adminCourt criminalises insult over privates
TELLING a man he has “no balls” as an insult is a crime punishable with a fine because it hurts male pride, Italy’s highest court has declared in a ruling on a curious row between two cousins. The case wasSchoolboy punctures arm on fence spike
As an exercise in instant justice, it is certainly on the severe side. But a teenage student sneaking out of school has learned an important lesson after he became impaled on a metal spike as he climbed aANC forms basic national policy
JOHANNESBURG — The South African ruling African National Congress (ANC) has formed basic national policy for the new stage, an ANC official said on Monday. The ANC’s secretary general Gwede MantasheJudge orders Mubarak sons detained in new case
CAIRO — A judge in Egypt investigating corruption charges against former president Hosni Mubarak’s premier Ahmed Shafiq yesterday ordered Mubarak’s two sons detained for allegedly buying land from
Editorial Comment: Calls for security sector reforms baseless
As we join other progressive forces around the world in congratulating the People’s Liberation Army of China on the event of their 85th anniversary, we also take this opportunity to hail excellent relations that have existed between the PLA and the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.
BBWEE will uplift women
Ruth Butaumocho Gender ForumA fortnight ago, President Mugabe officially launched Government’s Broad Based Women’s Economic Empowerment Framework, which seeks to provide economic empowerment guidance. In launching the
The myth of a police state
Trevor ShiriA plethora of purported researches have been advanced as “proof” that Zimbabwe has become a “police state”. A police state is one in which the government exercises rigid and repressive control
Row over cotton prices persists
Agriculture Reporter
COTTON growers are refusing to sell their crop at prices below the recently Government gazetted US 77 cents per kilogramme. After the announcement of the new prices, farmers flocked to deliver their crop.
Govt applauds seed industry
Agriculture ReporterGOVERNMENT has applauded the seed industry for supporting its various input schemes over the years.
Officiating at the recent Pioneer Hi Breed farmer awards, Secretary for Agriculture, Mechanisation and
‘Erect markets for local crop varieties’
Agriculture ReporterGOVERNMENT has been urged to open up markets for local crop varieties to boost earnings.
Farmers exhibiting at the just ended Zimbabwe Adding Value to Sustainable Agriculture Produce Fair