Middle order helps Zimbabwe take lead

Zimbabwe 328 for 9 (Taibu 66, Waller 58, Chakabva 87*) lead New Zealand XI 272 for 7 dec. by 56 runs
The Zimbabwe batsmen gave a good account of themselves on the second day at Harry Barker Reserve, taking a 56-run lead.  The tourists were carried by half-centuries by Tatenda Taibu, Malcolm Waller and Regis Chakabva, who remained

Judgement reserved in Mohadi land row

Court Reporter
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Lawrence Kamocha on Friday reserved judgment in the case in which four villagers from Beitbridge West are seeking an order against the son of co-Minister of Home Affairs Kembo Mohadi. Justice Kamocha

Mat’land Tuskers bring out big guns

By Ricky Zililo
MATABELELAND Tuskers Cricket Franchise will field a strong side for their Castle Logan Cup match against Southern Rocks which starts today and ends on Thursday at Queens Sports Club. Tuskers’ coach Dave Houghton decided to give fringe

Halle Berry stalker pleads no contest

A man with a criminal history who showed up at Oscar winner Halle Berry’s house in the Hollywood Hills pleaded no contest to a charge of stalking her, and a judge ordered him to stay 200 yards away from the actress for 10 years. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin also handed down a 386-day jail sentence to the 28-year-old man, Richard Franco. But Franco will soon

Freeland wins Eagles club race

Sports Reporter
JAMES Freeland won the Flying Eagles Cycling Club 60km race in a time of one hour 42 minutes 50 seconds yesterday.
The race started at the National University of Science and Technology and participants raced to Esigodini. It was the first cycling

Civil servants blast minister

Chronicle Reporter
l Want positive response on salaries
l Govt’s silence a cause for concern
CIVIL servants, who say they will go on a five-day strike over salaries starting from today, have expressed disappointment over

Drop in ICT gadget prices to propel sector’s growth

Business Reporter
Information and communication technology (ICT) is expected to grow by 10 percent this year due to falling gadget prices, the Computer Society of Zimbabwe chairman, Mr Artwell Mukusha, has said. The ICT sector is one of the fastest-growing in

Mafa bounces back

Walter Nyamukondiwa in CHINHOYI
FORMER Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial chairman Cde John Mafa has bounced back after comprehensively beating three other contenders in elections held over the weekend. He garnered 1 255 votes to beat Cde Walter Chidakwa who got

Three children drown

Chronicle Reporter
THREE boys, including a six-year-old, drowned in separate incidents in Matabeleland North Province recently, police said yesterday. The boys were from Lupane, Bubi and Tsholotsho. Confirming the incidents, Matabeleland North police spokesperson

Zuma warns his detractors

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma warned his detractors that they would have no future in the ANC if they were ill-disciplined, according to reports. Zuma, who was addressing the provincial African National Congress centenary celebrations in East London on Saturday, also took a swipe at those “who defend wrongdoing” within the party. “We must reach a point where

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