adminPep wants Messi
MANCHESTER. — Pep Guardiola wants to sign Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi this summer to spearhead his rebuilding of Manchester City. And a deal to bring five times World Player of…
Cotton farmers grieve over disillusioned market price
Leroy Dzenga Features Writer Over the years, the mere mention of Gokwe without prefixing it with the word cotton was “blasphemous” in local agriculture. Since independence, the district made cotton…
Rock ’n’ Roll legend Chuck Berry dies
Chuck Berry, who with his indelible guitar licks, brash self-confidence and memorable songs about cars, girls and wild dance parties did as much as anyone to define rock ’n’ roll’s…
Erdogan launches scathing attack on Merkel
ANKARA. — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday launched a scathing personal attack against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing her of using “Nazi measures” in an intensifying dispute between Ankara…
Govt, civil society set up fund for street kids
Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Government in partnership with civil society has set up a fund to move over 4 500 children living and working on the streets of Harare and three…
Guardiola’s woes mount
Pep Guardiola’s problems mounted as Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool, while Tottenham beat Southampton 2-1 to keep in touch with runaway leaders Chelsea yesterday.
Witness in top cop’s case vanishes
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A State witness who gave incriminating evidence in the trial of a former district intelligence officer Mbereki Mbizo Nyathi, who is accused of concealing the location and…
OI clinic opens in Zvimba
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau A stand-alone opportunistic infections clinic has been opened in Zvimba to offer localised healthcare services to more than 1 000 people on antiretroviral treatment.
Bad neighbour . . . break in, steals $6k
Takudzwa Matambura Court Reporter A HARARE man broke into his neighbour’s house and reportedly stole over $6 000, a Harare magistrate heard last week. Joseph Jeni (36) pleaded guilty to an…
More diamonds in Kono
FREETOWN. — Sierra Leone’s presidential spokesman Abdulai Bayraytay confirmed on Thursday that a diamond weighing over 700 carats has been discovered in the Kono district, a diamond-rich district in the…