President Mugabe champion of land reform

Suitable Kajau Upon attainment of Independence on 18 April 1980, Zimbabwe tumbled onto a racially skewed agricultural land ownership structure where the minority white large-scale commercial farmers, constituting less than…

‘Independence removed bottlenecks in sport’

Ray Bande Senior Sports Reporter WHEN Obadiah Sarupinda became the first black player for the predominantly white Rhodesia national team, it was simply because of the colour of our skin…

April 18 1980: Bob Marley on stage

Weekender Reporter ON April 18, 1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers were afforded the highest honour of their musical careers. Zimbabwe was to celebrate its independence from Britain and Bob…

SA xenophobic attacks: Tale of fear and shame

STANDING in the middle of this football field that has been turned into a refugee camp overnight in Chartsworth, one cannot help but feel ashamed of being South African.

Man confesses to chilling murder

Abel Zhakata Senior Reporter A ZIMUNYA man has confessed to gruesomely killing a seven-year-old boy from the village, implicating three other accomplices who apparently were working at the behest of…

Govt’s Chiadzwa decision lauded

Diamond firms to merge into one entity Ngoni Dapira ANALYSTS have welcomed the Government’s decision to merge all Chiadzwa diamond companies into one entity, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company.

Blacks restricted to transport, dealer shop businesses

Ngoni Dapira IT is now 35 years after independence was attained on 18 April 1980, and Zimbabwe has gone through a myriad of socio-economic and political challenges over the years.

Mutare Poly bags Tertiary rugby gong

Ngoni Dapira MUTARE Polytechnic rugby team scooped gold at the Tertiary Education Sports Association of Zimbabwe Games played at Kushinga Phikelela Technical College in Marondera last week.

Dynamos’ Mabvura pins hopes on new manager

Ray Bande Senior Sports Reporter YOUNG and talented Mutare-born Dynamos player, Tichaona Mabvura, has put behind the pains of being dropped from the Glamour Boys list of registered players and…

Artistes line up for Independence celebrations

Liberty Dube A GALAXY of artistes, poets and traditional dancers are tomorrow (Saturday) set to entertain thousands of people expected to throng Sakubva Stadium as the country celebrates its 35th…

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