adminEDITORIAL COMMENT: Let’s not abuse Govt’s free education facility
Zimbabwe’s tertiary education sector is in a crisis following reports that thousands of university and college students under Government’s Cadetship Scheme might be forced to drop out as the State is failing to pay fees for the students.
VP Nkomo was good listener and less talker
Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
The death of one of Zimbabwe’s Vice-President, Cde Landa John Nkomo, in Harare last week, was another sad development in the country’s political history as he was one of a few surviving former freedom fighters who went through the torture mills of successive Southern Rhodesian white minority regimes.
Shabanie Mine employees working without proper equipment
Midlands Correspondent
WORKERS at the financially troubled Shabanie Mine are reportedly conducting their mining chores without proper mining equipment amid revelations that nine workers spent three days trapped underground, as a result of power outages.Man loses wife to employer
Midlands Reporter
A 30-year-old Gweru man employed as a kombi driver allegedly lost his wife of 12 years to his employer after he fell ill.Woman sues husband’s small house for $9 900
Court Reporter
A Mpopoma woman has filed a lawsuit against her husband’s small house demanding close to $10 000 for adultery.Armyworm outbreak reported in Midlands Province
Midlands Reporter
FRESH outbreaks of the dreaded armyworm which destroys crops and pastures have been reported in the Midlands province.
Water logging affects cotton crop
Edmore Mhangami
Mnene Hospital faces drug shortages
Midlands Correspondent
New Mali rebel faction calls for negotiations
A group of Malian fighters say they want talks to end the French-led offensive in the north, after splitting from the main rebel force.Reggae artiste with different touch
Nkosilathi Sibanda
LEGENDARY reggae icon Lucky Dube aptly put it when he sang ‘you can change the beat of reggae but can’t change the message’.