Time to broaden empowerment

Albert Nhamoyebonde

It never ceases to amaze me when politicians come up with a sound bite or a policy that resonates with the thinking of the ordinary person. Empowerment resonates with all reasoning people, but there

Women reduced to ‘water scavengers’

Michael Chideme Features Writer
Water is a basic human right. Water gives life that it is not life itself. Local authorities throughout the world are mandated with water provision. Ruwa Local Board chairman Clr Phineas Mushayavanhu and his eight councillors must be ruing the day they were elected into office. Daily fights and counter corruption charges against each other have decorated their 55 months in

More testify in Rushwaya’s case

Senior Court Reporter
The trial of former Zifa chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya accused of concealing transactions from a principal continued yesterday with former Warrior’s manager Ernest “Mapepa”  Sibanda testifying.

When the dead were respected

Rutendo Mapfumo Features Correspondent
Everything stood still when Sekuru Nyathi passed away. The whole family was told not to do any normal work or to go anywhere until the dark cloud had gone past the family. We were told not to go to the fields, as a way of paying last respects to our grandfather. He was a well-respected elder. At his funeral wake, children were barred from playing anywhere near, neither were they

GMB officials arrested for theft

Herald Reporter
Four Grain Marketing Board officials and an Agritex officer in Concession have been arrested for abusing inputs meant for disadvantaged farmers under the Presidential Well-wishers Special

Work on Airport Road resumes

Municipal Reporter
Construction of the US$80 million Airport Road (Joshua Nkomo Express) resumed yesterday following an amicable solution to the payment dispute that had stalled dualisation of the road.

AirZim workers appeal to Supreme Court

Herald Reporter
THE two workers’ unions representing Air Zimbabwe employees that last week lost a bid to place the airline under provisional judicial management have appealed to the Supreme Court. National Air

Asian markets rise

HONG KONG. — Asian markets mostly climbed yesterday as Chinese manufacturing data indicated the economy continues to pick up, while the euro extended its gains on hopes a deal on Greece’s

Headmaster, teacher arrested for rape

Beitbridge Bureau
Police have arrested a deputy school head and a teacher at Kwalu Secondary School, some 130km west of Beitbridge town, on allegations of sexually abusing two girls at the same school. The complainants,

SAcentral bank holds key rate

PRETORIA. — Despite weak economic growth South Africa’s Reserve Bank opted to leave interest rates on hold yesterday, fearing any move to stimulate the economy now could fuel inflation.

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