By the bootstraps: Handmade shoes an unlikely global hit
- 13-Feb-2019
In a tiny factory producing handmade boots and shoes in southwestern Zimbabwe, leather cutter Misheck Sibanda is on another hectic shift as he tries to keep up with soaring global demand. Orders are piling in and new workers are being recruited at the Courteney boot company — that seems to defy all the odds as […]
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets in second ODI
- 16-Jul-2018
BULAWAYO: Pakistan continued their dominance with both bat and ball to win the second of five one-day internationals against Zimbabwe by nine wickets. Opener Fakhar Zaman eased to his second ODI century, finishing with a career best 117 not out, to seal a win that had been set up by Pakistan’s seam attack, who bowled […]
Sri Lanka edge West Indies despite Lewis ton
- 24-Nov-2016
BULAWAYO: West Indian batsman Evin Lewis struck his maiden one-day international hundred but a series of run-outs helped Sri Lanka to secure a one-run victory at Queens Sports Club on Wednesday and advance to the triangular series final. Playing just his fourth ODI, Lewis struck a superb 148 from just 122 balls as the West […]