adminPicci clinches Boys Under-18 title
Ellina Mhlanga Sports ReporterTOP seed Luca Picci lived up to his rating when he clinched the Boys Under-18 title in the inaugural Select Healthcare Junior Tennis Championships after posting a straight sets victory over Dereck Namanya in the final at Harare Sports Club yesterday. The championships took off last Friday with 126 players competing in the Under-10, Under-12,
Cheetahs off to Russia
Paul Munyuki Sports ReporterCHEETAHS coach Gilbert Nyamutsamba believes Zimbabwe’s opening game will set the tone of their rugby Sevens World Cup campaign and wants his charges to win that encounter. Zimbabwe have been placed in Pool C of the 32-team competition and their opening game will be against a challenging Samoa on Friday and this will be their only
Children of war vets urged to register
Herald reporterChildren of war liberators have been urged to register to vote in the forthcoming harmonised election. An official of the Children of Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, Cde Godfrey Chibanda, said the children should participate actively in voter registration to enable them to exercise their democratic right to vote in the coming
MDC-T man attacks Zanu-PF official
Crime Reporter AN MDC-T supporter was arrested last week in Ntabazinduna after he allegedly attacked a Zanu-PF official following a misunderstanding. The incident followed a rally that was convened by Mines and Mining Development Minister Dr Obert Mpofu at Ntabazinduna Council Hall, which was attended by more than 2 000 villagers, including the suspect
Don’t abuse Gukurahundi: Tshinga Dube
Senior ReporterZANU-PF Politburo member Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube yesterday said the 1980s civil strife, also known as Gukurahundi, should not be abused to block the revolutionary party’s efforts to bring development in Matabeleland. Addressing hundreds of people at Makokoba’s Efusini square Rtd Col Dube, who is aspiring to represent Makokoba in the National
Funding hampers SIRDC projects
Lack of start-up capital is preventing the Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC) from commercialising its projects. Through its commercial unit Sirtech Investments (Pvt) Ltd, the SIRDC runs the Building Technology Institute (BTI), which produces low cost building materials and construction technologies. Other projectsPharmaceutical industry cries for Govt intervention
Health ReporterTHE pharmaceutical industry is calling for policy interventions that promote local products in a bid to save the industry from collapsing. In an interview with Star FM, the president of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of Zimbabwe, Mr Emmanuel Mujuru, said the present operating environment was not enabling and favours those importing and distributing
No tolerance for poll violence: Mohadi
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge BureauLaw enforcement agencies will not tolerate violence during and after this year’s harmonised elections, Home Affairs co-Minister Kembo Mohadi has said. In an interview yesterday, Minister Mohadi said the police had fully deployed manpower and were ready to deal with perpetrators of violence. He said they would deal with all unruly elements, irrespective of
National Housing Policy launch today
Senior ReporterGOVERNMENT will today launch a revised National Housing Policy that seeks to address the challenges facing housing developers in the country. The policy seeks to widen the housing implementation base by taking on board other players such as multi-national companies, community-based organisations and employers. Ministry of National Housing
Mandela’s condition critical
PRETORIA. — The condition of former South African president Nelson Mandela, who is being treated in the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, has become critical.Mandela was hospitalised on June 8 for what the government said was a recurring lung infection. President Jacob Zuma, accompanied by ANC deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa,