adminTokwe-Mukosi renamed Tugwi-Mukosi
Government has, with immediate effect, renamed the country’s largest inland water body, Tokwe-Mukosi Dam to Tugwi-Mukosi.
This blessing is a curse . . . Muzarabani brings hope for Zim Cricket
Zimbabwe thought they had arrived when they discovered the precious mineral that is platinum, until they discovered a real national precious resource when cricketing rising sensation Blessing Muzarabani was unearthed.
Editorial Comment: Time for Chevrons to introspect
THERE have been many sporting failures for us over the years — the pain of the Warriors’ collapse at home against Zambia in 1993 when needing a victory to qualify for our first AFCON finals and their loss in Cameroon in the same year when a 1994 World Cup place loomed on the horizon has refused to be washed away by the passage of time.
THEY THOUGHT IT WASN’T ALL OVER, WELL, IT IS NOW
ONE of the greatest lines in television football commentary was done by BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme on June 30, 1966 at Wembley during the FIFA World Cup final between England and West Germany shortly after Geoff Hurst had put the hosts ahead in extra-time of a gripping contest.
ED ‘regime change’ pushes opposition into panic mode
President Mnangagwa this week knocked out another pillar off the opposition’s irksome electoral demands.
‘No barriers to Zim rejoining C’wealth’
In this report, our senior writer Sifelani Tsiko (ST) speaks to Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Lieutenant-General Sibusiso Moyo (Retired) (SM) on the country’s prospects of rejoining the Commonwealth.
Mighty Warriors makes progress
MIGHTY Warriors coach Sithethelelwe “Kwinji 15” Sibanda is satisfied with progress her side is making as they gear up for their Africa Women Cup of Nations first leg tie against Namibia in Windhoek early next month. The Mighty Warriors ended several months of inactivity when they trooped into camp early this week at ZIFA Village.
UPDATED: Govt hands over vehicles to DAs
Government has allocated 30 vehicles worth $1,3 million to the country’s district administrators, as most of their operations were being hamstrung by perennial transport shortages.
HIV’s face: women of sub-Saharan Africa
THE odds are stacked against women in the fight against HIV in sub-Saharan Africa as six out of every 10 people living with HIV are women. Biology as well as social, cultural and economic factors conspire to make women much more vulnerable to the virus than men.
Ramaphosa rewrites rule book in anti-graft drive
South Africa’s new President Cyril Ramaphosa has changed a rule that said evidence produced at a judicial inquiry into allegations of influence-peddling signed by his predecessor Jacob Zuma could not be used in a criminal case.