adminPolice officers face extortion charges
Court ReporterTWO police officers allegedly solici-ted for US$1 300 bribe from a woman who had been arrested for possessing a stolen vehicle so they could release her.Jarmaine Rubatika (27) and…
Mayor suspended
Herald Reporter BINDURA Mayor Councillor Tinashe Malvin Madamombe, who is being accused of misappropriating funds and harassing workers, has been suspended. This comes after six MDC-T councillors in the town…
Berlusconi showers lovers with cars
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is alleged to have showered a string of showgirls and prostitutes with luxury cars worth almost a quarter-of-a-million pounds, it has emerged.Berlusconi is reported to…
world’s smallest computer only one square millimetre
Scientists have created the world’s smallest computer system to help treat glaucoma patients.At just one square millimetre in size, the tiny device is a pressure monitor that is implanted in…
Cop accused of rape in cemetery
A MEMBER of a local musical group who raped a 13-year-old girl was last week sentenced to an effective six-year jail term. Paradzai Mandimu (23) a guitarist with Marko Sibanda…
Oscar the cat ‘smells’ death
When Oscar the cat curls up next to an elderly resident at Steere House nursing home in the US, it usually means one thing. Nicknamed the “cat of death”, the…
Erosion stalls Gudyanga irrigation development
By Obert Chifamba
A SMALL log fire burns feebly in the grate.
On the mantelpiece stands an old cup heaped with dried wild berries.
Munya, Stunner in duet
By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
BIG Brother Africa star Munyaradzi Chidzonga has joined the growing number of former housemates
Artistes speak out against HIV/Aids
Entertainment ReporterIN a landmark expression of the need for unity in the HIV response, this past weekend saw big Zimbabwean names in the arts and political circles, as well as…
Comedy cancelled after row
LOS ANGELES.Television network CBS last Thursday cancelled production of its top-rated comedy “Two and A Half Men” for the rest of the season after star Charlie Sheen unleashed an expletive-filled…