adminBoy (12) runs up US$2 662,67 phone bill chatting to lover
They say that true love conquers all. But there are always hurdles along the way. In 12-year-old Oscar Rushen’s case, the hurdle was a £1,700 (US$2 662.67) phone bill, run up in only a month as he chatted to his 13-year-old girlfriend on his father’s mobile. The schoolboy now relies on Facebook while hisDad gives baby formula mixed with vodka
The father of a three-month old girl who fed her a mixture of vodka and baby formula has been charged with murder in a crime he says was an accident. One year after Keith Furlow’s daughter diedSons beat up father alleging affair with maid
Court ReporterTWO brothers yesterday told the Civil Court that they assaulted their father because he was having an affair with the maid and they wanted to stop him having more children. Raymond Buzuzi who brought his
Have we lost Nehanda’s legacy?
Christine R ChihambakweEvery Zimbabwean knows who Mbuya Nehanda is, we might differ on what we think of her depending on our religious experiences, but the fact still stands, she is the mother who gave birth to the
Rise up, fight for your prosperity
Takura RukwatiEach time I conduct my morning devotions, I ask myself a lot of questions. One of the questions I ask myself is whether I am in the right place to receive my blessings. What is the business of my day?
Demystifying colourism, racism
Akilah Holder
For the most part of my life, I have had to deal with the drama of being stereotyped from the moment I step into a room because of my light-brown complexion. The animosity directed my way is
Islamists claim Egypt poll victory
CAIRO — Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi claimed victory yesterday in Egypt’s divisive race for the top job, as a military power grab overshadowed the country’s first post-Mubarak presidential election. Two generals from the Supreme Council of Armed Forces, however, reiterated
West must cut appetite for cars
UNITED NATIONS — Rich countries will have to stop the consumer high life as part of any deal to heal the world’s social and environmental stresses, a top UN official said ahead of a key development summit this week. “We don’t need more cars, more TVs, more whatever,” UN Development ProgrammeStreets deserted after Nigeria church blasts
KADUNA — The streets of Nigeria’s Kaduna city were mostly empty yesterday, a day after suicide blasts on three churches carried out by Boko Haram Islamists and subsequent rioting killed at least 52 people and injured dozens others. Banks and offices were shut while rescuers combed through streets lookingCotton price gazetted
Martin Kadzere Senior Business Reporter
GOVERNMENT has gazetted a Statutory Instrument making the cotton crop for the 2011/12 season a controlled commodity, effectively giving the State the power to fix price. Under the SI 106A of 2012,