adminAustralian players’ chief proposes radical cricket transfer system
THE head of Australia’s players’ union has made a radical proposal to introduce a transfer system to “better utilise unemployed Test-quality players”, suggesting a star such as unwanted England batsman…
$260m mobilised for grain imports
Elita Chikwati Harare Bureau The government has mobilised $260 million to import grain as part of its efforts to avert hunger, as a serious drought caused by the El Nino weather…
Chelsea can make EPL top four: Hiddink
CHELSEA can still finish in the Premier League’s top four, says interim manager Guus Hiddink after Sunday’s 3-0 win at Crystal Palace. The Blues have not lost in four matches…
Beitbridge renovates Dulibadzimu
Paul Mundandi Sports Correspondent NEWLY promoted Border Strikers have started renovations of their favourite hunting ground Dulibadzimu ahead of the 2016 season despite their sponsorship being in limbo.
Vic Falls cricket stadium construction in limbo
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter THE long-awaited construction of a multipurpose cricket stadium in the resort town of Victoria Falls remains a pipe dream more than a year after it was…
Tatenda rocks South Africa
Harare Bureau TALENTED gospel musician Tatenda Mahachi is making inroads on the South African market and staged an outstanding performance in Durban on December 31.
DUTY BLOW . . . Travellers’ rebate revised downward . . . Cross border transporters cry foul
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The government has revised travellers’ rebate to $200 from $300, among a cocktail of measures as it seeks to maximise revenue collection from imports and address the…
Chinese markets put on hold as shares plunge
Chinese stock markets have tumbled seven percent in their opening session of 2016, forcing exchanges to suspend trading for the first time. The plunging share prices yesterday came as weak…
Hooker fight man guilty of attempted murder
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A BULAWAYO man who stabbed a peacemaker who had questioned why he was fighting a sex worker has been convicted of attempted murder. Watson Sibanda, 19, from…
New Year’s Day cop killer held
Whinsley Masara Chronicle Reporter A POLICEMAN stationed in Jotsholo, Lupane, died on the spot after being stabbed once with an okapi knife by a man he was trying to arrest on…