New Zealand cricket bosses scrambled to rebuild their squad after Major League Cricket wrecked their original plans for the Harare tournament. Four players got emergency call-ups when injuries and scheduling conflicts forced selectors into damage control mode. Devon Conway stepped up as the replacement wicketkeeper after Finn Allen suffered a nasty foot injury during his American adventure. Jimmy Neesham joined the rescue mission alongside fresh talents Mitch Hay and Tim Robinson. The squad shake-up happened just days before the tri-series opener against Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Allen's injury blow left coach Rob Walter devastated because the opener had been smashing runs across the pond. Four other stars including Michael Bracewell...
Fire crews battle a mounting crisis as vandals destroy critical water supplies across Bulawayo. Criminals strip metal components from emergency hydrants while desperate residents damage valves seeking free water access. Chief fire officer Mhlangano Moyo reveals that nearly one-third of the city's 4,332 hydrants have been rendered useless by theft and tampering. Firefighters must summon additional water trucks when hydrants fail during emergencies. The brigade struggles to protect lives and property without reliable backup water sources.
Western suburbs display the worst damage with hydrants buried under rubble or completely dismantled. Residents openly wash clothes around vandalized equipment along Masiyephambili Road near the...
A Zimbabwean turf specialist has captured international attention after landing a coveted position at an elite Connecticut golf resort. Tizayi Sithole manages pristine fairways at The Country Club of New Canaan while earning recognition from industry professionals worldwide. The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association featured his remarkable career journey in their prestigious publication Greenkeeping International. His success story proves that African talent can compete at the highest levels of American golf course management. Sithole previously supervised grounds at Oak Hills Golf Course before securing his current role.
Academic credentials from SRUC Elmwood Campus transformed his professional prospects through...
Hosea Mudzingwa has spent three decades dangling daredevils over the roaring Zambezi River at Victoria Falls Bridge. The 52-year-old jump master keeps thrill-seekers alive during their terrifying plunges from 111 meters above the water. Kiwi Extreme operations manager Mudzingwa has watched over more than 60,000 jumps without a single fatality. His career began as a humble porter in 1992 when he simply guided groups to the bridge. The man quickly learned the ropes and earned promotion to junior jumper by 1995.
Fear grips Mudzingwa every time someone takes the leap because lives hang in the balance. He became the first black senior jumper at the company after safely managing 2,500 jumps by 1997. The job haunts him with nightmares about...
European Union cash has transformed Zimbabwe's leather game with a massive equipment donation worth 150,000 Euros. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa delivered high-tech design studio gear to the Leather Institute of Zimbabwe during a recent ceremony. Minister Judith Ncube attended the handover event and praised the new facilities for boosting local manufacturing capabilities. The European Development Fund bankrolled the entire project as part of a continent-wide leather industry upgrade. Regional officials expect the studio to catapult Zimbabwean leather products into international markets.
Small leather businesses have struggled for years without proper design tools and standard patterns for their products. The new...
Safari operators teamed up with local authorities to tackle deadly wildlife conflicts plaguing Bulilima District communities. Wild animals from Maitengwe Dam have terrorized villages along the Botswana border for years, destroying crops and killing livestock during dry seasons. Families faced fatal encounters when desperate wildlife ventured into settlements searching for food and water. The district council joined forces with Mvimi Safaris through the Campfire program to address these mounting tensions. Rural communities needed urgent intervention to protect their livelihoods from roaming animals.
Mvimi Safaris handed over two prize Brahman bulls to frontline villages during a ceremony at Matiwaza Hall last Friday. The valuable...
Africa Trust has delivered a game-changing footbridge to two isolated Zimbabwean villages that desperately needed better connectivity. The nonprofit organization spent thirty thousand dollars constructing the vital crossing over the Odzi River. Remote communities in Nyatsanza and Manyau had suffered through years of seasonal isolation whenever heavy rains turned their waterway into an impassable barrier. More than four thousand residents found themselves completely cut off from schools, hospitals, and essential services during these flooding periods. Professor Innocent Benza partnered with the organization to make the project possible.
Village children can finally reach their classrooms regardless of weather conditions thanks to the...
General Mya Tun Oo packed his bags for China where digital economy bigwigs gathered for serious business talks. The Myanmar transport chief hauled his crew to Tianjin where Shanghai Cooperation Organization members swapped tech secrets during their second major forum. Chinese officials rolled out red carpets from July 9 through 12 while international delegates munched fancy dinners and debated future plans. State Administration Council member Mya Tun Oo rubbed shoulders with regional powerbrokers who control massive digital markets. The deputy prime minister pushed Myanmar's agenda among fellow SCO members seeking technological partnerships.
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang kicked off formal proceedings while ministers from member...
Government brass gathered at Aye Thaya Industrial Zone offices for a major policy update session last Friday. Deputy Minister U Yin Maung Nyunt led the high-powered meeting while local bigwigs scrambled to understand new factory regulations. Shan State became ground zero for the massive briefing about industrial development rules hitting Myanmar businesses. Officials packed the Taunggyi conference room as ministry chiefs delivered stern warnings about compliance requirements. The deputy minister revealed shocking statistics about the country's manufacturing sector during his presentation.
Myanmar operates 28 established industrial zones alongside five specialized industrial wards across the nation. Factory bosses learned that two...
