Michael Hussey retires

SYDNEY — Retiring Michael Hussey said yesterday there is quality and quantity to replace him despite becoming the second experienced batsman to quit Australian cricket’s middle order ahead of a critical

Fergie dismiss Gunners hope

LONDON — Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed Arsenal’s hopes of signing Nani when the transfer window reopens next month.The Portuguese winger has been sidelined by a hamstring injury since November

2012: A remarkable football year

LONDON — The drama of the 2012 footballing year was encapsulated in the words of an emotionally drained Manchester City fan celebrating their English Premier League title win. It was a crown claimed

Djokovic wins WTC final

ABU DHABI — Novak Djokovic beat Nicolas Almagro to clinch the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament on Saturday. The world number one from Serbia beat the Spaniard 6-7 (4-7),

Serena fires warning shots

BRISBANE — A pain-free Serena Williams sent an ominous warning to her tennis rivals as she crushed fellow American Varvara Lepchenko 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Brisbane International yesterday.

Zanu-PF must bury factionalism

Mukachana Hanyani

The recent Zanu-PF Annual National People’s Conference held in Gweru this December identified factionalism and corruption as stumbling blocks which needed to be dealt with to win elections due in

Know your author: Kandawasvika

Marcia Gore

Patrick Kandawasvika, a Zimbabwean teacher based in South African authored the book Danger Cord. He was born on March 18, 1969 in Kandawasvika Village near Mount St Marys in Hwedza.

From where the wind blows: Anthology of modern Zim poetry

Aaron Mupondi

Editors: Oliver Nyambi and Tendai Mangena
Publisher: Mambo Press

A year of political bickering, noise

Hebert Zharare Political Editor

Political bickering, mudslinging, betrayals — the list is endless, characterised the year 2012. It was a busy year and political protagonists had sleepless nights as they tried to outwit each other. Indeed, it

Good-enough racial equality at World Bank

Adrienne Smith

Good governance anchored in accountability and transparency is widely accepted as a prime factor for economic development and the rule of law. There is also a watered-down version of good governance

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