adminEU urges restraint, dialogue in Egypt amid fresh bloodshed
BRUSSELS/CAIRO – EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called for “restraint” and political dialogue in Egypt on Wednesday while offering condolences for those killed as fresh violence rocked the capital.
Feast of soccer.. as City of Kings hosts PSL’s big guns
Ricky Zililo, Sports Reporter THE second half of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season kicks off this weekend with Bulawayo playing host to the country’s traditional Big Three –…
Gweru mayor gets Prado, stand as exit package
Midlands Correspondent OUTGOING Gweru Mayor Mr Tedious Chimombe has received a golden handshake from the city council in the form of a Toyota Prado and a residential stand in Athlone…
Cement output to peak
Business Reporter CEMENT production is this year’s expected to reach 1999 levels when output peaked with more than 1,1 million tonnes produced, the chairman of the Cement and Concrete Institute,…
Egyptians mass before military deadline
Cairo — With a military deadline for intervention ticking down, protesters seeking the ouster of Egypt’s Islamist president sought yesterday to push the embattled leader further toward the edge with…
Use sport as tool for development: Modi
Peter Phiri Sports Correspondent SPORT should be used as a tool for development hence the Sport and Recreation Commission’s motto of “Development of and through Sport.” This was said by…
Small scale miners optimistic of Mine Entra
Business Reporter SMALL scale miners will exhibit at this year’s Mining, Engineering and Transport Expo later this month, the president of the Zimbabwe Artisanal and Small Scale Miners Council, Mr…
Zanu-PF to launch election manifesto
Senior Reporter ZANU-PF is set to launch its election manifesto sometime this week as it gears for the harmonised elections. In a telephone interview, the party’s national secretary for information…
Obama honours Tanzania bombing victims
US President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W Bush have honoured the victims of the al-Qaeda bombing of the US embassy in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam…
Snowden applies for asylum in 20 countries
The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks has said Edward Snowden, the US whistleblower who leaked National Security Agency surveillance programme, is seeking asylum in 20 countries. The group which has adopted Snowden…