adminByo nightclubs fight over Bev
Bongani Ndlovu
TWO Bulawayo night spots are involved in a nasty tussle over who will host Bev and the Sexy Angels this week with both clubs claiming that the raunchy dancer is billed to perform at their night spots tomorrow night.
Chinese warned of poor quality export products
Prosper Ndlovu in Beijing, China
THE Chinese Government has warned its businesspeople operating in Zimbabwe to desist from cheating customers through selling poor quality products, saying such entrepreneurs risk losing business.
Council defies Govt directive
Temba Dube
THE Bulawayo City Council has defied the Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Dr Ignatius Chombo’s directive to cancel the tender for the leasing of its shops.
Malema claims his life is in danger
Johannesburg — Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema claims his life is in danger because of a conspiracy against him by President Jacob Zuma and several ministers.
UK royals win injunction over topless photos
A French court has banned Closer magazine from any further publication or resale of topless pictures of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, who is the wife of Britain’s Prince William.
Lonmin deal stirs more SA mine strife
MARIKANA — South African police fired tear gas yesterday to disperse protesters near a mine run by top platinum producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the first sign of unrest spreading after strikers at smaller rival Lonmin won big pay rises.
France to shut embassies over cartoons
France will temporarily close its embassies and schools in 20 countries tomorrow after a French magazine published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, a move it fears will further inflame tensions after the recent release of an anti-Islam video.
Woman steals $13 000, buries it in garden
Court Reporter
A woman from Bulawayo’s Njube suburb allegedly stole $13 000, which she was supposed to bank on behalf of someone and buried it in her vegetable garden.
Zinara descends on errant motorists
Thandeka Moyo and Temba Dube
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has sent Bulawayo motorists into a panic mode after deploying its technologically advanced vehicle, which can instantly detect vehicles without licence discs and those with fakes.
Since the deployment of the vehicle on Tuesday, scores of vehicles have been impounded.
The hi-tech vehicle that Zinara handed over to the police recently, detects vehicles whose drivers are at fault, through a sensor placed on the side of the road.
Yesterday the vehicle was stationed at the intersection of Basch Street and 3rd Avenue Extension.
Khama’s big break
Petros Kausiyo Deputy Sports Editor
ZIMBABWE winger and Ajax Cape Town hotshot Khama Billiat scaled new heights in his growing international profile when he recently secured a three-year endorsement deal from global sports equipment manufacturing company — Adidas. Billiat also becomes the first Zimbabwean player to get an endorsement from