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The Herald, November 29, 1985  DYNAMOS’ wish of representing Zimbabwe in both the African Cup of Club Champions soccer tournament and the African Cup of Cup Winners is “practically impossible”, said Zifa secretary Moronie Mushambadope yesterday.  The secretary was reacting to a statement made by Dynamos secretary and acting chairman Simon Sachiti earlier this week.  […]

The Herald, November 27, 1980 PRESIDENT Nyerere will arrive at Salisbury Airport at 10.30am on Tuesday for the start of his five-day State visit, a statement from the Cabinet Office confirmed yesterday. His itinerary will include visits to Zimbabwe Ruins, the sugar estates and the ethanol plant at Triangle, Risco and Bulawayo where he will […]

The Herald, November 24, 1985 HAROLD Bidwell (101) says he is looking for another bride after divorcing his wife Lucy (65) “because she wasn’t domesticated enough”. They married when he was 92. – Ziana-Reuter.  LESSONS FOR TODAY   Love knows no age is a common phrase that is used worldwide. It literary means that people can […]

The Herald November 23, 1985 TOURISM to Zimbabwe is increasing, and the Government wants to make the country the “tourist jewel of Africa”, the Prime Minister, Cde Mugabe, said yesterday. Opening the Harare Sheraton Hotel which is wholly-owned by the Government, he said the Government gave high priority to the tourist industry and the need […]

The Herald November 21, 1980 AIR Zimbabwe is to cut back on its services from Salisbury to the Midlands and the Lowveld, according to a statement released yesterday. There had been a significant decline in passenger traffic, the statement said. Starting on November 26, the Wednesday morning and evening return flights from Salisbury to Gwelo […]

The Herald, November, 20, 1980 AN ENTRY of Zimbabwe seed maize has won the world championship in the grain section of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Canada. A spokesman for the Seed Maize Co-op said the entry of a hybrid SR52 variety was made by Mr Alan Addision, the manager of Lowdale Farm, […]

The Herald, November 17, 1980 ZIMBABWE is out of the World Cup soccer competition despite its 1-0 victory yesterday over the heavily fancied Cameroun, who advance to the next round by virtue of a 2-1 goal aggregate lead. Zimbabwe lost 0-2 in the first leg played in Cameroun last month. Yesterday’s match was played in […]

The Herald, November 16, 1985 A NATIONWIDE blitz on pickpockets is to be intensified immediately to protect month-end pay packets being snatched by criminals roaming the streets and business houses, Senior Assistant Commissioner (Crime) Ode Douglas Chingoka, said yesterday. The exercise would continue until criminals realised that committing crime did not pay. “We shall continue […]

THE University of Zimbabwe is re-establishing its links with universities elsewhere after 15 years of isolation, the Vice Principal, Professor Walter Kamba, said yesterday.

The Herald November 14, 1980 ZIMBABWE’S 22-year-old Shirley Nyanyiwa has been judged one of the 15 most beautiful women in the world. Defying odds of 100-1, the tall Miss Nyanyiwa was placed among the top 15 entrants in the Miss World contest here last night. The competition was won by the tall, blonde Miss Germany, […]

The Herald November 13, 1980 BRITAIN’S most-hated computer is being retired. The Swansea Licensing Centre, which keeps records of the nation’s 17 million vehicles, says that the £10 million machine, is being replaced by a more modern system, reports Iana-AP. The computer became a national joke during its seven-year life and a target for every […]

ROME. - The leaning tower of Pisa is tipping faster than in the early 1970s and would collapse within 25 years if it continues at the current rate, an Italian scientist and tower expert said.

The Herald, November 9, 1985 A FATHER who made his daughter pregnant and was arrested when he approached a n’anga with a request to make the daughter abort was convicted of incest last week. Mutare magistrate Mr Willas Bhila convicted the 60-year-old man of six counts of incest and one of attempted abortion. He referred […]

The Herald, November 8, 1985 THE two local language weekly newspapers, Kwayedza and Umthunywa, published by Zimbabwe Newspapers are being amalgamated from today into one paper called Kwayedza-Umthunywa, a company spokesman has announced. The step is being taken because of lack of advertising support in Bulawayo. The Shona and the Sindebele sections of the paper […]

The Herald, November 7, 1985 PASSENGERS forced a long-distance driver they thought was drunk to stop the bus and took him to the police. The driver, Solomon Shumba (52) of Glen View in Harare, this week had his bus driving licence cancelled for life and fined $800 (or three months jail with labour) when he […]