Sadc observers satisfied with preps
Senior Reporter
THE Sadc Parliamentary Forum says they are satisfied with preparations for the constitutional referendum and are ready to observe the historical event.
On Monday foreign observers started trooping in with the 40-member team from the Sadc Parliamentary Forum jetting into the country on the same day.
ZimRights to be accredited
Herald ReporterHigh Court judge Justice Susan Mavangira yesterday granted the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association an order for accreditation to observe the referendum plebiscite slated for today countrywide.
Meal gives away 8-man armed robbery gang
Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter
EIGHT suspected robbers armed with machetes on Thursday afternoon raided a game park in Bindura and stole five guns and other valuables before forcing a 69-year-old housemaid to prepare them food at gunpoint.
2 females complete para-troopers’ course
Lewis Tembo Herald ReporterZimbabwe’s first two female para-troopers who completed their Parachute Jumping Instructor’s and Dispatcher’s course yesterday graduated in Harare along with 22 other members of their squad.
Women steal at shrine
Court ReporterTwo Chitungwiza women who went to a Johane Masowe shrine on the pretext of seeking spiritual help and stole a cellphone and cash from congregants during a service have been convicted of theft.
Vote ‘Yes’, youths urged
Herald Reporter
Copac co-chairpersons have urged Zimbabwean youths to vote “Yes” in the referendum today.Speaking at a youth rally held in Harare yesterday under the theme ‘Creating a new heartbeat for Zimbabwe’ Indigenisation, Youth and Economic Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere said all youths must vote Yes at the referendum to ensure peace and
Teen up for sodomy
Senior Court ReporterThe 17-year-old Mbare teenager who was arrested for reportedly sodomising a 12-year-old boy and ordering eight other boys to follow suit on several occasions has been remanded in custody pending trial. The teenager yesterday appeared before Mr Donald Ndirowei charged with 10 counts of aggravated indecent assault and coercing or inducing
Businessman acquitted
Court ReporterA Tanzanian businessman accused of repacking Oriental and Zam Zam rice into branded packaging belonging to another company has been acquitted.
Mlengela Anastazi, director of Bolstfern Investment, who was represented by Ms Helen Mutsauki of Muchengeti and Company, was acquitted at the close of the State case after a
Pointing firearm at detectives backfires for security guard
Court ReporterAn Armsec security guard landed himself in trouble after he reportedly pointed a firearm at four Braeside CID officers at the height of an altercation.
Tawona Mujoma (41) of 75 Dauna Road in Zengeza 2 in Chitungwiza failed to control his emotions after having a heated argument with one of the officers. He denied charges of



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