‘The record will fall’ Audrey Werro takes aim at 43-year-old 800m mark

European 800m champion Audrey Werro has backed herself to overhaul one of athletics’ oldest and most controversial world records. Jarmila Kratochvilova, representing the then Czechoslovakia, clocked one minute 53.28 seconds…

Uefa to push to remove Infantino after dropping boycott

Uefa will press on with its attempt to remove Gianni Infantino as Fifa president despite withdrawing the threat to boycott competitions. The 55 member associations, plus Europe’s members on the…

Mawiza comes back swinging with ‘Isgubhu SamaHustlers’

Langalakhe Mabena ENTUMBANE-bred, multi-award-winning Kwaito kingpin Mawiza is back, and he is bringing the hustlers with him. After stepping away from the mainstream scene, the Kwaito star has made his…

Mannkind Official: Young voice breaking boundaries

Mthokozisi Ncube AT just 19, Bulawayo musician and content creator Nhlanhla Nkomo, popularly known as Mannkind Official, is proving that age should not be a barrier to pursuing one’s dreams.…

MA9NINE’S BIG NDEBELE!

Mthokozisi Ncube BULAWAYO-BASED Zimdancehall chanter Ma9Nine is turning up the heat with his debut album Big Ndebele, and if the early fan reaction is anything to go by, the lyrical…

Facebook pays US$18 billion for being addictive to children

META has reached an $18 billion settlement following lawsuits from 52 states accusing the tech giant of engineering addictive features that harmed youth. Starting today, teenage users on Facebook and…

3-year-olds to attend varsity . . . Midlands State University (MSU) starts from the ABCs

Patrick Chitumba IMAGINE a three-year-old in a tiny blazer, clutching a lunchbox and proudly declaring: “I am a learner at MSU!” Sounds wild, right? But it is now a reality…

HIV story saves woman from rape

Mthokozisi Ncube A 23-YEAR-OLD woman survived a rape attempt by an armed robber, at her Tegela home in Bulawayo, after telling him she was HIV positive. The incident occurred on…

Accountant walks into robbery, walks out US$4 800 poorer!

Mthokozisi Ncube A BULAWAYO accountant walked straight into an armed robbery at Woodlands and lost US$4 800 to gun-toting robbers who had already tied up workers and ransacked the premises.…

15 years for sexually abusing girl (12)

Mthokozisi Ncube A 26-year-old Sunning Hill man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in Bulawayo. The incident occurred on August…