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CAPE TOWN. – South Africa’s Proteas still have a mountain to climb if they are to save the second Test cricket against England at Newlands, but they have given themselves a fighting chance thanks largely to Pieter Malan’s 63* (193) on debut yesterday.
SA ready for familiar foes Zim
CAPE TOWN. – Head coach Lawrence Mahatlane believes his team will be up for a contest when the South Africa Under-19s take on the Zimbabwe Under-19s in their third match of the Youth One-Day (ODI) Quadrangular cricket series in Durban today.
Outrage over plans for soccer pitch
An MDC-Alliance councillor in Harare’s Ward 14 has provoked outrage from residents after she allowed the conversion of a local soccer field into residential flats, in a suspected case of corruption.
Christofle wins Hachiman Sprint
CHRISTOFLE, won the first feature race of 2020 the 1100m Hachiman Sprint after she beat five other runners to the finish line at Borrowdale race course on Sunday.
Sterling inches higher
LONDON. — Reuters Sterling held around $1,31 yesterday as tensions in the Middle East encouraged buying of safe-haven currencies and curbed demand for the likes of the British pound, while investors awaited a parliamentary debate on Brexit legislation.
France warns US
PARIS. — French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned the United States yesterday that any retaliation to France’s new digital services tax could “deeply and durably” damage relations.
Artisanal miner hacked to death
A gang of eight axe-wielding men attacked and killed a 26-year-old artisanal miner on the police wanted list in Torwood, Redcliff last week, police have said.
Zanu PF extends olive branch to expelled members
THE ruling party, Zanu PF, has extended an olive branch to former party members who were expelled or suspended from the party during the old dispensation to apply for re-admission.
(Looking Back) – Parents, guardians blast Trust schools
Parents and guardians with children attending private schools in Harare have blasted the school authorities for charging outrageous fees without any justification, in a stabilising economy.
‘Iran mustn’t acquire nukes’
BRUSSELS. — Speaking during an urgent meeting of NATO countries, the bloc’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said all the member-states have agreed that Iran should never acquire a nuclear weapon.