Naked Zesa cables burn schoolboy (10)
Lovemore Meya Herald Reporter
A GRADE 4 Tomlison Primary School pupil was severely burnt yesterday after falling into a ditch with naked Zesa power cables. The cables were left unsecured by workers who were carrying out
Parliamentarians, Mbada management clash

Zvamaida Murwira in Chiadzwa
PARLIAMENTARIANS clashed with management at Mbada Diamonds on Wednesday, accusing them of withholding vital information the former wanted to use as part of their oversight role. Some
Prime Minister backs empowerment drive

Herald Reporter
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said Government’s empowerment drive was a noble
Take charge of your destiny, women told

Walter Muchinguri in Dubai
THE 2012 International Conference on African Women Development opened here on Wednesday with
China’s cotton reserves expected to usher price stability

Agriculture Reporter Obert Chifamba
COTTON Outlook director Mr Michael Edwards has said China’s huge state reserves of cotton would this year bring stability to prices on the international markets. Mr Edwards told delegates who
Jailed for burning n’anga’s tools
Masvingo BureauA Gutu man has been jailed for burning regalia and tools of the trade belonging to his mother who is a traditional healer. Rafinos Dambwara (50) of Sungai Village under Chief Gadzingo will spend three
Chihuri calls on traffic cops to remain resolute
Crime ReporterTRAFFIC police officers have been urged to continue executing their duties diligently without fear or favour. Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri on Wednesday commended officers especially in
State to contest Gwisai sentence
Court Reporter
The State yesterday said it was appealing against the sentence imposed on former Highfield legislator Munyaradzi Gwisai and five accomplices convicted for plotting to commit public violence
Israeli pilot pleads not guilty to diamond possession

Court Reporter
The Israeli pilot who was allegedly found with US$2 million worth of diamonds yesterday pleaded not guilty to unlawful possession of the gems and entry into Zimbabwe by evasion. Shmuel Kainan Klein
‘Copac yet to produce draft Constitution’

Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
COPAC has not yet produced a draft to the new Constitution as the document produced does not qualify for that status, Secretary for Media, Information and Publicity Mr George Charamba has said.
Addressing the Joint Command and Staff Course Number 25 on the role of the media and information in promoting nation-building and economic development at the Zimbabwe Staff College in Harare yesterday,
Mr Charamba described the Copac document as an ‘‘attempted draft’’.
He said Copac should come up with a consensual document that will be submitted to the management committee.
The management committee is made up of negotiators to the inter-party dialogue that gave birth to the Global Political Agreement and the inclusive Government.
After interrogating the document, Mr Charamba said, the management committee would in turn







