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Collin Matiza Sports Editor
HUNDREDS of the country’s members of the road-running family are expected to descend on Gutu in Masvingo on Saturday for the 17th edition of the popular Simon Vengesai Muzenda Gutu Half-marathon. The Gutu half-marathon is the brainchild of the late Vice-President Simon Muzenda who died
Airzim vehicles seized over US$140 000 debt
Daniel Nemukuyu and Felex ShareAir Zimbabwe (Pvt) Limited on Monday had 20 of its vehicles attached by a former manager in settlement of a US$140 000 debt. The High Court last Friday registered the arbitral award compelling the national airline to pay Mr Stephen Nhuta, a former sales and marketing manager, US$141 790,82,
Dhlakama shouldn’t evoke memories of past atrocities?
Twenty years after the end of Mozambique’s civil war, hundreds of former guerrillas from Renamo set up camp in the bush again, on the orders of leader Afonso Dhlakama, sparking memories of past atrocities. Dhlakama who normally should have faced jail for atrocities against humanity orTypefaces and newspapers
Knowledge MushohweThere’s an old adage that says “content is king”. In the face of entertainment-oriented revolution in the print media landscape, most media executives concur that the primary objectives of newspapers lie primarily in the printed words. For newspapers to pass information they are
Copac must value people’s views
Mukachana HanyaniThe long awaited dumping of the Lancaster House Constitution comes as a relief to Zimbabwe as the people are eagerly waiting for the completion of the new homegrown constitution.The Lancaster House Constitution, which was amended 19 times in order for it to match the expectations of the
Flawed US electoral system must be scrutinised
The world’s super power the United States heads to the polls on November 6 in an election that can best be described as the mother of all elections. Incumbent Barack Obama and his supporters had no idea that it would turn out to be an uphill task for him to be re-elected for the
Sale of expired drugs backfires
Court ReporterA Chitungwiza-based pharmacist was yesterday fined US$50 after she was convicted of selling expired drugs to an ailing woman. The woman’s condition reportedly worsened after taking the medication. Demetria Chari of Caremax Pharmacy sold expired conjugated estrogen tablets to Ms
Stepmom makes girl (7) eat faeces
Court Reporter
A Harare woman reportedly forced her seven-year-old stepdaughter to eat human waste after she soiled blankets.Fatima Kahari (19) of Tomlinson Depot appeared in court yesterday facing charges of ill-treating a minor. She pleaded not guilty to contravening Section 7 of the Children’s Act when
Makandiwa wins, again
Senior Court ReporterA Chitungwiza businessman’s attempt to bar the United Family International Church from developing a piece of land at the centre of a dispute yesterday failed after the High Court ruled that it was not urgent. The land measures 26 000 square metres.Justice Joseph Musakwa declined to hear
CAPS boss gets acces to firm as court relaxes bail conditions
Farai Kuvirimirwa Court ReporterCAPS Holdings chairman Fredrick Mutanda, accused of swindling the pharmaceutical firm of more than US$25 billion, yesterday had his application for relaxation of bail conditions granted. Mutanda had requested the court to relax one of his bail conditions that barred him from interefering with the