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Grace Chingoma Senior Sports Reporter SPORT and Recreation Minister Makhosini Hlongwane says ZIFA’s new multi-million-dollar partnership with sponsors from United Arab Emirates will not expose domestic football to Asia’s shadowy match-fixing…
Saudi forces to focus on fighting IS
Riyadh. – Any participation by Saudi forces in a US-led ground operation in Syria would focus on fighting the Islamic State group, not President Bashar al-Assad, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister…
Hope for vulnerable children
Stanely Mushava Features Correspondent The occasion is Christmas. A Chivhu teacher visits the local prison to witness the other side of the holiday away from family reunions and festive cheer. Chipo…
Comedian Mbudziyadhura bounces back
Sophia Chese Arts Correspondent Popular comedian Blessing Chimhowa popularly known as Mbudziyadhura for his role in the “Gringo” series has bounced back with a number of skits on social media platforms.
Early marriages – Fight is on
Sydney Kawadza Senior Features Writer The fight against early childhood marriages is on. But the obvious dangers associated with practices seem to have been lost among Zimbabwean teenagers. The horrendous ordeal…
Govt to review teacher-pupil ratio
Abigail Mawonde Herald Correspondent Government will soon come up with maximum schools enrolment limit after it emerged that some educational institutions surpass 3 000 pupils. This has in turn affected learning…
Sexual abuse probe for DRC’s UN contingent
Kinshasa. – The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday announced a probe into fresh allegations of sexual abuse by Congolese soldiers serving in the UN mission in Central…
New media laws this year, Parly heard
Lloyd Gumbo Senior Reporter New media laws are expected to be introduced this year to cater for the changing media industry, while existing laws will be amended to align them with…
Nike axe Pacman over gay utterances
LOS ANGELES. – US sports equipment giant Nike axed Manny Pacquiao after he described gay couples as “worse than animals”, slamming the Filipino boxer’s remarks as “abhorrent.”
‘Adopt cluster-based model to fund SMES’
Business Reporter FINANCIAL institutions should adopt a cluster-based approach for financing small to medium enterprises, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Dr John Mangudya said.