Baby scalded for soiling himself

A 16-year-old Zambian house help has admitted to assaulting a one-year-old child by pouring hot water on him after he defecated on himself. The juvenile was charged with assault on…

A captivating short story anthology

Society Reporter FOR those into Shona short story anthologies, the recently published “Gurungwa” will surely capture your imagination. Written in rich, undiluted Shona, the 17 authors who contributed to the…

Stop flirting with danger

A FOUL-MOUTHED dreadlocked tout was clinging onto the back of a speeding kombi when it hit a pothole, sending him tumbling onto the road. It left him bruised, bleeding and…

Procurement:  A competitive tool for success in private and public sector

Dr Michael Musanzikwa IT is crystal clear that global business competition is now the order of the day. It has become survival of the fittest for an organisation to remain…

Algeria dumped out of AFCON at group stage after shock 1-0 defeat by minnows Mauritania as boss Djamel Belmadi’s decision to drop Riyad Mahrez backfires

  Minnows Mauritania claimed a place in the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations Mohamed Dellahi’s first-half goal earned Mauritania a shock 1-0 win over Algeria  Algeria crashed…

Close to tears, Mohamed Salah forced off with hamstring injury during Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana at AFCON, leaving Liverpool fans bemoaning ‘unbelievably bad luck’ ahead of Premier League title run-in

Liverpool are sweating on the fitness of top scorer Mo Salah after the winger was forced off with a suspected hamstring injury during Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations clash with…

New Zealand Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman resigns over shoplifting allegations

…blames mental illness  An MP in New Zealand has resigned after facing a series of shoplifting allegations. Golriz Ghahraman, a representative of the Green Party, is accused of stealing from…

Zimbabwe clinch thrilling victory to level series against Sri Lanka

  NEW DELHI: Zimbabwe pulled off a sensational win in Colombo on Tuesday, securing their first T20 international victory against Sri Lanka in dramatic fashion. Chasing a target of 174, Zimbabwe required 20 runs…

Mali beats South Africa as Tau misses penalty

  Mali took advantage of an early let-off to beat South Africa 2-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday and take the lead in Group E. After Percy…

I ate my dead friends to stay alive after plane crash – I’m proud of what I did and I’d be happy if they’d done the same to me

After their plane crashed and they were stranded in the snowy wastes of the Andes mountains in Argentina, Roberto Canessa and the other survivors of Flight 571 were on the…

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