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Abuja bans rallies over seized girls
ABUJA - Nigerian police have banned public protests in the capital Abuja for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls seized by Islamist militants in April. Abuja police commissioner Joseph Mbu said...
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Mining slump hits South African GDP
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's economy shrank by an annualised rate of 0.6% in the first three months of the year, the worst quarterly performance in five years, official data has shown. The...
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Munya lands SA soapie role
HARARE - Actor and reality television star, Munyaradzi Chidzonga, is in South Africa after landing a leading role in a South African soapie, Mzansi Love. His screen character is called Mark and it is...
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'We are being watched' say Egyptians on social media
CAIRO - The Egyptian government has announced a plan to monitor social media for potential terrorist activity - to the alarm many in the country. "We are being watched" is one of the top trending...
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Bev arrested
HARARE - Controversial dancer Beverly “Bev” Sibanda has been arrested on unspecified charges. The popular performer is yet to be charged. “I walked into the police station today at 10am after I was...
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Opportunity knocks for fringe players
HARARE - Zimbabwe A’s tour to Bangladesh provides an ideal platform for fringe national team players, domestic cricket’s best performers and Under-19 graduates to stake claims for places in the full...
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PE retain Hammer & Tongues title
HARARE - Prince Edward successfully defended Under-20 Hummer & Tongues invitational title after beating hosts St George’s College 3-0 over the weekend. In the semi-finals, Prince Edward beat...
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Ntabazinduna take lead in Southern Region
HARARE - Ntabazinduna have taken over leadership of the Southern Region Division One League after beating Old Nic Mine 2-0 at the weekend. Ntabazinduna took full advantage of former log leaders...
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Are we a hopeless sporting nation?
HARARE - Walter Njowa, one of the country’s top rugby referees, posed a pertinent question after Zimbabwean football hit an all-time low on Sunday with the national side’s preliminary round exit from...
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TJ is in, says Dawson
HARARE - Confusion continues over the make-up of the Sables squad with coach Brendan Dawson yesterday insisting that Old Hararians eighthman TJ Chifokoyo is in the squad picked for the World Cup...
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Mighty Warriors strike
HARARE - Zimbabwe's women football team yesterday went on strike demanding outstanding dues, disrupting preparations for weekend’s African Women Championships return leg qualifier in Zambia. The...
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It's official, we're now minnows
HARARE - Zimbabwe's elimination at the preliminary stage of the African Nations Cup qualifiers is an all-time low for a football team that has allowed so much heartache in our lives. The Warriors were...
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'Leadership failure destroying Zim'
HARARE - At a time when the hopes and dreams for a prosperous Zimbabwe which is bogged down by a myraid of problems, a new political party which promises to deliver citizens into the promised land,...
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Maziwisa heaps praise on Makandiwa
HARARE - Psychology Maziwisa, Zanu PF deputy director for information has showered praises on charismatic preacher Emmanuel Makandiwa, saying he is an extraordinary man of God. “There are very few men...
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Zim moves to clarify indigenisation policy
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe's Cabinet has ordered Empowerment minister Francis Nhema to craft a paper clarifying government’s position on the Indigenisation Act. Last week, Finance minister...
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Dongo blasts Zanu PF
HARARE - War veteran Margret Dongo, has blasted Zanu PF for its failure to honour genuine war heroes like the late Wilfred Mhanda, whose burial passed unnoticed by the ruling elite. Mhanda, an...
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Break the silence, take action
HARARE - Early this year, Zimbabweans were jolted through media reports how predatory local elites were enriching themselves through drawing scandalous salaries and other perks by covert means which...
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Zim remains stuck
HARARE - A regular soldier in the army before and after Independence, followed by 25 years of working in a Zimbabwe government department — a man in his 60s is now living in a shack on an acquired...
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Young Igwe lines up DVD album
HARARE - Sungura artiste Peter “Young Igwe” Moyo and the Utakataka Express will begin shooting videos of songs off his maiden album Mushonga Mukuru this month. The Utakataka Express manager Sukol...
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Byo author gets regional post
BULAWAYO - Upcoming Bulawayo author Njabulo Moyo has been appointed the African Young Writers Association (Aywa) director for Zimbabwe. Aywa is a youth organisation based in the Ghanaian capital,...
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