Ambition to succeed drives Kelvin Ben

THERE is an element of Greek tragedy to the ascension of Kelvin Ben to the top of Zimbabwe basketball.

The gods — in this case the Basketball Union of Zimbabwe — seem to have finally listened to the people and given the senior men’s coaching post to a young, vibrant and fresh mind.

Wheat hectarage surpasses target

CLOSE to 90 000 hectares will be put under wheat this winter season, surpassing the national target by over 5 000 hectares, which raises the prospect that output will also be more than targeted.

Manyuchi in Catch-22 situation

THE World Boxing Federation (WBF) will hold a virtual meeting today to determine the fate of Charles Manyuchi’s middleweight world title should he fail to defend it next month.

Zesa on power cuts

ZESA Holdings said the power cuts being experienced in the country are due to a technical fault at Hwange Thermal Power Station.

New system set to enhance public service delivery

What is the new personnel performance system? As the Second Republic pushes ahead with public sector reforms, which are needed for the attainment of “a prosperous and empowered upper middle-income society by 2030”, focus is not only on the performance of ministries but on civil servants themselves.

Sino-Africa relations deeper than just resource extraction

WE have all heard the impressive statistics before on Chinese media: 10 000km of Chinese-built roads and 6 000km of Chinese-built rail across Africa.

Mother, child die in inferno

Msasa Park was left awestruck yesterday when a mother, her two-year-old daughter and their domestic helper, died in an inferno in the early house of yesterday morning.

Why won’t he marry me?

Dr Rebecca Chisamba-Mudzimba Half-brother not taking care of me HELLO amai, I hope I find you well. I am a 21-year-old man and I have an older half-brother. We have…

Can men really die of a broken heart?

GRIEF and bereavement research shows that those who lose a partner or spouse are at risk of early death.

The effect of the death of a spouse on the mortality of the survivor (the “widowhood effect”) is well documented. Studies suggest that the widowhood effect is more prominent in older males.

Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Wimbledon championship for personal reasons but her agent said on Thursday the world number two will be ready for the Tokyo Olympics.

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