adminDjokovic bids for Australian Open hat-trick
SYDNEY — Novak Djokovic will grapple with his growing tennis rivalry with Andy Murray and the enduring powers of Roger Federer as he bids for the first Australian Open hat-trick of the professional era.
Zaha sign for Man U
LONDON — Sir Alex Ferguson has blown Arsenal and Spurs out of the race for Wilfried Zaha with a £12million package. Manchester United boss Ferguson has pulled out all the stops to land the CrystalToyota Corolla —14 generations on
Fact Jeke Behind the Wheel
I sat down staring at my laptop wondering what I was going to write about. Over the last week or two my take was to educate all motorists by giving tips and info that will help you make that goodAsian markets jump on China trade data
HONG KONG. — Asian markets climbed yesterday after China released better-than-expected trade data that provide further evidence the world’s number two economy has emerged from a drawn-out
Don’t abuse Gukurahundi
Darlington Mahuku and Bowden Mbanje
This week we touch on a controversial topic which many would not want to talk or write about. We believe that as a nation we need to open the skeletons in the closet. The topic of Gukurahundi has‘Small house’ commits suicide at cop’s house
Masvingo Correspondent
A 28-year-old police officer’s “small house” from Chivi in Masvingo allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her boyfriend’s lodgings at Muchakata business centre after a dispute over her pregnancy.
Chavez inauguration postponed
Venezuela will postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez for a new term due to health problems, the government has confirmed.UN seeks to deploy drones over DRC
The UN peacekeeping department has asked the Security Council to back the use of surveillance drones for the first time in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
School heads warned over fees exclusions
Leonard Ncube
EDUCATION authorities in Bulawayo will charge headmasters who send away pupils for non-payment of fees as this is in breach of Government policy, an official said yesterday.
In an interview yesterday, the Bulawayo provincial education director (PED), Mr Dan Moyo, said they would charge headmasters who failed to abide by the policy.
However, it emerged that there was laxity in terms of enforcement of the policy as authorities in those schools that sent away pupils on Tuesday told the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture officials who were going around schools checking the situation that no pupils had been barred from lessons.
“Sometimes we wonder whether we are getting different versions of the situations. We dispatched teams around schools and heads said schools had opened well,” said Mr Moyo.
SA farmworkers’ strike turns violent
De Doorns — At least 50 people were arrested in the Western Cape yesterday when renewed farmworker strikes for better wages turned violent.