adminIndonesian professors in exchange visit
Herald ReporterA FIVE-MEMBER delegation of professors and educationalists from Indonesia is in the country to explore areas of co-operation with Zimbabwe’s institutions of higher learning.
Women plot own downfall
Ruth Butaumocho
A few days ago, I walked into a supermarket and came across two women who were engaged in a rather intimate conversation. I moved closer and managed to get snippets of their conversation, which centred on elections that had just been held in their area.
Health hazard looms as council continues with water disconnections
Prosper Ndlovu
A health hazard is looming in Bulawayo following massive water disconnections on defaulting residents amid reports that thousands of households have gone for more than a year without running water.
Prison raid leaves four dead in Nigeria
KANO (Nigeria) — Attackers with guns and explosives raided a jail in a restive Nigerian city yesterday, leaving four prison guards dead, though it was not yet clear if any inmates were freed, authorities said.
Clerk of court jailed 9 months for soliciting bribe
Midlands Correspondent
A clerk of court in Mberengwa has been sentenced to nine months in prison for soliciting a $600 bribe to facilitate the release of a suspect from custody.
No date set yet for Zuma’s visit to Zim
Harare Bureau
SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma will not be coming to Zimbabwe this week to resume his facilitation role between principals to the Global Political Agreement.
Dismissed council chairman seeks reinstatement
Midlands Correspondent
DISMISSED Zvishavane Town Council chairman Councillor Alluwis Zhou is seeking reinstatement after it emerged that he is yet to receive his letter of dismissal from the Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Dr Ignatius Chombo.
Boxers itching for fights
Sports Reporter
FORMER Zimbabwe National Youth Games champions Meluleki Ngulube and Ntando Sibanda are itching to get fights after turning professional last year.
Zim Slizer’s latest offering making waves
Entertainment Correspondent
Entumbane-born songstress and dancer, Vivian Nkiwane, popularly known as “Slizer Nomakanjani”, has released her second album, Bazali bami, that she recorded in South Africa.
Mat South letter writing competition winners rewarded
Entertainment Reporter
A SOUND education system as a result of partnership between the Government and the corporate world ensures that students churned out of school are competitive in the global village.
This was said by the Postal Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), director postal and courier services, Kennedy Dewera, at a provincial letter writing prize-giving ceremony held at Gwanda High School in Matabeleland South province on Thursday.