adminUnions dump ‘trigger-happy’ PTUZ
Felex Share Herald Reporter Civil servants unions, including the largest teachers union, have distanced themselves from the threats of industrial action by the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, with most…
15 nabbed after Belgium shoot-out
BRUSSELS/VERVIERS. — Belgian police were questioning 13 suspects yesterday detained during raids against an Islamist group they feared planned to attack police and two other people were held in France,…
Drive for new sport policy
Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor GOVERNMENT is set to continue with its consultations on a new sports policy when the Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Sport and Recreation…
Windfall for Sundowns, Pirates
JOHANNESBURG. – Mamelodi Sundowns have been paid US$56 000 and Orlando Pirates US$49 000 by Fifa as their share of World Cup spoils because they had players at the tournament…
50 Ebola hotspots remain — UN
NEW YORK. — At least 50 Ebola hotspots remain in the three hardest-hit West African countries but new cases are declining and the deadly disease will be defeated, the UN’s…
Debuchy destroyed, embarrassed: Wenger
LONDON. – Arsenal’s Mathieu Debuchy is “destroyed” and “embarrassed” after his injury-plagued first season at the London club suffered another setback, his manager Arsene Wenger said yesterday. The France fullback, who…
We are all John Swintons!
Hypocrisy. Yes, that is the word. Hypocrites are disgusting people, but they also make interesting subjects of study. Best of all, they teach us what we ought not to be: that is, if…
Time US listens to DPRK peace appeal
BEIJING. — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has expressed unusual willingness to resume DPRK-South Korea summits and hold direct dialogue with the United States since the beginning of the…
Indian tycoon acquitted over dealing in minerals
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter An Indian businessman Kassam Shiraaj, accused of illegally dealing in diamonds, emeralds and gold worth more than $1 million, was acquitted on Thursday. Harare magistrate Mr Noel Mupeiwa…
Warner fires Aussies home
SYDNEY. — Australia rode David Warner’s belligerent 127 to chase down a modest target and beat England by three wickets with 10 overs to spare in the first match of…