Gerd Mueller salutes Messi

BERLIN — Germany soccer great Ge-rd Mueller yesterday described Lionel Messi as a “giant” after the Argentine broke his calendar year goalscoring record that had stood for 40 years. “My record of 85 goals

Messi breaks 40-year record

MADRID — Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi broke German legend Gerd Mueller’s 40-year-old record for the most goals in a calendar year on Sunday night, netting his 85th and 86th goals of 2012 in the

Henry for third Arsenal debut

LONDON — Thierry Henry is set to make his third Arsenal debut in the FA Cup soccer clash against Swansea on January 6. The Gunners are in advanced talks with New York Red Bulls over a loan spell that

Wenger respects Bradford

BRADFORD — Arsene Wenger insists he won’t make widespread changes for Arsenal’s League Cup soccer quarter-final at Bradford City tonight as the competition represents a golden opportunity to end

Pacman sheds tears on national television

MANILA — Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao shed tears on national television yesterday, saying he had let his country down in his devastating knockout loss to his great Mexican rival Juan Manuel

Cook can match Sachin: Gooch

KOLKATA — England cricket captain Alastair Cook has the potential to match Sachin Tendulkar’s run-scoring feats, according to batting coach Graham Gooch. Cook (27) became the youngest player to

Govt bemoans high microfinance interest rates

Rumbidzai Zinyuke Business Reporter
GOVERNMENT is concerned with the punitive interest rates charged by microfinance institutions at a time the tide of inflation has been tamed, Acting Secretary for Small and Medium Enterprises and

Corporate governance is real

Terrence N. Chimanya Business Ethics
THERE is a growing perception that I continue to come across whenever I engage in discussions involving corporate governance, corporate ethics and corporate compliance. It is a general belief

Smokes and Mirrors

Media Revolutions
Call it a perfect storm for Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry. At the same time as the Zimbabwean Government is riding roughshod for greater, more equitable, access by historically excluded groups to

ZSE industrial index falls on losses

Business Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange industrial index fell yesterday on losses in selected heavyweight counters while the resource shares remained unchanged. After trades, the mainstream index lost 0,4 percent or

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