adminFord South Africa toughens up for Dakar Rally
14 days, 9,300km, three countries… Ford’s SA competitors, Chris Visser and Japie Badenhorst, are preparing for the world’s most gruelling off-road race – the 2014 Dakar Rally! Two Ford teams…
Dr Msipa fails to access money from UK
Midlands Bureau Chief FORMER Midlands Governor Dr Cephas Msipa has for the second time this year been made to feel the effects of the illegal sanctions while grieving. The Gweru-based…
US, China set for tense air zone talks
US Vice-President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in a climate fraught with tension after China’s declaration of a new air defence zone above disputed islands in…
Toure scoops BBC award
LONDON – Cote d’Ivoire midfielder Yaya Toure was named the BBC’s African Footballer of the Year for 2013 on Monday. It was the fifth straight year the Manchester City star…
Alonso linked with McLaren return
Martin Whitmarsh attended an art exhibition dedicated to Fernando Alonso in Madrid this week and according to a report in the British media, the McLaren Principal was trying to persuade…
Nigerian man survives three days at bottom of Atlantic Ocean
About 100 feet down, on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, divers had already pulled four bodies out of the sunken tugboat. Then a hand appeared on a TV screen…
Senior Hezbollah leader killed in Beirut
The Shia Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has announced that one of its commanders was killed outside his house in Beirut, and an Israeli official denied accusations of being behind the…
Thai govt, protesters observe temporary truce
Thailand’s anti-government protesters and security forces have observed a temporary truce as the nation prepares to mark the birthday of the revered king, after police stepped back in a dramatic…
Family Voices, Tuku partner to record song
Courage Musariri Entertainment Reporter BULAWAYO accapella outfit Family Voices’ will record a song with superstar Oliver Mtukudzi. Tuku has taken the group under his wing and will be holding a…
Madonsela defends leak claims
Pretoria – Public Protector Thuli Madonsela yesterday defended herself against claims that her office leaked the Nkandla provisional report. “The article itself said two senior officials from the cluster of…