Muderede has case to answer; rules magistrate

Senior Reporter
FARMER and businessman Cecil Muderede facing charges of fraud involving close to US$500 000 will face full trial after a Harare magistrate court ruled he has a case to answer. Ms Memory Chigwaza made

Market reforms a prerequisite for economic growth, China told

BEIJING. — China should complete its transition to a market economy in order to achieve its goal of becoming a high-income society, according to a report jointly issued by the Chinese government and the World Bank. The report said China should carry out enterprise, land, labour and financial reform as part

Matapo convicted of attempting to escape from prison

Court Reporter
ALBERT Mugove Matapo and convicted armed robber Lucky Mhungu were on Tuesday convicted of attempting to escape from Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in April 2010. The two pleaded not guilty

India to strengthen trade ties with Iran

TEHRAN. — The Directorate-General of Foreign Trade assured India’s Electronic and Computer Software Promotion Council and makers of electronics and software that their rupee-denominated exports to Iran would receive the same incentives as those to other countries in other major currencies. “There exists

Lover kills girlfriend snatcher

Chinhoyi Bureau
GIRLFRIEND snatching ended in tra-gedy when a Kadoma man was sta-bbed to death. Joshua Maseko (27) of Musvibe Village under Chief Samambwa, Zho-mbe, reportedly killed Adrico Banda after he found

Southern Africa at mercy of floods

Southern Africa should brace for more heavy rains and possible flooding until the end of the 2011/12 season as weather experts warn of more approaching tropical cyclones that could pummel the eastern part of the region between February and April. Despite a late start to the season, most of

Court throws away Chombo’s wife’s urgent application

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
THE High Court on Monday threw away an urgent chamber application by Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo’s estranged wife Mrs Marian Chombo to block the determination of the couple’s

The water crisis ahead

Charles Mkula
Recent statistics and developments indicate that availability of the precious liquid — or blue gold as it is now called — is declining and has the potential to be a major source of military conflict. And Sadc is

Stoves transform women’s lives

Sofia Mapuranga Features Correspondent
NORA BULA is a 45-year-old mother of four and lives in Ward 14 Nhlamba Village under Chief Nhlamba in Gwanda. Her wish is to live in a comfortable home that depicts a modern lifestyle and she

An attempt to falsify African history

Dr Motsoko Pheko
On February 16 2012, speaking in a purported “New South Africa” Parliament, a former member of the apartheid colonialist National Party now leading the opposition Freedom Party Plus claimed that

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