adminFloods kill 24 in Southeast Japan
TOKYO — Troops yesterday airlifted supplies to thousands of people cut off by landslides and torrential downpours that have killed at least 24 in southwest Japan as meteorologists warned of further heavy rain.Springsteen, McCartney silenced
LONDON — Ageing rockers Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney were silenced on Saturday night after over-running at a gig in London’s Hyde Park.Brother strips sister
Court ReporterA HARARE man reportedly stripped his sister naked in a dispute over their late parents’ house 27 years after their death.
Amend Mining Act to legalise gold panning, says Mpofu
Wenceslaus MurapeSenior Reporter
MINES and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu says the Mining Act should be amended as a matter of urgency to legalise gold panning.
Scholarship fund benefits 8 500
Bulawayo BureauMORE than 8 500 under-privileged children have attained degrees under the Presidential Scholarship programme since its inception in 1995, Vice President Joice Mujuru has said.
Decongest central hospitals: Expert
Paidamoyo ChipunzaHealth Reporter
HARARE and Bulawayo Metropolitan provinces need at least six district hospitals each to effectively save their communities and decongest central hospitals, a senior Government official has said.
Zanu-PF dismisses unintelligible EU reports
Tendai MugabeSenior Reporter
ZANU-PF has dismissed as unintelligible reports that the European Union wanted to suspend illegal sanctions it imposed on Zimbabwe after the country met certain conditions.
Dongo speaks on indigenisation
Herald ReporterFORMER leader of the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats, Mrs Margaret Dongo has urged Zimbabwean youths to embrace indigenisation and economic empowerment regardless of their political affiliation.
Two school heads jailed for fraud
Felex ShareHerald Reporter
TWO school headmasters in Gutu have been jailed for fraud involving levies and tuition fees as Government intensifies its blitz on corrupt school authorities.