North Korea’s entrepreneurs defy odds

As North Korean athletes participate in the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, you might be curious about how ordinary North Koreans live under the grip of Kim Jong Un. Is everyone starving and marching in lockstep?

10 emerging risks threatening our world

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, we asked ourselves one question over and over again: why didn’t we see it coming? It rocked the global economy and threatened to destroy the financial systems that we rely on. Ten years on, some countries are still picking up the pieces. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2018 says that, in our increasingly complex and interconnected world, this type of shock may become more likely.

Ministry exposes council inefficiency

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has exposed Harare City Council management’s inefficiency after revealing that the city only applied for rebate last week for 10 refuse trucks which arrived in the country in December.

Ex-Zim players come to Richard Ndlovu’s rescue

FORMER Zimbabwe soccer players who are now based in the United Kingdom have come to the rescue of ex-Zimbabwe Saints hitman Richard “Gwesela” Ndlovu, who is currently under the weather in Bulawayo.

Kane hails away goals

TURIN. — Striker Harry Kane said he was delighted that Tottenham fought back on Tuesday night to take two valuable away goals into the second leg of their last 16 Champions League soccer tie with Juventus.

Land dispute turns bloody

An Odzi man, who was locked in a land dispute with his neighbour, is battling for his life at Mutare Provincial Hospital after he was stabbed during a heated argument over a piece of land.

Traditional leaders call for allowances review

Traditional leaders in Manicaland have urged the Government to review upwards their monthly allowances to cushion them from the high cost of living.

Rabada in hot water

CAPE TOWN. — Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is in hot water for the send-off he gave Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan in Tuesday’s fifth one-day international (ODI) cricket match in Port Elizabeth.

SA unemployment down 1 pc

JOHANNESBURG. — Stats SA said in its fourth-quarter labour force survey on Tuesday that South Africa’s overall unemployment rate had dropped one percentage point — to 26,7 percent — from the same time in 2016.

Raza fined for dissent

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ZIMBABWE’S all-rounder Sikandar Raza has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third One-Day International cricket match against Afghanistan in Sharjah on Tuesday.