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RIO DE JANEIRO. — Dwarfs at the Rio Paralympics are getting the big stage they say they deserve. Competitors in the women’s 400m swimming this week cited Tyrion Lannister, the…
Chelsea can win Premier League under Conte
FERNANDO Llorente has backed his former boss Antonio Conte to lead Chelsea to the Premier League title this season.=The 31-year-old, who will lead the line for Swansea against Chelsea live…
Magaya bail conditions relaxed
Prosper Dembedza Online Reporter Harare magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe has today relaxed bail conditions for Prophetic, Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Walter Magaya who is charged with raping a congregant.…
AU plans to deploy observers to Gabon
LIBREVILLE. — The African Union says it plans to send observers to help Gabon’s Constitutional Court with a legal complaint lodged by opposition leader Jean Ping, who accuses President Ali…
‘Trump a national disgrace’
Washington. — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell blasted Donald Trump as a “national disgrace” and “international pariah” in a personal e-mail exchange that was leaked online by hackers.
Editorial Comment: Govt must strive for policy consistency
GOVERNMENT this week provided a foothold for its critics by showing some level of policy inconsistency within the establishment. The contradiction, arising from differences regarding proposals to suspend annual bonuses…
‘You’ll surprise at Afcon’
Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor UGANDA Cranes coach Milutin “Micho’’ Sredejovic has backed the Warriors to be the surprise packages of the 2017 African Cup of Nations despite Callisto Pasuwa’s men…
It’s his first show in Africa!
Godwin Muzari: Arts Editor . . . Romain Virgo jets in today for pageant concert As his 2016 hit “Love Sick” continues to make waves, Romain Virgo should have felt “homesick”…
Smuggling derails ODS phase out
Efforts that Zimbabwe is making to phase out the use of ozone depleting substances (ODS) in refrigeration and air-conditioning units are being derailed by the rampant smuggling of the gases…
‘Escape’ film scenes cause stir
Tafadzwa Zimoyo: Arts Reporter New local film “Escape”, directed by Joe Njagu and Dr Agnieszka Piotrowska, has caused a stir among movie fanatics following its trailer which shows kissing and sexually-suggestive…