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THE ZIFA Northern Region Division One Soccer League roared into life over the weekend and the hyped heavyweight clash between MWOS and Black Rhinos lived to expectations as fans were treated to a five-goal thriller on Saturday.
Model farmers boost crop yields with hydrogel technology
DRAWING inspiration from the Intwasa/Pfumvudza conservation agriculture model, Mr Robert Dube and his wife, Mariya from Jambezi in Hwange District, Matabeleland North, have become model farmers by fusing this concept with hydrogel technology and its water retention properties.
Milanzi claims ABU belt
The Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board yesterday congratulated boxer Hassan “Starboy” Milanzi after he won the Africa Boxing Union SADC super-bantamweight title in Zambia at the weekend.
Willing hostages for money
LEFTIST guerillas freed three more hostages from the Dominican Republic’s embassy on Sunday, but two Colombians among the 20 remaining are reported to have rejected freedom because they expect to make money by staying where they are.
New Zealand’s Olympics warning
New Zealand say they will have “a target on our backs” at this summer’s Paris Olympics after beating France 10-7 to retain their Hong Kong sevens crown yesterday. Making it a double celebration for New Zealand, their women’s team also successfully defended their Hong Kong title with a 36-7 thrashing of the United States.
China invites Uganda for talks on crude pipeline project financing
KAMPALA. – China has invited Uganda’s Energy minister to Beijing to discuss the country,s US$5 billion crude oil pipeline, Uganda’s presidency said last Friday. The development could signal a possible…
‘Opposition parties must be useful to national interest’
Besides keeping the ruling parties in check, the existence of the opposition is premised on sharing ideas on how to protect the national interest against foreign imperial influence and domination. Herald correspondent Gibson Nyikadzino (GN) had wide-ranging interview with the chief political advisor to the chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), Dr Vyacheslav ‘Slava’ Tetekin (VST). The former parliamentarian and Central Committee member of the CPRF spoke at length on the threat posed to liberation movements in Southern Africa by imperialism through use of NGOs; the dangers of the green lobby; events in West Africa, how Russia is reshaping relations with Africa since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the collective victory of Zimbabwe over the West’s project of economic colonisation. Below are some excerpts:
US$720 000 robbery suspect shot dead
A suspected armed robber believed to have been part of a gang that robbed Quest Financial Services in Belgravia of US$720 000 on February 25, was shot dead along Manyame River in Southlea Park after picking up a pistol from a shrub before aiming at detectives who were escorting him.
Hwange woes mount
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3 000 residential stands developed for Masvingo’s smart city concept
Masvingo’s quest to transform into a developed city by 2030 has received a major boost as a private company, Suncoast Housing, has started developing the city’s first gated community, with more than 3 000 houses in a smart city concept being rolled out at Victoria Ranch on the western fringes of the country’s oldest town.