admin‘Don’t question Temple Mount status quo’
UNITED NATIONS. — An Israeli envoy to the United Nation yesterday reiterated Israel’s commitment to preserving the status quo of Temple Mount, a holy site for both Muslims and Jews. “Israel…
Municipal cop in maintenance wrangle
Ivan Zhakata Court Reporter A Harare City Council employee was taken to the Harare Civil Court by his wife for neglecting their three-month-old child. Christopher Takaindisa, who is employed as a municipal…
Burundi sanctions compromise peace
BUJUMBURA. — Sanctions against some Burundian leaders by the African Union Peace and Security Council would compromise peace in the east African nation, the Burundian government said on Wednesday. “Sanctions envisaged…
Match-fixing scandal engulfs El Clasico
MADRID. — A potential match-fixing scandal has engulfed next month’s El Clasico after a linesman complained to Spanish police that he had been told to favour Real Madrid by the…
Boks, NZ rivalry stretches 94yrs
LONDON. — South Africa’s rugby rivalry against New Zealand stretches back some 94 years, to August 13, 1921, when the two teams first clashed in Dunedin. The two power-houses of the…
History haunts All Blacks
LONDON. — With France it was 2007, South Africa in 1995. New Zealanders have long memories when it comes to hurtful Rugby World Cup losses, but the All Blacks refuse…
Cruyff diagnosed with lung cancer
THE HAGUE. — Dutch football great Johan Cruyff, regarded as one of the world’s greatest-ever players, has been diagnosed with lung cancer, his management team said yesterday. “In the last few…
US can’t prevent every terrorism act: Clinton
WASHINGTON. — The United States will never be able to prevent every terror attack, former Secretary of State and White House hopeful Hillary Clinton told a high-profile investigation into the…
Taxman moves in on churches
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has written letters to several churches demanding information which it intends to use to calculate how much tax they owe, as moves…
Klopp frustrated
PARIS. — Jurgen Klopp’s Anfield bow as Liverpool manager ended in a 1-1 draw against Rubin Kazan in the Europa League on Thursday as fellow British hopefuls Celtic and Tottenham…