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Court Reporter
A 65-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man who allegedly raped his two nieces aged three and six yesterday appeared in court to answer to rape charges. The man from the town’s Unit D section denied the charges when he appeared before Chitungwiza regional
Faecal contamination blamed for typhoid
Health Reporter
Health and Child Welfare Minister Dr Henry Madzorera has said that the typhoid outbreak is due to people eating human waste. “The mode of transmission for typhoid is the faecal-oral route, that is, through ingestion of bacteria in food or water
Man in court for sodomising minors
Herald Reporter
A GLEN NORAH man reportedly lied to two boys that he wanted to train them soccer before sodomising them while filming the act. Anyway Gono (33) admitted to two counts of sodomy when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Fadzai Mutombeni
Stealing from the dead backfires for cop
Midlands Correspondent
A GOKWE police constable was on Monday sentenced to 320 hours of community service for stealing US$3 000 from a corpse at an accident scene. Constable Slindeni Mathew pleaded guilty to the offence while his co-accused Constable Bryon Kahove,
Miners weigh down FTSE
LONDON. – Miners led Britain’s FTSE 100 lower early yesterday after Glencore’s merger with Xstrata received a mixed reaction and investors hung on for a resolution to the Greek debt deal. London’s blue chip index was down 4,93 points or 0,1 percent at 5 887,27 by 0849 GMT, hovering around six-month highs after the index added about 3 percent in the previous
Girl (10) saves uncle from jail, leads to stepmother’s arrest
Court Reporter
A woman who influenced her 10-year-old stepdaughter to make false rape report against her uncle was arrested at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday. Vimbai Nyakudya was arrested after the child in question exposed her plot and the accused Masco
Rand takes a break as Greece deal stutters
Johannesburg. – The rand’s resurgence took a breather yesterday when it weakened almost 2 percent against the dollar as Greek leaders struggled to reach an agreement on severe spending cuts in order to get aid and avoid a bond default. The JSE, which has been reaching record highs over the past week, tracked both US and European shares lower. “The Greeks are faced by a
KwaMereki to reopen weekend
Municipal Reporter
Popular open air drinking and braai spot KwaMereki will reopen this weekend after it was closed last week due to fears of disease outbreaks. There has been a typhoid outbreak in some parts of Harare in the last few weeks which city authorities are still battling
Role of traditional leaders in natural resources management
Introduction
Traditional leaders (chiefs, headman and village heads) have always played a pivotal role in environmental protection since time immemorial. Their role today seems to be waning and this article intends to revive the crucial role played by traditional
Businessman in court for US$500 000 copper theft
Court Reporter
A HARARE businessman who allegedly stole a truck loaded with copper cathodes worth US$500 000 and sold it in South Africa yesterday appeared in court charged with theft. Tawanda Mapfumo (32), who was summoned to court, appeared before regional