adminCup reprieve for Sundowns
CAIRO. — The draw of the CAF Champions League group stages conducted yesterday in Cairo was unkind to South African soccer champions Mamelodi Sundowns as they found themselves in Group…
Germans must gain form
BERLIN. — The German soccer side setting their sights on Euro 2016, 20 years after their last continental trophy, may be completely different from the one that won the 2014…
Cristiano Ronaldo okay
MADRID. — Cristiano Ronaldo has played down fears over his fitness ahead of Real Madrid’s Champions League soccer final against Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
Diaspora, NGO remittances decline 16 percent
Remittances into Zimbabwe fell 16 percent in the first quarter to $192,9 million against $231,4 million recorded in the same period a year ago. Remittances consist of both Diaspora and Non-Governmental…
Walking in Spirit: Be a Jonathan
John 15 vs 12-15; “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his…
Guinea camp rocked by coach’s resignation
THE Guinea camp have been rocked by the shock resignation of French coach Luis Fernandez just a week before the West Africans play a vital African Nations Cup qualifier away…
European Union: A house divided
Conn Hallinan Correspondent The European Union is one of the premier trade organisations on the planet, with a collective GDP that matches the world’s largest economies. But it is far…
Is sand abstraction driver of land degradation?
Global assessments indicate that the percentage of total land area that is highly degraded increased from 15 percent in 1991 to 25 percent by 2011 (UNCCD, 2013). The Food and Agriculture…
Zika fear for Rory
LONDON. — Four-time major golf winner Rory McIlroy revealed on Monday he could reject the chance to play at this year’s Olympics because of the Zika virus in Brazil.
Mozambique to refit tuna fleet, compounding debt crisis
MAPUTO – Mozambique’s tuna fishing fleet needs to be refitted to meet European Union standards, Finance Minister Adriano Maleiane said on Monday, piling more costs onto a project at the…