adminEDITORIAL COMMENT: Peace, tolerance paramount ahead of polls
THE credibility of harmonised elections scheduled for the end of March next year will hinge on the period preceding them and it is crucial that peace is maintained so that the country can have a poll outcome that is indisputable.
Prime Minister snubs Mudenge’s burial
Harare Bureau
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai snubbed the burial of veteran politician and national hero Cde Stan Mudenge on Monday to attend the birthday party of his friend and Nigerian Governor for Imo State, Mr Owelle Rochas Okorocha.
Wife in trouble for buying new pants
Masvingo CorrespondentA MASVINGO businessman was on Monday arraigned before the courts for allegedly assaulting his wife for buying herself new panties, perfume and a cellphone.
Palancas Negras fear Warriors
Harare BureauTHE Angolans are running scared ahead of their 2013 Nations Cup showdown against the bullish Warriors in Luanda on Sunday amid concerns from coach, Gustavo Ferrin, that his misfiring Palancas Negras might struggle to handle the pressure.
Over 1 000 exhibitors to participate at Hlanganani fair
Business Reporter
MORE than 1 000 exhibitors have confirmed participation at this year’s edition of Zimbabwe’s premier tourism exhibition, Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair.Taliban shoot 14-year-old Pakistani peace campaigner
PESHAWAR (Pakistan) —Taliban gunmen in Pakistan yesterday shot and seriously wounded a 14-year-old schoolgirl who rose to fame for speaking out against the militants, authorities said.Blanket Mine in record gold production
Business ReporterGwanda-based Blanket Mine produced more than 12 000 ounces of gold in the last quarter, the highest quarterly output for more than a century.
Inyathi pupils to write examinations from home
Chronicle Reporter
THE nine pupils who were suspended at Inyathi High School in Bubi District two weeks ago for allegedly engaging in sexual activities, will write their final examinations from home.
Nobel for quantum physics that could lead to super computers
STOCKHOLM — A French and an American scientist won the Nobel Prize yesterday for finding ways to measure quantum particles without destroying them, which could make it possible to build a new kind of computer far more powerful than any seen before.
Poachers to serve nine years each
Court ReporterTHE High Court has confirmed nine-year jail terms imposed on three self-confessed hunters who caught and killed a cow valued at $750.