Pope to be obedient

VATICAN CITY. – Pope Benedict XVI yesterday vowed “unconditional obedience” to his successor on his historic final day as leader of the world’s 1,2 billion Catholics, when he will become the first pontiff to resign since the Middle Ages. “Among

Dube rallies Mighty Warriors

Sports Reporter
ZIFA president Cuthbert Dube has called on the Mighty Warriors, who are set to leave tomorrow for Uruguay for a series of international friendly matches, to remain clean and avoid being sucked into match-fixing scandals. Speaking, during

Abbas Amidu’s happy four

Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter
THERE was something special about Zimbabwe international midfielder, Abbas Amidu, on Wednesday night as he turned on a sensational four-star performance in the Nedbank Cup first round. It wasn’t about Amidu scoring four of his

Africa-South America ties need boosting

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Africans have reason to be proud of achievements enabled by sacrifices made by great sons and daughters of Africa and contributions from those who stood with us during the struggle against colonialism and apartheid. We want

China supports UN response to nuke test

BEIJING — A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman yesterday said the UN’s response to Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test was “prudent and moderate,” and China supports the proper response against the test. China’s special representative

Kim, Rodman watch basketball game

PYONGYANG. — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watched a basketball game with former Chicago Bulls’ star Dennis Rodman yesterday, Chinese state media reported. In a dispatch from Pyongyang, China’s official Xinhua news

Violence claims 21

DHAKA. – A wave of violence killed at least 21 people in Bangladesh yesterday as Islamists reacted furiously to a ruling that one of their leaders must hang for war crimes during the 1971 independence conflict. At least 17 of them were

Circus Nightclub to host top hip-hop acts

Entertainment Reporter
CIRCUS NIGHTCLUB will come alive this Saturday when it hosts some of Harare’s biggest names in hip-hop. Located at Strathaven shops, the upmarket hangout is likely to be up in smoke when top acts such

GMB in connectivity drive

The Grain Marketing Board intends to invest US$4 million this year to connect all of its depots through the internet to improve efficiency and accountability, an official has said. GMB general manager Albert Mandizha said the

Oscars break TV record

Hollywood. – Sunday’s Oscar ceremony scored the biggest TV audience in three years, and edgy new host Seth MacFarlane helped boost interest from young men, despite getting a mauling from TV critics. Nielsen ratings data on Monday showed

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