Gold hits highest

BENGALURU. — Gold hit highest in more than a week on Wednesday as the dollar softened and demand for the safe-haven metal got a boost on concerns surrounding Italy’s plans to tackle budgetary deficit.

Hardy brings out Marvel’s darker side

LOS ANGELES. — In the new movie “Venom”, British actor Tom Hardy plays an investigative journalist whose body is invaded by an alien with violent instincts who feeds on a diet of human flesh.

Ramsey on the way out

LONDON. — Aaron Ramsey’s agent has claimed the midfielder has “no other option” but to leave English Premiership soccer side Arsenal in a series of tweets that were later deleted on social media.

Chigumba sues man over tweet

A Harare man, known for creating memes commenting on social issues, appeared in court yesterday charged with criminal insult after retweeting a message purportedly belonging to Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chair Justice Priscilla Chigumba.

Strauss resigns

LONDON. — England Director of Cricket Andrew Strauss has stepped down from his post, the English Cricket Board confirmed yesterday.

Oganisational development priorities for institutions in growth

This is the 24th article. It marks the end of a series in which we were able to explore a number of important aspects in the broad field of organisational development.

Arsenal out to maintain its winning run

PARIS. — Unai Emery’s Arsenal are looking to keep up their winning run when they make their longest ever journey for a competitive game to face Qarabag in Azerbaijan in the Europa League today.

Major facelift for Gwanzura

NEARLY five years after it turned into an eyesore due to neglect, one of the country’s famous football venues — Gwanzura — is to finally undergo a major facelift, with the Harare City Council committing over $700 000 for the refurbishment ahead of the 2019-2020 Premiership season.

New classrooms for Selous school

Pupils at Ambuya MaFuyana Primary School in Selous will soon be ditching the dilapidated tobacco barns which they use for lessons following the construction of new state-of-the-art classrooms.

USELESS CHEVRONS!

BLOEMFONTEIN. — Spinner Imran Tahir took a hat-trick on his way to 6-24 while Dale Steyn hit a career-best 60 as South Africa raced to a 120-run win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI at Mangaung Oval yesterday.

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