adminMutodi swindler thrown behind bars
Court ReporterInnocent Pedzisai, the man who swindled National Housing and Development Trust of US$315 000, was yesterday jailed for three years. Musician Energy Mutodi is the chief executive officer of the housing company. Pedzisai had denied two charges of fraud and theft of trust property when his trial
Pair accused of aiding four rape, rob Epworth woman
Court ReporterFOUR men who were allegedly assisted by two women to rape an Epworth woman before stealing her household property have been arrested. Dennis Jimson Mugabe (38), Denzel Chiwara (21), Tinashe Chatindo (23) and Last Zava (28), all of Epworth were last week arrested in connection with the
‘Gaddafi killed on Sarkozy’s orders’
LONDON — Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was killed by a French secret serviceman on the orders of then president Nicolas Sarkozy, a media report said.
The secret serviceman is said to have infiltrated a violent mob mutilating the captured Libyan leader last year and shot him in the head, the British Daily Mail
Wheat production declines, high costs cited
Obert Chifamba and Elita Chikwati
ZIMBABWE’S wheat production has declined since it costs more to grow it than import, even when transport costs are factored in.
The country only started growing wheat after the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965 when the illegal Ian Smith regime was hit by sanctions.
City stands to lose US$735 000 monthly: Mayor
Municipal Reporter
Harare City will lose US$735 000 monthly if it implements
National survey on SMEs launched
Edmond Tapera Herald Reporter
Government has launched a national survey on small and medium enterprises
Israel, Republicans scupper Obama re-election bid
EC EjioguPutting it in the simplest terms, the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States by Osama bin Laden and the Al-Qaeda network provoked the US to embark on two High Intensity Wars (HIW) in Afghanistan and Iraq and an amorphous global military adventure. If the Afghan war is one
Time to review Sadc’s RISDP
Boichoko A DitlhakeTime has come for Sadc to review the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) that was put in place as the overarching regional framework in an effort to achieve its development objectives. This exercise will be equivalent to another “Chimurenga” which I strongly believe
81 kids raped in 2 weeks — police
Felex Share Herald Reporter
EIGHTY-ONE children were raped in two weeks countrywide with police investigations revealing that relatives perpetrate most of the cases. Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba yesterday said rape cases continued to increase countrywide and during the week ending
Cop’s stolen gun used in nine robberies
Court ReporterFive men reportedly stole a service pistol from a Masvingo-based policeman and used it to commit nine robberies in one night in and around Harare.
Three of the suspects have since been arrested, while their accomplices are on the run. Tinei Chimucheka (22) of Mangare Village, Mt Darwin and