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Court ReporterA Seke man was last week thrown behind bars for 19 years after being convicted of raping his two daughters aged 13 and 15. The 40–year-old man from Seke communal lands slept with his daughters in the same blankets after his wife divorced him. This offence was committed in 2006 when the girls were aged seven and
Cigarette smugglers nabbed
A 43-year-old Malawian truck driver was last Friday evening arrested for conniving with a Beitbridge man to smuggle 262 boxes of cigarettes worth US$26 200 out of the country through the Beitbridge border post. The duo reportedly hid the contraband under a consignment of tea, which was being shipped from Blantyre, Malawi toDeMbare, Bosso clash
Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
AFTER taking a hiatus as the Warriors made a futile attempt to qualify for the African Cup of Nations finals, the Castle Lager Premiership almost sunk into oblivion. It got worse for the domestic Premiership as debate raged on over the Warriors’ disappointing show in Luanda following their 2-0 defeat to bow out of the
No amnesty for clubs
From Lovemore Dube in BulawayoZIFA have insisted that they will not open the transfer-window to allow clubs affected by the Asiagate scandal to sign new players. Ndumiso Gumede, Zifa vice-president said Fifa sets the dates for the transfer-window and national associations cannot tamper with them. Global football, Gumede said, was now organised and
Mwanjali fights back
JOHANNESBURG — Method Mwanjali has told Mamelodi Sundowns he is being used as a scapegoat in the Asiagate match-fixing scandal. Former Warriors captain Mwanjali was last Friday banned for life from all football-related activities for his alleged role in the match-fixing scam during the national team’s controversial toursCharles Manyuchi wins in Zambia
Sports ReporterZIMBABWE’S welterweight champion Charles Manyuchi was the only local boxer to emerge victorious as his compatriots came unstuck during a tour of duty in Zambia at the weekend. Manyuchi beat Zambian champion Dyson Mwisa in the fourth round of their scheduled eight round bout at the Lusaka government complex on Saturday.
Cheetahs out of Dubai
Paul Munyuki Sports ReporterTHE Cheetahs will this year not be part of the Dubai leg of the International Rugby Board Sevens World Series in early December following their failure to qualify as a core member early this year. Their dream of becoming a Sevens World Series core member was early this year shattered when they lost 17-21 to Portugal in the
ICC turns 10: A politicised puppet, or legal pioneer?
Afua HirschIn the 10 years since the ICC first came to life, the tribunal — meant to serve as a criminal court for the world — has served exclusively as a criminal court for Africa. All seven of its investigations — Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Libya, Sudan and Uganda — have
Take self-reliance to another level
Albert NhamoyebondeAt independence, the politics of self-reliance was the slogan, but this has been changed to that of indigenisation and economic empowerment. I still believe that the original philosophy of self-reliance was easy to relate to everyday struggles of the people. In everyday life, people are striving to improve themselves, be it by
NIEEB board must make a difference
Kurai P MasenyamaRecently, the Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Saviour Kasukuwere announced the new National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board members after the expiry of the tenure of the board led by Mr David Chapfika. While it is beyond the scope of this submission to