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MOSCOW. — Several Muslim families pulled their daughters out of schools in Russia’s south after the girls were told they were not allowed to wear their hijabs, a top Muslim cleric said yesterday. The Mufti of the southern Stavropol region Muhammad-Haji Rakhimov said he had received complaintsIsraeli parliament vote for dissolution
JERUSALEM. — The Israeli parliament was in session yesterday to vote on a motion to dissolve itself and clear the way for a snap election, likely to be set for January 22 next year. At the session, which began in the afternoon yesterday, MPs were expected to approve a government bill to dissolve theLandmark case ruling on sexual harassment
Fidelis Munyoro Assistant News EditorCOTTON spinning firm Scottco (Pvt) Ltd has fired one of its senior managers for sexually harassing a subordinate, in a landmark decision that has since been endorsed by the Labour Court. Saul Wande, who was employed as a financial controller and company secretary, was fired after a
Zesa salary dispute — cops engaged
Felex Share Herald ReporterZIMBABWE Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Holdings workers have engaged the services of the Police License Inspectorate department to force their management to honour a salary award the employees won during a voluntary arbitration process early this year. The workers, through the Zimbabwe
Hell hath no fury like woman scorned
Herald CorrespondentTHERE was drama at Chirundu one-stop border post recently when a bank manager’s lover went berserk and destroyed property following the manager’s refusal to grant her sex. Nomsa Manyere (32) of Baghdad Compound, Chirundu was charged with malicious damage to property when she
Four face charges of stealing13 television sets
Hurungwe CorrespondentFour men accused of breaking into a Karoi Town Council guest house and stealing 13 television sets will remain in custody after the court denied them bail. Gift Noah (30), David Mutisi (21), Blessed Musonza (31) and Johannes Kalusa (37) — all of Chikangwe Township on Friday appeared before
Deputy Sheriff reclaims property he wrongly attached
Peter Matambanadzo Senior ReporterThe Deputy Sheriff in Chinhoyi is reclaiming property worth over US$100 000 he wrongfully attached from Golden Kopje Mine to recover a National Social Security Authority debt. Polntberg Manufacturing which took over operations at the mine from Casroline Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Reserve
Human rights Act gazetted
Tinashe Farawo Herald Reporter
THE long-awaited Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act was gazetted last Friday as part of reforms that will pave way for the holding of free and fair elections.
According to the new law, the commission would start investigations of alleged
Mujuru hails indigenous churches
Masvingo Bureau
Vice President Joice Mujuru has hailed indigenous churches for playing a leading role