girl’s family for electocutingAmplats fires 12 000 striking workers in SA
RUSTENBURG — The world’s biggest platinum producer, Anglo American Platinum, sacked 12 000 striking workers in South Africa yesterday, just hours after a miner was killed in clashes with police. Anglo American Platinum said the miners failed to appear before disciplinary hearings “and haveTunisian lawyers seek death penalty for rioters
TUNIS — Tunisian authorities plan to charge some of the 87 rioters arrested for storming the US embassy in September with endangering state security, seeking the death penalty for them, their lawyers said. The assault was caused by US-made anti-Islamic movie. Lawyers Anouar Ouled AliGvt blamed for Olympic failure
Godknows Matarutse Sports ReporterNATIONAL sporting associations have blamed the Government for their failure to send athletes in recent years to the world’s biggest sporting showcase — the Olympic Games. While in some countries the government plays a major role in giving grants to sporting associations, it is a