Tough draw for Swansea

NYON. — Swansea have been tasked with overcoming Serie A title hopefuls Napoli while managerless Spurs will face former boss Juande Ramos’s Dnipro. Ramos was in charge of Spurs for…

Idris initially refused to play Mandela

Idris Elba was so worried about being cast as South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela in the biopic ‘‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’’ that he hung up the phone…

Willom Tight breaks into foreign market

Fred Zindi MusicGilbert Muvavarirwa is a seasoned musician who spent some time here in Zimbabwe recording music as well as undertaking academic studies. He successfully completed an MBA degree. On…

New online TV launches today

Kumbirayi Shoniwa Entertainment Reporter At a time when online TV is gaining dominance and internet-based entertainment is on the rise, a new local online TV station, Hezvo! TV, is set…

12 killed, 7 wounded in kombi crash

Crime Reporter TWELVE people were killed, while seven others were seriously injured when a Nissan Caravan they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned along the Roy-Chiredzi Road…

India begin life after Tendulkar

JOHANNESBURG. — India begin life without “Little Master” tomorrow, taking on top ranked South Africa in the first of a two-Test series in their first contest since Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement.…

We won’t change our economic policy: DPRK

PYONGYANG. — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea said it will not change its economic policy after the execution of Jang Song Thaek last week, a senior official has said.…

Magistrate Kachambwa retires

Herald Reporter CHIEF Magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe has applauded Harare Regional Magistrate Mr Simon Kachambwa for being a clean man who did not accept bribes during his 43 years of service.…

Spurs sack Villas-Boas

LONDON. — Andre Villas-Boas has been sacked as Tottenham Hotspur manager following the 5-0 defeat against Liverpool at White Hart Lane. The Portuguese boss has been under pressure for several…

‘Long Walk’ up for three gongs 3 nominations

A film about the life of former president Nelson Mandela titled “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” received three Golden Globe nominations on Thursday. The nominations were announced in Los Angeles,…