Kirsty wins silver in Monaco

Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE’S Olympic Games-bound swimmer Kirsty Coventry had a good outing at the Mare Nostrum Tour meet in Monaco, France, at the weekend where she claimed two silver medals.

Will ban in ivory trade combat poaching?

Jeffrey Gogo Climate Story THE lie that is usually peddled by those seeking a complete ban on the global commercial trade in ivory is that such a ban will help combat…

Djokovic wins RG; non-calendar Slam

Roland Garros. — Novak Djokovic captured a first French Open at the 12th time of asking on Sunday, becoming just the third man in history to hold all four Grand…

COMESA, an ‘untapped’ market for Zimbabwe

COMESA presents vast opportunities for Zimbabwean products, given its huge import bill, which stood at $165 billion in 2015. Opportunities for increasing intra-COMESA trade can be identified in sectors such…

SA hits out at US ambassador in ‘war on terror’ alert

JOHANNESBURG – The South African government’s international relations spokesperson Clayson Monyela has hit out at the US embassy on Twitter, saying its terror alerts caused “panic”.

Human trafficking agent identified

Abigail Mawonde Herald Correspondent A woman believed to have facilitated the trafficking of Zimbabwean women to Kuwait where they were turned into slaves has been identified as Norest Maruma.

‘Prophet’ jailed 22 years for rape

Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau A self-styled prophet was recently slapped with a 22-year jail term for indecently assaulting two women who sought spiritual deliverance at his shrine before raping them.

Film club empowers filmmakers

Arts Reporters When United States-based actor and filmmaker Nick Ndongamahwe Zemura was in the country recently, he took time to meet a group of film enthusiasts at the Wednesday Film…

CourierConnect, ZAHA launch facility for informal traders

Conrad Mwanawashe Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S premier logistics company, CourierConnect has partnered the Zimbabwe Amalgamated Housing Association (ZAHA) to provide a platform to facilitate business for cross border traders while promoting exports.

‘Cuba will never rejoin OAS over Venezuela’

HAVANA. — Cuban President Raul Castro says the country will not return to the Organisation of American States (OAS) in a show of solidarity with Venezuela.