adminWHATA A MARVELOUS SHOW . . . We also reveal the official Villa’s request to hold on to Nakamba
ENGLISH Premiership side Aston Villa sent a request to ZIFA to excuse Marvelous Nakamba from 2022 World Cup preliminary round matches against Somalia next month to enable the midfielder to continue with a specialised conditioning programme the club has laid out for him.
FSG speaks on fertiliser deals
Farming inputs manufacturer, Fertiliser Seed Grain (FSG), this week said it has fulfilled its contractual obligations with the Government, dismissing recent claims that it was paid US$400 million without any justification.
ZRP ups anti-smuggling operations
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have intensified anti-smuggling operations countrywide and have intercepted vehicles with smuggled goods and arrested more than 40 suspects after being found in possession of smuggled goods.
Musician up for rape
Musician Admire Sanyanga, who is popularly known as Chief Shumba, yesterday appeared in court on allegations of raping an 18-year-old Waterfalls housemaid.
Abe pledges to push Japanese investment in Africa
A three-day conference on African development kicked off Wednesday in Yokohama, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aggressively promote private-sector investment in Africa in his opening speech, but failed to set a new numerical target on funds to be funnelled to the continent.
DeMbare survive late scare
EVANS Katema and Godknows Murwira had an assist and a goal each as Dynamos scored the fastest Premiership goal this season and remained in contention in the championship race.
Cottco out of danger and paying legacy debt
The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe is now out of woods and has already started paying off some of its legacy debts, managing director Mr Pious Manamike said yesterday.
CITES: Sadc, European Union cross swords
The European Union (EU) and Sadc drew swords at the just-ended Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), with the regional block saying it was “seriously considering” whether there were “meaningful benefits” in being part of the convention.
Robbers tie guards to tree, steal generator
SIX armed robbers pounced on a farm in Headlands and went away with a generator worth US$2 000.
It’s time to break the deadlock over Africa’s ivory trade: Here’s how . . .
Fierce debates over ivory have dominated the global conference for the international trade in species for 30 years, since the first international ivory ban was instituted in 1989.