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JOHANNESBURG. – Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has told Cameroon teammates he is quitting the national soccer team ahead of World Cup qualifying play-offs. Eto’o, record four-time winner of the African…
Elikem shines in Hovhorosi Style
Tafadzwa Zimoyo Arts Correspondent Elikem, a finalist in Big Brother Africa: The Chase, surprised many of his Zimbabwean fans when he turned up clad in Hovhorosi Style, a designer overall…
Few takers for Obama’s Syria attack bid
WASHINGTON. — White House efforts to convince the US Congress to back military action against Syria are not only failing, they seem to be stiffening the opposition. That was the…
Unlicensed driver runs over mother, child
Court Reporter A reckless unlicensed commuter omnibus driver allegedly sped through a red traffic light, hitting a woman with a child strapped on her back, killing them on the spot.…
Ngwerume gets Old Mutual stake
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter FORMER Old Mutual Zimbabwe chief executive officer Mr Luke Ngwerume and his business associates will get US$12 million loan from the insurance group to acquire…
Serena Williams on cloud nine
NEW YORK. – Serena Williams is enjoying the moment rather than chasing history, but winning a fifth US Open tennis title on Sunday just 18 days before turning 32 has…
28 perish as sectarian riots spread in India
MUZAFFARNAGAR. — Sectarian violence has spread into new areas of northern India despite an army-enforced curfew put in place after deadly weekend clashes broke out between Hindus and Muslims. Police…
Chinese inflation eases
BEIJING. – Chinese inflation slowed to 2,6 percent year-on-year in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday, giving the government more room to unveil new measures to boost the…
Brazil keen to assist Africa
Business Reporter THE recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Brazil and Zimbabwe meant to allow Zimbabwean small-scale farmers to access a credit facility of US$100 million in the…
Vic Falls conference marquee dismantled
From Patrick Chitumba in Victoria Falls UNCERTAINTY surrounds the repositioning of Victoria Falls as a conferencing destination as the US$1,2 million aluminium and glass structure that served as a conference…