adminHwange teachers fined
Court Reporter
THE 16 teachers from Gebuza High School in Hwange District who took schoolgirls to a nightclub where they took part in a modelling contest were yesterday spared the agony of jail life when they were each fined $100 (or 30 days in prison).
Deal with confusion on maternity fees
Government should as a matter of urgency deal with the confusion surrounding the scrapping of maternity fees at Government hospitals and council clinics. Government hospitals and council clinics who scrapped maternity fees following a Government directive two months ago are now incurring huge losses by providing free maternity services.
Aspiring singers get chance to shine
Bongani Ndlovu
US accused of waterboarding Libyan Islamists
WASHINGTON — The United States waterboarded Libyan Islamists opposed to late Libyan strongman Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and handed them over to his regime for further torture during the Bush administration, a rights group said yesterday.Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in blast
An explosion at a military ammunition storage in western Turkey has killed 25 soldiers and left another four wounded, according to the Turkish army.‘Economic empowerment vital for stability’
Midlands Bureau Chief
FORMER Midlands Governor Cde Cephas Msipa has said the economic empowerment of indigenous people is critical in creating political stability in the nation.
Price of E10 fuel too high: President
Harare Bureau
President Mugabe yesterday said the price of E10 fuel produced by Green Fuel from the blending of ethanol and petrol is too high.
The Head of State and Government and CommanderinChief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces was speaking while touring a stand for research on ethanol fuel at the Research and Intellectual Expo at the University of Zimbabwe.
“Their pricing of ethanol fuel is very high,” said President Mugabe. “We are still discussing the matter at Government level.”
Fees, levies need Govt approval
Nelson Masukume
Education, like food and shelter is one of the basic rights for children. Fittingly, Zimbabwe is a signatory to many regional and international conventions on children’s rights.
Civil law must change with times
Martin Stobart
Recently the British Government promulgated a law aimed at discouraging divorcing couples from rushing to the courts for resolution of their marital problems especially regarding who should have custody of the children or child and the maintenance of those children.
Redcliff delegation in Beitbridge on learning tour
Beitbridge Reporter
A 10-MEMBER delegation from Redcliff Municipality was in Beitbridge yesterday on a learning visit of ongoing developmental projects in the border town.