Slam dunk! . . . Chikoko rules in France

The local basketball family yesterday temporarily forgot the misery wrought by Covid-19 when they joined national team captain, Vitalis Chikoko, in celebrating the unprecedented feat by a local to bag three awards in a European league.

Fake Zupco-franchised kombis flood roads…Labels being sold on informal markets

If it looks, sounds and drives like a Zupco bus, then it is definitely a Zupco bus.

Well, this might not always be the case.

Apparently, there are private commuter omnibuses that have had the evil genius of finding a way of deceiving law enforcement agents that have been deployed to make sure that they do not operate outside the law.

Vagrants sleeping on gold pavements

ONE of the most unique things about growing up in the village is that you develop an “odd” palate for creepy-crawlies such as termites (majuru), winged termites (ishwa/inhlwa) and the spiky mopani worms (madora/amancimbi).

Varsity students to wait longer

STUDENTS at institutions of higher learning in Zimbabwe will have to wait longer before they set foot on campus, a Cabinet Minister has said.

Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira told our sister paper, Sunday News yesterday that the June 1 date was only set to allow universities and colleges to start preparations for reopening.

Rebel with a cause

HE has forgiven Kenny Mubaiwa for labelling him a rebel and has made up with Norman Mapeza, but Gift Bello remains one of the most underrated defenders in the domestic Premiership.

Former Dynamos chairperson Mubaiwa branded Bello a rebel after the pint-sized defender dumped DeMbare for cash-rich FC Platinum at the beginning of the 2014 season.

6 months’ ARVs supply for patients

Plans are underway to give people living with HIV and Aids a six months’ supply of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) protect them from contracting the coronavirus Covid-19 through regular visits to health centres to stock up.

HIT spurs new tech renaissance

THE Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) and a local start-up — Matsimba — recently announced some ground-breaking technology — a mobile phone application that allows users to report suspected Covid-19 cases and deaths.

‘Turn Covid-19 into opportunity’

The region has to turn the Covid-19 pandemic into an opportunity for bolstering industrialisation and intra-regional trade.

This emerged from a virtual meeting held by the SADC Council of Ministers on Friday.

Bosso launches Kasi battles

Ngqwele Dube, Sports Correspondent WITH football action canned due to efforts to stem the Covid-19 pandemic, clubs, fans and players have taken to social media to keep themselves entertained with…

Musimwa to head key ZIFA committee

HARARE lawyer Kelvin Musimwa has been tasked with heading ZIFA’s constitutional review committee, which is expected to modernise the football association’s statutes.

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