adminEditorial Comment: NATO, why always pursue peace, democracy through war?
LAST Wednesday’s publication by the Los Angeles Times of pictures of US soldiers on duty in Afghanistan pictured with dismembered parts of alleged insurgents they had killed was not only ghastly and macabre, but also pathological. There is no reason under the sun to justify such a horrible act. It is an act that should be condemned in the strongest terms byIllusion of ownership and the rise in corruption
Gertrude TakawiraCorruption makes a mockery of our hard-earned independence and freedom. Hard work is reduced to a mere pack of cards, while unproductivity gets hugely rewarded. Decision making even on trivial issues is subjected to a hierarchy of
wa Mutharika’s death a blow
The death of President Bingu wa Mutharika early this month has not only robbed Malawi of its leader but also deprived Africa of a fearless campaigner for deeper regional integration and agrarian revolution. wa Mutharika, who died on 5 April due to a heart failure, played an instrumental role in southern Africa’s efforts to transform the region from a food-deficit area to one
Man nabbed for posing as a lawyer
Court ReporterA HARARE man allegedly posed as a lawyer and swindled two unsuspecting people over US$50 000 in a property deal. Edmore Govere (32) was arrested last week and appeared in court on Friday facing fraud and theft charges. Govere, who operates an
42 years for serial rapist
Wenceslaus Murape in MARONDERAA HWEDZA serial armed robber and rapist was last week thrown behind bars for an effective 42 years. Blessing Tsikai was arrested two weeks ago in Mozambique after being identified by a Marondera resident who quickly informed the Mozambican
Bail for ex-Shamva officer-in-charge
Court ReporterFORMER officer-in-charge at Shamva Police Station Inspector Aspias Shumba accused of causing the death of a community man was last Friday granted US$100 bail. He is being charged with murder after the police officers he had sent to investigate
Accountant in US$500 000 fraud
Court ReporterA chartered accountant and businessman who was convicted of swindling a furniture company of shares worth US$500 000 escaped a custodial sentence but was slapped with 420 hours of community service. Dawid Johannes Erasmus (69), the director
Car dealer dragged to court
Court Reporter
A CAR dealer who allegedly swindled a city businessman of more than US$20 000 in a botched flour deal on Friday appeared in court charged with fraud. Ashraf Joosab (45) of Prestige Motors was not formally charged when he appeared before Harare
1 killed as bus rams into train
Bulawayo BureauONE person died while 28 others were injured, some seriously, when a bus they were travelling in rammed into a goods train in Kadoma on Saturday. National traffic police spokesperson Inspector Blessmore Chishaka confirmed the accident which occurred
Water restored to most dry suburbs
Herald ReporterWATER started trickling yesterday in most Harare suburbs following the completion of repairs at Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant on Friday. The plant was shutdown after a huge pipe burst within its premises. Harare Water director Engineer Christopher