Remand me in custody, suspect tells magistrate
Court ReporterA HONDE Valley man who was allegedly nabbed with more than 50kg of Mbanje at Mbare Musika last week surprised the court when he opted to be remanded in custody while awaiting trial. Taurai Zuze (37) appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Don Ndirowei on charges of possessing mbanje. Prosecutor Mr Innocent Chin
Pastor claims damages from Mupfurutsa’s estate

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter
A HARARE pastor, who claims to have been assaulted by the late businessman and musician Prince Tendai Mupfurutsa, is claiming US$2 000 damages from his estate. Pastor Phillip Ngwarai Mudhumo, whose church was not indicated in the papers, has since written to the Master of High Court and executor of the estate, Ms
Foreigners robbed
Herald Reporter
Two foreigners and their family members were last week robbed of a vehicle and electric gadgets by five armed bogus police officers in Mutare. Police in Manicaland province have since launched a manhunt for the gang amid indications they fled to Mozambique or Zambia. According to police
Probe into ex-minister’s accident still underway
Crime ReporterPOLICE are still investigating the cause of the accident involving Guruve South legislator Cde Edward Chindori-Chininga. One person died while seven others were injured when their vehicles collided in Concession on Thursday morning. The accident occurred along Mazowe-Centenary
Brothers fight over unregistered estate
Court ReporterTWO brothers are at each other’s throat over their late parents’ unregistered estate. The feud between the two has resulted in them failing to obtain death certificates seven years after their parents’ death. Jeffrey Mundai bared it all at the civil court where he had brought his sibling Paul
Chiadzwa: Model for Africa, beyond
Tendai MoyoStatistics emerging from a stakeholders’ consultation workshop recently organised by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development on the diamond policy were not only an eye opener but informative towards realigning the current skewed mining dispensation in favour of
Supervision: An integral pillar of sound governance
Gertrude TakawiraSupervisory failure was mentioned by several scholars, policymakers and publications, as one of the main contributing factors to the financial and economic crisis, which started in 2008.
Prior to 2008, in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, governance practitioners including
Let’s own the information
Innocent KatsandeInformation is an English expression that means so much more than it sounds — it is a source of learning, but unless it is structured, processed, and made available to the right people in a
Stance on Syria baffles everyone?
Fyodor Lukyanov“Why does Russia support dictators?” a French correspondent who has come to Moscow to find out about Russia’s stance on Syria asked me. “Why does the West support the Islamists and terrorists who came to power after the revolutions?” I shot back. After exchanging these



