Managing waste shared responsibility

Antony Williams
As Zimbabwe’s population continues to grow, the problem of proper solid waste management seems to be getting worse by the day. Efforts by individuals and other stakeholders to create a clean environment and restore the glamour of the country have not been successful for the past

Shadows: Tale of dog chasing it’s unwanted tail

Memory Chirere
Title: Shadows,
Author: Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
Published in 2012 by Kushinda, pp95.
ISBN: 978-0-9571420-1-5
As this novella begins, Mpho (the narrator) is already steeped in being who he is; a man on a sharp decline. He can never go up. His very first

Know your author — Grace Ogot

Marcia Gore
Grace Ogot is a Kenyan author, nurse, journalist, politician and diplomat who earned a distinctive position in Kenya’s literary and political history Born Grace Emily Akinyi in Kenya’s Central Nyanza District in 1930, Ogot trained as a nurse in Uganda and in England. She was the child of

Locals must derive maximum benefit from diamond mining

Zimbabwe’s diamond mining industry has certainly come a long way. From the diamond rush of a few years ago when villagers turned the earth upside down in Marange with picks and shovels, the industry has evolved into one that even our detractors admit holds much promise while the country is

Masvingo councillors walk out on fellow councillor

From George Maponga in Masvingo
There was drama during a Masvingo city full council session last Thursday night after 10 councillors abandoned the meeting to discuss next year’s budget in protest over the presence of one of them who had filed a lawsuit against the city. The councillors who included both Zanu-PF and MDC-T

trial date for CIO operative set

Court Reporter
The trial date of a Central Intelligence Organisation operative who allegedly attempted to extort more than US$371 000 from a Chinese businessman has been set. Harare magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya deferred the trial of Walter Magorimbo (37), a CIO senior intelligence officer who is jointly charged

Habitual thief gets 9 years added sentence for stock theft

Court Reporter
A HABITUAL thief currently serving 18 years for stock theft had another nine years added to his sentence for stealing three beasts. The stolen beasts were valued at US$1 800. Garikayi Mhepo (27) of Mhepo Village under Chief Nyamweda, Mhondoro denied the stock theft charges when he recently

Inquest in duo’s death begins

Herald Reporter
An inquest into what could have killed two Zvimba beer-drinking men begins tomorrow at Norton magistrates’ court, a year after the deaths. Garisanayi Nalithi and Paul Madzimure died on November 4 last year after drinking opaque beer brought to them by a mutual friend. The pair had

School guard rapes pupil (9)

Court Reporter
A SCHOOL guard in Harare is facing rape charges after he allegedly gave a nine-year-old pupil US$1 to buy corn snacks and then raped her. The guard was employed at the school when the incident occurred. He pleaded not guilty to rape charges when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ms

6 months for house breaking

Court Reporter
A Chitungwiza man who sneaked into another man’s house and stole clothes valued at US$100 was on Friday jailed for six months. Richard Mamvura of Zengeza 5 in Chitungwiza admitted to charges of unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances and theft when he appeared before the town’s

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