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Football money? Not in Zimbabwe
HARARE - David Beckham is a world-famous soccer star. Most of us knew of him when he played for Manchester United and Real Madrid. He has made millions of dollars, confirming that there is a lot of...
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Music awards must be professional
HARARE - Following the recent unveiling of award categories by both the revived Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) and the newly-created Wene Music Awards, Zimbabwean musicians have every reason to be...
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Consumptive lending dominates banks
HARARE – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said banks’ lending portfolio continue to be skewed towards consumptive lending at the expense of productive sectors of the economy. In its Banking Sector Report...
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Cambria eyes regional expansion
HARARE – Zimbabwe focused investment group, Cambria Africa Plc (Cambria), is eyeing regional markets to cushion itself from the economy melt-down in the country, United Kingdom-based independent...
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Ebola deaths mount in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN - High numbers of new cases of the Ebola virus are being reported in Sierra Leone and Liberia, with 19 deaths over three days this week, the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) says. Such...
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Naked selfies extracted from 'factory reset' phones
PRAGUE - Thousands of pictures including "naked selfies" have been extracted from factory-wiped phones by a Czech Republic-based security firm. The firm, called Avast, used publicly available forensic...
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Twins op: Mugabe praises hospital staff
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe yesterday heaped praises on Harare Hospital staff that separated two conjoined twins. Mugabe visited the twin brothers Kupakwashe and Tapiwanaishe Chitiyo as Zimbabwe...
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Healthy gay men urged to take HIV drugs
GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging all sexually active gay men to take antiretroviral drugs to reduce the spread of HIV. The organisation says the move may help prevent a million...
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Zimbabweans taxed to death
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s financially-strapped government is hiking taxes in a desperate bid to boost public finances, experts said yesterday. They said Zimbabwe needs large-scale budgetary...
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'Brazil scarred for life'
LONDON - Brazil’s sports minister, Aldo Rebelo, has acknowledged that his country’s 7-1 loss to Germany would leave a “deep scar” on the nation’s football psyche but said it could not be compared to...
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Neymar reveals wheelchair fear
LONDON - An emotional Neymar cried as he recalled the challenge that ended his World Cup and said he felt blessed not to have ended up in a wheelchair. Colombia's Juan Zuniga kneed the Brazil forward...
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'Messi is running on empty'
LONDON - Lionel Messi is struggling at the World Cup because he is suffering from exhaustion, his father Jorge has claimed ahead of Argentina's final showdown against Germany tomorrow. The Argentina...
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Govt refuses to stop toll hike
HARARE - Government yesterday implemented an increase in toll gate fees by up to 100 percent after the High Court reserved ruling in a legal challenge to the hike. The new toll fees came into effect...
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Zanu PF outlines election guidelines
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF has unveiled a number of guidelines for participating in the impending party congress, effectively new arrivals. Persons wishing to be elected in the party’s...
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Mugabe did not violate Constitution — Mnangagwa
HARARE - Emmerson Mnangagwa, minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has defended President Robert Mugabe’s call to reprimand new farmers who were leasing out their farms to evicted white...
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Don't take Biti seriously: Mthwakazi
BULAWAYO - Secessionist outfit Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has launched a tirade against breakaway MDC renewal team, advising the people in Matabeleland not to take the team seriously. The fringe...
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Minister Mpofu spared jail
HARARE - Obert Mpofu, the Transport minister, has escaped a jail term after the High Court set aside a civil imprisonment ruling, following allegations that he defied a court order. Court proceedings...
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Is this Messi's time?
JOHANNESBURG - Tomorrow’s World Cup final between Argentina and Germany is being described in most football circles as a dream final. I am not aware what those analysts would have said if hosts and...
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'Black Aces gave me fame'
HARARE - There was a time when Black Aces was a household name in the Zimbabwe Premiership. Many teams used to dread travelling to Gwanzura Stadium to take on the Highfield-based side as they would...
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Buffaloes' patron Bandama dies
MUTARE - Mutare-based Castle Premiership side Buffaloes have been left the club’s patron, Brigadier General Eliah Bandama passed on yesterday. Bandama, who was the commander in charge of the 3 Brigade...
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