African big guns choke
JOHANNESBURG. — Several of the favourites in Africa’s soccer qualifiers for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil struggled on the third matchday of the group stage, now at the half-way point.
England face humiliating series defeat
AUCKLAND. — England face a humiliating series defeat after slumping to 90-4 on the fourth day of the third and final Test cricket against New Zealand in Auckland yesterday.The tourists lost captain Alastair Cook for 43 and night-watchman Steven Finn to poor shots in the closing stages.
Time to act now on MDR-TB
Paidamoyo Chipunza Health Reporter
After two grueling years of treatment, Chipo Mhlanga, 48 (not her real name) is one of the first patients in Zimbabwe to be successfully treated of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
Ban for next race, says Watson
LONDON. — Red Bull should suspend Sebastian Vettel for one race as punishment for disobeying team orders in Malaysia, says former McLaren driver John Watson.
Vettel ignored a call to stay behind team-mate Mark Webber and overtook him with 13 laps left to win the race. “The only purposeful way to bring him to book is to say ‘you will
ZSE industrials stuck in the red
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange main industrial index slid further into the red after losing 0,79 percent to 184,08 points on losses in Hippo, Meikles, TA, Barclays and Art.
But it was not all gloom on the stock market after the mining index traded in positive territory, following significant gains in two stocks.
AON Zim ban lifted
Business Reporter
THE suspension of AON Zimbabwe has been lifted by the Insurance and Pension Commission after the international risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage firm made progress towards complying with the sector’s regulations.
BRICS summit opens
Walter Muchinguri in DURBAN, South Africa
THE South African port city of Durban is alive with activity ahead of the fifth BRICS summit starting here today and ending tomorrow.
Delegates started arriving on Sunday and yesterday. Of interest is the large number of Chinese nationals who are here hoping to meet their new president, Xi Jinping, who will be
Basic goods prices up

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Business Reporter
PRICES of basic commodities have gone up considerably following the recent adjustment of excise duty which triggered changes in the retail price of fuel.
Earlier this month, Government raised duty on fuel by 20 percent from US$0,20c to US$0,25c on diesel and 25 percent on petrol from US$0,25c to US$0,30c.
Iranian diplomat speaks on western sanctions
TEHRAN — A senior Iranian diplomat played down the effects of the western sanctions against Tehran, and said the Iranian nation has managed to turn the embargoes into opportunities for further progress.Of disrespectful daughters-in-law
NEO-LIBERALISM is certainly full of contradictions. Though the biggest has been taken to be the attempt to pass the world as a global village regardless of the glaring disparities in political, economic, social and cultural development as well as value systems in various regions; the phenomenon of the so-called civil society certainly takes the


