Why President deserves standing ovation for 2008

Mbango Sithole

Sometime last week, driven by the strong love for my country, I embarked on a venture to write an opinion article on the expected 2013 elections in Zimbabwe. I found myself zooming in on Mor­gan Tsvangirai of MDC-T and Robert Mugabe of Zanu-PF. Several aborted attempts were to follow.

Sangakkara poised to join 10 000-run club

MELBOURNE. — Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara is poised to join the exclusive 10 000-run club in the Boxing Day Test cricket at Melbourne against Australia, a landmark he plans to buil on.

Ndlovus touched

Bulawayo Bureau
A DAY after the burial of former Warriors player and Chicken Inn coach Adam Ndlovu, his family was yes­terday still trying to come to terms with the over­whelming support they got from the nation and foot­ball family across the globe.

Newly-elected Chinese leader calls for solid work

BEIJING. — Xi Jinping, newly-elected general secre­tary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has long underscored solid work, as show­cased by his recent remarks that “making empty talk is harmful to the nation, while doing practical work can help it thrive.

Zanu-PF Mash West executive hits back

Chinhoyi Bureau
The Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial executive is challenging the party’s criteria used to rate provinces during the Gweru 13th Annual National People’s Conference that saw it emerging the worst performer out of 10 provinces.

‘Boere Ninja’ key in rightwing plot

JOHANNESBURG. —  A “general” in a far-right move­ment, calling himself the “Boere Ninja”, has emerged as a key character in an alleged right wing conspiracy to wipe out the ANC leadership.

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Strengthen child abuse prevention services

Zimbabwean children under 18 years con­tinue to bear the brunt of sexual abuse. The police have from time to time issued serious warnings to offenders, most of them seem not to fear the law or repent.

Tendulkar quits one-day cricket

NEW DELHI. — Indian batting legend Sachin Ten­dulkar yesterday announced his retirement from inter­national one-day cricket after scoring a record-break­ing 49 centuries in the 50-over format.

Zvonareva to miss Australian Open

LONDON. — Russian tennis star Vera Zvonareva will miss the Australian Open because of an injury to her right shoulder.

Pope criticises gay marriage

VATICAN CITY. — Pope Benedict XVI last Friday weighed in on a heated debate over gay marriage, criticis­ing new concepts of the traditional family and warning that “in the fight for the family, mankind itself is at stake”.

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