adminExploring the Rhodesian novel
Memory CherereIt was Stanley Nyamfukudza who argued in 1993 that it was becoming clear that those who study Zimbabwe’s 1970s war literature risk narrowing down to pro-guerrilla literature only — or something to that effect.
Editorial Comment: Continue investing in dam construction, irrigation
THE relocation of the nearly 4 000 families in Chivi district of Masvingo to pave way for the construction of the multi-million-dollar Tokwe-Murkosi Dam should be the last hurdle towards the completion of the dam first mooted in the 1920s. The project has experienced numerous hurdles, ranging from lack of financing to the refusal by families in the vicinity of the dam to be relocated.Unmasking the ‘targeted’ sanctions
Tendai Moyo
While a certain daily paper celebrated the European Union extension of sanctions on Zimbabwe with a story headlined “EU lifts sanctions on Zimbabwe”, what palpably evaded its naïve analysis was that the removal of developmental aid restrictions imposed a decade ago nakedly shows
Take time to appreciate the small things
Gertrude TakawiraCrisis is a time of acute danger or difficulty. This is when, whichever way one looks, there is disaster. Nothing seems to work in the way we had planned or anticipated. Whatever news one tunes into, be it secular or religious, the messages are filled with problems.
Security guard to ‘guard’ in prison for 12 years
Court ReporterA National Railways of Zimbabwe security guard was sentenced to an effective 12 years on Friday for raping his wife’s niece in the company’s storeroom. Esani Mauluka (43) raped the 16-year-old niece after she passed by his workplace. Mauluka had pleaded not guilty before Harare
Unlicenced killer driver jailed
Court ReporterAN unlicenced driver, who killed a pedestrian and sped off from the scene, was last week fined and jailed for eight months. Conwell Chikwature (42) of Highfield was fined US$200 for two counts and jailed for eight months on another count. He was ordered to pay the fine before the end of this month
Man operates unregistered nurse training school
Herald ReporterA HARARE man allegedly opened an unregistered nurse aid training school and enrolled over 100 students from whom he collected fees. Olismos Kapau was arrested for operating the unregistered institution. Kapau appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma on Thursday, who
Conmen remanded out of custody
Court ReporterTWO men who reportedly extorted more than US$500 000 from a Harare businessman after misrepresenting that they were working for Vice President Mujuru and Reserve Bank Governor Dr Gideon Gono yesterday appeared in court facing extortion charges.
Ex-Dynamos official files for divorce
Senior Court ReporterBUSINESSMAN and former Dynamos Football Club secretary Mr Brian Kashangura is seeking divorce from his wife of 13 years.
Man makes wife drink toilet chamber water
Court Reporter
A soldier stationed at Kabrit Barracks in Harare appeared in court last week facing charges of deliberately infecting his wife with HIV and forcing her to drink his urine.