adminShady land deals exposed
By Takunda Maodza
AT least four councillors in the debt-ridden Chinhoyi Council have been implicated in land deals that saw them getting council stands cheaply, and against standard local government policy, and then selling them at huge profit to developers.
Liberation history vital: President Mugabe
From Caesar Zvayi in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
President Mugabe has urged Africans to never forget the history of liberation movements in Africa and the critical role played by the founding fathers in national and African independence.
Heads roll in Telecel tender scandal
By Golden Sibanda
TELECEL Zimbabwe has suspended its human resources director and dismissed the procurement manager following problems with a tender the firm awarded to South African companies.
The tragedy of Johane Marange’s child brides
By Roselyne Sachiti
AT the tender age of 14, Nyarai has been betrothed to a senior member of the apostolic sect as the eighth wife.
AU urged to invoke founding spirit
by Caesar Zvayi in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
The 16th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union opened here Sunday amid calls for the continental body to invoke the spirit of the founding fathers and rediscover the revolutionary zeal that spurred decolonisation.
Clerk of court remanded in custody on theft of State funds
THE Clerk of Court employed at the Victoria Falls magistrates’ courts has further been remanded in custody to 4 February on allegations of stealing more than US$7 000 of State funds.
Local firm to run coal-fired plant
Herald Reporter
In a move meant to mitigate persistent electricity load-shedding, a local company has brokered a deal to bring a 125 megawatt coal-fired power plant to Marondera.
Coup plotters: Court defers ruling further
Court Reporter
A HARARE court has further postponed ruling on whether or not the six suspected coup plotters should be cleared on new charges of conspiring to escape from prison.
Silundika house wrangle to be to settled out of court
THE Silundika house wrangle will be settled out of court, after the family reached an agreement with the former gardener who had married the widow of the national hero, Cde George Silundika.
Make hay whilst the sun shines, President Mugabe urges diasporans
PRESIDENT MUGABE has said Government fully supports Zimbabweans who decide to leave for greener pastures in the Diaspora, provided they have the desire to return home having acquired valuable experience, personal development and material resources, writes Caesar Zvayi in ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia.