Region Five Games team takes on Banyana Banyana

Ricky Zililo Senior Sports Reporter UNDER-20 players that will represent Zimbabwe at the December Region Five Games in Bulawayo dominate the national women’s soccer team that plays host to South…

Brics reach consensus on $100 billion bank

BEIJING — The five Brics nations have reached a broad consensus on their $100 billion development bank though some differences remain, a senior Chinese diplomat said yesterday ahead of a…

Moyo gives fans show to remember

Walter Mswazie Showbiz Correspondent UTAKATAKA Express leader Peter Moyo showed no signs of stress over his alleged philandering with Motswana songbird Slizer when he gave a scintillating performance at Ritz…

Malawi’s half century

Lameck Masina Blantyre – Eighty-two-year-old Harry Maseko remembers vividly how Malawi gained its independence from Britain on July 6, 50 years ago. “I had just married my late wife. It…

Referee who missed Suárez bite gets semi-final match

THE referee who failed to see Luis Suárez bite an opponent has been picked to officiate Brazil’s World Cup semi-final against Germany. Fifa says on its website that Marco Rodríguez…

Gold slips as dollar firms on strong US data

LONDON — Gold fell yesterday as the dollar firmed on speculation over an earlier than expected hike in US interest rates following strong jobs data, which dented investment demand for…

Weekend Sports Summary

POOL Bulawayo Pool Association Premiership

Transport operators form companies

Nduduzo Tshuma Senior Reporter TRANSPORT operators in Bulawayo meet tomorrow to discuss the formation of new companies in line with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) requirements towards ensuring smooth running…

Couple ‘locked’ for seven hours

Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter A BULAWAYO couple from Old Lobengula suburb was yesterday stuck together for more than seven hours only to be separated after the intervention of the man’s…

20 killed in Afghanistan ahead of elections

KABUL — At least five police, five civilians and 10 militants were reported dead following separate Taliban attacks and a government airstrike in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday.