. . . Mbare shines

Jeffrey Murimbechi Sports Correspondent
MBARE Rugby Academy were the star attraction at the Spar Rugby International Sevens at Harare Sports Club yesterday when they annihilated rugby powerhouse Prince Edward to win the 2013 schools cup final. All odds were even at the start of the match but the sheer tenacity of the underdogs gave

SA Academy lifts Spar Sevens

Paul Munyuki Sports Reporter
SOUTH Africa Academy lifted the Spar Zimbabwe International Sevens rugby tournament with a 42-0 thumping of fellow South Africans Leopards in the Cup final at Harare Sports Club yesterday. The Academy beat the Cheetahs 5-12 in the Cup semi-final and it was the Cheetahs who lifted the

EU treating some locals like buffoons

Panganai Kahuni
Africans suffered immensely; Africans endured helplessly western ill-treatment even in churches where, before God, humans are supposed to be equal. Africa suffered mental, physical, sociological, cultural and spiritual western torture and yet perpetrators of these inhuman acts are coming

Youth vote significant

Innocent Katsande
The proposed Draft Constitution is without doubt the most important document in our nation’s history for the young people at the present moment. This is not merely because it sets the standard as to what the Government can and cannot do for the youth, but because of its social and

Editorial Comment: Youths, take heed of President Mugabe’s words

Zimbabwe’s gallant sons and daughters perished during the liberation struggle in their quest to liberate the country so that the indigenous people reclaim not only their land, but the natural resources that lie underneath. It is against this backdrop that all Zimbabweans should pay heed to what

Seven foreign hostages likely killed in Nigeria

LONDON – Foreign Secretary William Hague said yesterday that a Briton held hostage in Nigeria was “likely to have been killed at the hands of his captors” along with six other foreigners. He condemned the deaths, claimed by an Islamist group on Saturday, as “an act of cold-blooded murder”

China’s Internet security threatened

BEIJING — China’s Internet security watchdog said yesterday that a growing number of Chinese public institutions and companies have been threatened by cyber attacks from other countries or regions. The popular news portal China.com.cn, people.com.cn and Tibet.cn have all been victims

150 arrested for attacking Christians

LAHORE — Police in eastern Pakistan say they have arrested around 150 people accused of burning about 170  Christian homes in anger over alleged blasphemy. More than 3,000 Muslims rampaged through Joseph Colony, a Christian area of the eastern city of Lahore, on Saturday after allegations

Cardinals celebrate masses in Rome

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals set for a conclave this week to elect a new leader for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics celebrated masses across Rome yesterday, as parishioners picked their papal favourites. “This Sunday is also very special to us because we are preparing for the conclave, the

Egypt warns Cairo rioters

CAIRO — Egypt’s Interior Ministry warned in a statement Saturday of “strict measures” against rioters who set fire to public and private properties and assault security forces in Cairo. “The ministry warns and asserts that it will take decisive and strict measures toward such aggressions which harm

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