Japanese man flushes wife’s remains down toilet

Tokyo — A Japanese man turned himself in to authorities after trying to flush the ashes of his “hated” dead wife down a supermarket toilet, reports and police said yesterday.

Ronaldo backs coach Ancelotti

Madrid – Real Madrid top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo has signalled strong support for coach Carlo Ancelotti and sent a clear message to club president Florentino Perez that he does not…

Afro-Basketball qualifiers: Under-16 teams confident

Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter THE Zimbabwe national Under-16 boys and girls basketball teams are confident of winning the Afro-Basketball qualifiers being held in the Botswana capital Gaborone from today…

Burundi opposition figure ‘sprayed with bullets’

Kampala — The leader of a Burundi opposition party was killed on Saturday by unknown assailants in the nation’s capital, Bujumbura, local media reported. Iwacu, a prominent news organisation in…

Econet remits $1bn to fiscus in 5 years

Golden Sibanda Harare Bureau MOBILE network operator, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, says it has remitted $1 billion to the fiscus in taxes, fees and other levies since the dollarisation of the…

Rosberg wins after Monaco drama

Monaco — Nico Rosberg took full advantage of one of Formula One’s greatest tactical errors yesterday to land an unexpected victory and become only the fourth man to claim a…

Freaky Barbie Dolls draw full house

Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent STRIPTEASE enthusiasts had a rare treat on Saturday night as Harare group Freaky Barbie Dolls left revellers at Metropolis Night Club in Bulawayo in awe with…

Brain tumour sufferer seeks help

Thubelihle Mabhena Chronicle Reporter A 32-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man is seeking financial assistance to undergo two operations estimated to cost $12,000 to remove a brain tumour. Farai Mlaga of Nkulumane developed…

Burial society drags Cheda lawyers to court

Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter THREE former partners at the now-defunct law firm, Cheda and Partners, are being sued by a local burial society for allegedly defrauding it of more…

DJ Shimza thrills on debut

Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent SOUTH African DJ Shimza, real name Ashley Kholofelo Raphala, brought the house down at Club Eden on Saturday night with a three hour set featuring some…

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