adminEditorial Commemnt: Blood is life, it must remain affordable to all
Many people do not think much about their blood, especially the role it plays in sustaining life by transporting oxygen to the cells and removing waste from the body.Scientists say the body contains around 10 pints of blood which is circulated throughout the body by the heart. It is for this reason we are encouraged by reports that the National
Up for tearing up posters
Senior Court ReporterA Tafara man got what he bargained for after he was arrested for allegedly tearing up election campaign posters for Zanu-PF parliamentary candidate for Mabvuku–Tafara constituency Mr Godwills Masimirembwa. Andrew Makumbe (40) a self–employed electrician was allegedly caught while tearing the posters which were pasted at Murapa Complex
Court reserves judgment on MDC-T special vote
Peter Matambanadzo Senior ReporterJUDGE President George Chiweshe has reserved judgment in the case in which the MDC-T is challenging the number of police officers who voted under the two-day special vote ahead of the July 31 harmonised elections. The special vote is meant for people including civil servants and the uniformed forces who will be away from their respective wards
Gono’s farm burnt
Herald ReporterProperty worth more than US$30 000 was yesterday burnt at a chicken farm belonging to Reserve Bank Governor Dr Gideon Gono on the outskirts of Harare in a suspected arson attack. Farm equipment that included electric motors, electronic feeding troughs and grazing land were destroyed in the inferno that started around 3pm. The chief operating
Mpofu urges youths to vote Zanu-PF
Bulawayo BureauZANU-PF Secretary for Economic Affairs Dr Obert Mpofu on Wednesday urged youths to safeguard their future by voting for the revolutionary party in the July 31 harmonised elections. Addressing hundreds of Zanu-PF supporters at Khami Prison Complex under Umguza Constituency for which he is the party’s candidate, Dr Mpofu said youths played
City regularises businesses within newly proposed CBD boundary
Municipal ReporterHarare City Council has started regularising business operations in residential suburbs that fall within the proposed expansion of the central business district, town clerk Dr Tendai Mahachi has said. In a Press notice Dr Mahachi invited operators who have until now been doing business illegally to apply for temporary trading permits. The suburbs falling
Mavhaire rallies churches
Masvingo BureauZANU-PF Politburo member Cde Dzikamai Mavhaire has rallied indigenous churches to closely work with the revolutionary party to preserve Zimbabwe’s hard-won independence and sovereignty. Cde Mavhaire, who is the Zanu-PF secretary for production and labour, urged indigenous churches to mobilise their members to vote for the party in the July 31
Zanu-PF candidate preaches economic empowerment
Herald Reporter“I don’t have the cash to dish out for projects. I am going to represent a constituency that is gold-rich and which is in the agricultural region two. That is sufficient. We will explore opportunities presented by this land through agriculture and minerals embedded in our soils. We will be the best practice in demonstrating how empowerment through
Muchena burial today
Herald ReporterAIR Force of Zimbabwe senior officer Group Captain Tendai Muffet Muchena who died on Monday will be buried today at Warren Hills provincial Heroes Acre. Grp Capt Muchena (54), who died at Manyame Air Force base hospital, was declared a liberation war heroine. Yesterday, a funeral parade was held for the late Grp Capt Muchena at Manyame
Expressway to open
Municipal ReporterA large section of the Airport Road (Joshua Mqabuko Expressway) is expected to open to motorists by mid August ahead of the UNWTO conference to be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia in Victoria falls. The road is significant because it is the gateway into the country by international air travellers. Augur local representative Mr Michael van Blerk