Ferguson faces double tie test

LONDON. — Sir Alex Ferguson is set to play two entirely different sides in the space of 48 hours to preserve Manchester United’s Double push.
United take on Sunderland in the English Premier League on Saturday, then face Chelsea in an FA Cup quarter-final replay at lunch-time on Easter Monday.

Hennie Otto for Zim Open

Takudzwa Chitsiga  Sports reporter
SOUTH AFRICAN two-time European Tour champion, Hennie Otto, has confirmed he is coming to take part in the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open set for next month at Royal Harare.

Cheetahs come of age

Paul Munyuki Sports Reporter
CHEETAHS captain, Jacques Leitao, believes their pre-qualifier tournament win at the Hong Kong leg of the World Series has made his side realise the potential in them and that they can compete at a higher level if they get their focus right.

The Economic Condition: Where is the voice of the private sector?

It would have been overly optimistic to expect the removal of President Mugabe from that list ahead of the crucial plebiscite slated for this year.That both the United States Zdera and the EU sanctions have had a debilitating effect on the economy is no longer open to debate. Since the imposition of the sanctions in 2001 and 2004 respectively by

Never under-estimate the power of radios

The Rwanda genocide, a story of the mass killing of the Tutsi and moderate Hutu by the Hutu majority has been told and re-told for many years. Those 100 days of hell when close to a million people were killed in civil war ranks as the shortest but bloodiest ethnic conflict in Africa. It is, however, sad that many people have overlooked the major

EDITORIAL COMMENT:Civil servants deserve more for their efforts

If there is one area in which the inclusive Government will be judged harshly by history, it is the conditions of service for its employees, who have been complaining for the greater part of the four years with strikes marking the uneasy relations between the two parties.

Portable courses for physicians

Health Reporter
The World Health Organisation, in conjunction with the World Medical Association, has launched a new application for tablet computers that will allow physicians, especially in developing countries, to access a training course on treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.

Prostate cancer hits blacks hard — report

Health Reporter
The number of black men diagnosed of prostate cancer in Harare continues to rise, accounting for 19,7 percent of all cancers recorded in 2010, a report released by the Zimbabwe Cancer Registry has noted.

42 cases of typhoid recorded in Mbare

Health Reporter
Harare City has recorded 42 cases of typhoid following a week of intermittent water supplies in Mbare, a city official has said.
Health services director Dr Prosper Chonzi said the cases were recorded during the week ending March 3 when taps in the area ran dry.

Free treatment for the poor

Health Reporter
Zimpapers board chairman Dr Paul Chimedza, together with colleagues from the medical field, offered free medical services to people in Harare as part of his contribution to the lent season.

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