Hubby gouges out wife’s eye, kills self

Masvingo Bureau
A GUTU man last weekend allegedly gouged out his wife’s left eye leading to her death following a domestic dispute over

Deeds official arrested over school row

Court Reporter
AN official from the Chief Registrar of Deeds has been arrested on allegations of issuing two separate deeds for Cold Comfort

No plans to repossess hotels — Mzembi

Victoria Ruzvidzo Executive Business Editor
THE Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Engineer Walter Mzembi has dismissed as absurd, reports that Government was

Airzim woes: Poor corporate governance to blame

Herald Reporter
AIR Zimbabwe acting chief executive Mr Innocent Mavhunga has blamed most of the problems bedevilling the national

All set for Lowveld Pro-Am

Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
Sixty golfers are expected to descend on Triangle and Hippo Valley Golf Clubs today as they prepare to take part in this year’s

Gwisai trial deferred

Court Reporter
THE trial of political activist Munyaradzi Gwisai and five others accused of inciting violence has been deferred to today.

Justice Bere slams AGs office

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
THE High Court has blasted the Attorney-General’s Office for trying to influence the court by communicating to a judge on a

Police impound 118 unregistered vehicles

Tsungirirai Dhambuza Herald Reporter
POLICE have impounded 118 unregistered vehicles in Harare in a bid to get rid of unregistered and unlicensed cars on the

Fiscalised tax register price remains high

The price of installing fiscalised tax registers has not gone down despite Government having licensed more suppliers.

The bird that borrowed plumage

Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece, has a collection of fables that prove invaluable for  the moral education of children, and even adults to this day.
Many of the stories, such as The Boy Who Cried Wolf, the Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs and The Ant and the Grasshopper are so well-known that they have spawned clichés.
In three of the fables, the raven or crow is a central character, embodying flippancy or stupidity.

One tale has it starving while waiting for figs on a fig tree to ripen, while in another it was so vain that it sought to become king of the birds on the strength of borrowed

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