South Africans pray for Mandela’s recovery

SOWETO — South Africans prayed for Nelson Mandela’s recovery yesterday as the 94-year-old former president spent a second day in hospital with a recurring lung infection.
Mandela, who became South Africa’s first black leader in 1994 after the defeat of apartheid, was hospitalised early on Saturday when his already frail health

Masomere finally signs Shabanie contract

From Paul Mundandi in ZVISHAVANE
LUKE “Vahombe” Masomere finally signed a contract with Shabanie Mine which will see him work for the asbestos miners until the end of the season. It now means Buffaloes, who dumped Saul Chaminuka and had appeared to have lured Masomere to the army side, will now look elsewhere for a coach. A businessman in this town, Clever Pote, who runs a

Musona just can’t stop scoring

ON the eve of yesterday’s World Cup qualifier between Zimbabwe and Egypt, BBC Sport had Warriors’ striker, Knowledge Musona, on the feature section of its African football page on its official website. The focus of the article and interview, done by the BBC Sport correspondent in Harare Steve Vickers, was on how the talismanic Zimbabwean striker had

Merciless Guinea crush Mozambique

Sports Reporter
GUINEA ensured that Egypt had to wait another week, before being confirmed as winners of their 2014 World Cup African Zone qualifying group, after a six-goal destruction of Mozambique at the September 28 Stadium in Conakry last night. A draw or loss for the Sylie Nationale would have handed the Pharaohs a ticket into the final qualifying round

Bleeps and blunders

Robson Sharuko Senior Sports Editor
KLAUS Dieter Pagels’ tiki-taka revolution suffered a severe battering, in a shambolic display of severe defensive frailty at the National Sports Stadium yesterday, as the Warriors leaked four goals for the first time at home, in either a World Cup or Nations Cup qualifier. The German coach failed his first big home test, as the Egyptians blew

We’ve been hammered

Augustine Hwata Sports Reporter
Zimbabwe……………………………………..(1) 2
Egypt……………………………………………(2) 4

THE Warriors were forced to chase the game as early as the fifth minute and by the time the match ended yesterday, Zimbabwe had crumbled to their biggest defeat, in terms of goals conceded, in international football on home soil. The senior national football team had never conceded more than three goals at home in any match since

Editorial Comment: In your dreams, Mr Tsvangirai

In her biography on French philosopher Voltaire, British writer Evelyn Beatrice Hall made an enduring statement that is often cited as the principle of free speech where she said; “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”. This principle is clearly lost on MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, whose party clearly believes that

Emulate President’s hard work — Kaukonde

Herald Reporter
MASHONALAND East provincial chairman Cde Ray Kaukonde has urged youths to emulate President

Harare to host customer service indaba

Business Reporter
Stakeholders from all sectors of the economy are expected to attend the second annual Customer Service Conference to be held in Harare this week. The event, which is being organised by the Contact

Harare to host customer service indaba

Business Reporter
Stakeholders from all sectors of the economy are expected to attend the second annual Customer Service Conference to be held in Harare this week. The event, which is being organised by the Contact

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