Obama marshals allies for war on Syria and Iraq
Peter Symonds Correspondent In the lead-up to this week’s UN General Assembly meetings, the Obama administration is engaged in an aggressive political campaign to justify and marshal support for the extension…
Zifa court Botswana in 2017 Afcon bid
Petros Kausiyo Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE have continued their efforts to convince the Confederation of African Football to consider their bid to stage the 2017 African Cup of Nations with the country…
Mummy, they are telling me to speak in Shona!
Ignatius Mabasa Shelling the Nuts Historically, people who got colonised or taken into exile fought hard to keep their culture and languages because they formed their identity. Today, a tragedy of our…
Zifa hails government Afcon bid support
Sports Correspondent ZIFA vice-president Omega Sibanda has hailed President Mugabe for backing his organisation’s bid for Zimbabwe to host the 2017 African Cup of Nations. Sibanda said the fact that Sport,…
MSU shoot to summit
Midlands Correspondent VARSITY outfit, MSU powered to the summit of the Zifa Central Region Soccer League table courtesy of a 1-0 win against Chrome Stars at the University Grounds at…
War, circus and injustice Down Under
John Pilger Correspondent There are times when farce and living caricature almost consume the cynicism and mendacity in the daily life of Australia’s rulers. Across the front pages is a photograph…
Technosphere in goals galore
Sports Reporter Championship favourites Technosphere were the biggest scorers in the Zifa Southern Region Division One Soccer League, hitting half a dozen goals past Mpumalanga in a Hwange derby. The victory…
Emakhandeni Open tourney revival on hold
Sports Correspondent THE planned revival of the Emakhandeni Open Tennis Tournament is likely to be attained next year. Initially the juniors tourney had been set for this month but due to…
Rain disrupts Zim, Bangladesh play
Bangladesh A opener Shahriar Nafees squeezed in a half-century on a rain-affected first day against Zimbabwe A in Fatullah. After 21.2 overs in the afternoon session, the players were taken…
Insight on turmoil in eastern Ukraine
Chrispin Inambao Correspondent The Editor of New Era, Chrispin Inambao, recently had an exclusive interview with Russian parliamentarian Dr Vyacheslav ‘Slava’ Tetekin particularly on the volatile situation in eastern Ukraine.








