adminZim fails to achieve set MTP targets
Zimbabwe has failed to attain targets set in the Medium Term Plan (MTP) as the economy continues to under-perform particularly in agriculture, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.
Drama at school as boy stabs ‘rival suitor’
Midlands Correspondent
THERE was mayhem at Chaplin High School in Gweru on Friday when a former pupil at the school sneaked into the institution’s premises during a modelling function and allegedly stabbed one of the boys using a broken bottle over a girlfriend.
Domestic violence cases on the rise countrywide
Thandeka Moyo
REPORTED cases of domestic violence in the country have steadily increased since 2008 where 1 940 cases were reported, with recent reports showing that 10 351 cases were reported last year.
RTG to stop operations in Sikumi, Matopos lodges
Victoria Falls Bureau
Rainbow Tourism Group will on Saturday cease operations at Sikumi Tree Lodge in Hwange and Matobo Hills Lodge following the successful conclusion of agreements to mutually terminate the leases of the properties with the owners from 30 June.
Highway rehab shrouded in confusion
Harare Bureau
CONFUSION reigns in the dualisation of the Plumtree-Mutare Road amid reports that the road will be partially dualised and rehabilitated.
‘Drug abuse causing mental illness in youths’
Chronicle Reporter
BULAWAYO yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Anti-Drug and Substance Abuse Day, amid reports many youths were becoming mentally challenged because of the abuse of drugs.
Mtshabezi pipeline deadline missed again
Temba Dube
THE completion of the Mtshabezi pipeline, believed to be the short-term solution to Bulawayo’s water problems, has once again missed the deadline amid revelations that the city will soon further tighten its water rationing.
Cervical cancer — silent killer
AMOLATAR/GULU — In the obstetrics and gynaecology ward of St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in northern Uganda’s Gulu District, Apilli Kilara(not her real name) lies on the floor under a blood-stained sheet, staring at the ceiling.
Majority of Zim deportees take up IOM assistance
Beitbridge Reporter
Most Zimbabweans deported from South Africa through the Beitbridge Border Post are now willing to take up humanitarian assistance offered by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Turkey vows retaliation against Syria
ANKARA — Turkey’s prime minister vowed yesterday to retaliate against Syria for its ‘heinous’ downing of one of its warplanes, as the head of Nato said such an attack on one of its members was unacceptable.