adminRafael Benitez targets trophy
LEEDS — Rafael Benitez has targeted his first piece of silverware with Chelsea after they routed Leeds 5-1 to book a League Cup soccer semi-final clash with Swansea. Chelsea interim manager Benitez isVettel hungry for more
LONDON — Sebastian Vettel says winning a third consecutive Formula One title has not quenched his desire and he is as determined as ever to win a fourth championship in 2013. The Red Bull driver saysGunners renew players’ contracts
LONDON — English Premiership soccer side Arsenal have committed £70 million to secure the futures of Jack Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey and Carl Jenkinson, who
S. Korea new president puts security first
SEOUL — Incoming president Park Geun-Hye, basking in her election as South Korea’s first female leader, promised yesterday to stand tough on national security despite seeking engagement withBenghazi fallout grows as US officials resign
WASHINGTON — The scandal over a deadly attack on a US consulate grew Wednesday as three officials resigned after a probe denounced security failures and calls mounted for Hillary Clinton to testify toChavez to be fit for swearing in
CARACAS. — Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday that President Hugo Chavez, recovering from cancer surgery, should be fit to be sworn in for a new term on January 10 as scheduled.
Govt bails out Zesa
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
GOVERNMENT has agreed to settle the US$27 million debt to a Chinese bank to avoid scuttling a US$400 million deal for the expansion of Kariba South power station. The debt stems from farming
CTC probes private abattoirs
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business ReporterThe Competition and Tariff Commission has launched an investigation into allegations of restrictive practices by private abattoirs in the wholesale and retail of beef. It has emerged that private abattoirs
Starafrica looks to the future
Martin Kadzere Senior Business ReporterSTARAFRICACorporation says raw sugar supplies have been restored at its refinery in Harare, with plans now at an advanced stage to upgrade the plant. The company’s sugar refinery, Gold Star Sugars,