adminSmearing Assange is shameful
John PilgerLast December, I stood with supporters of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in the bitter cold outside the Ecuadorean embassy in London. Candles were lit; the faces were young and old and from all over the
Always test, false prophets are real
Pastor Takura Rukwati
Welcome once again to the wisdom desk where issues of Christianity are being taught and where solutions to everyday problems are given. What I am sharing with you today is the wisdom of my
He who pays the piper . . .
Dalla Bill
News that Zimbabwe has written a letter to the United Nations Development Fund begging for money to fund the referendum and elections made sad reading. It came not as a surprise that the UNDP
Vatican: Changing of the guard
Stephen Landman
In April 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI. At the time he said: “Dear brothers and sisters. After the great Pope John Paul II, the Cardinals have elected me, a simple and
Michael Jordan turns 50
HOUSTON. — Michael Jordan turned 50 on Sunday, giving this year’s All-Stars a chance to reflect on his illustrious basketball career and how much he still means to the sport. In a weekend filled with the NBA’sSerena loses
DOHA, Qatar. — Defending champion Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open tennis title on Sunday, earning her 16th title and ending a 10-match losing streakNadal wins in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO — The last time Rafael Nadal won in Brazil, it was at the very start of the most dominant clay-court career tennis has ever seen. Eight years later, Nadal hopes his second title here will mark
Editorial Comment: New conspiracy to ban Zim tobacco
Only a stupid cow rejoices at the prospect of being taken to the smartest abattoir. Tobacco and environment activists have lobbied international buyers not to buy the golden leaf from countries that
6,2kg gold bootleg proves costly
Crime Reporter
A Zimbabwean man and his South African friend were arrested on Saturday in Bulawayo for possessing 6,2kg of gold worth over US$340 000 which they wanted to smuggle to South Africa. The two, who were
Unlicensed kombi driver jailed
Court ReporterA CHITUNGWIZA magistrate has banned an unlicensed Kombi driver from driving any vehicle for the next three years. Tinashe Murambatsvina (22) of Belvedere was involved in an accident while driving a