Madiba supporters head to Houghton home

Johannesburg — Well-wishers from all walks of life continued to leave cards and flowers outside Nelson Mandela’s Houghton, Johannesburg, home yesterday. The ailing former president is spending his 26th day…

Boxer Manyuchi returns tomorrow

Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE’S newly crowned African Boxing Union welterweight champion Charles Munyuchi is expected to return home tomorrow following his win in Burkina Faso last week. Manyuchi beat Patrice Sou…

Bata Shoe Company adjusts working calendar

Midlands Bureau Chief GIANT shoe company, Bata, has adjusted its working calendar by splitting the annual shutdown into two phases as a way of mitigating the challenges posed by the…

Favouritism rocks referees appointments

Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter FAVOURITISM has once again rocked the appointment of Premier Soccer League referees in the badly divided Bulawayo province with one female referee getting as many…

OK Zim, SA firm in partnership

Sithandazile Moyo Business Reporter RETAIL chain OK Zimbabwe has signed an agreement with a South Africa-based firm Kawena to enable Zimbabweans in that country to buy goods for their families…

Bolivia denies Snowden on president’s plane

Bolivia has said President Evo Morales’ plane was forced to land in Austria after France and Portugal refused air permits, apparently because they suspected it was carrying Edward Snowden, the…

Man jailed for head-butting father

Senior Court Reporter A 26-year-old Bulawayo man has been sentenced to an effective four months in jail for head butting and punching his 60-year-old father in the face for rebuking…

Man gets $58m for bar fight injuries

Los Angeles — A California jury has awarded a house painter $58m in damages after his skull was smashed in a bar brawl, causing severe brain damage, the Los Angeles…

Rooney ‘unhappy over transfer claim’

WAYNE Rooney will ask Manchester United to make clear that he did not request a transfer last season when he meets David Moyes this week, according to widespread reports.  The…

Tobacco sales rakes in $577,3m

ZIMBABWE has earned $577, 3 million from the sale of 156, 2 million kg tobacco sold at an average price of $3,70 per kg since the marketing season opened on…

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