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Nelson Masukume LIKE our political history, our different languages must entrench unity among different tribal groups. Language is a vehicle for transmitting cultural values. A person without a language is…
No birth control pills for minors
Harare Bureau GOVERNMENT does not have a policy that advocates provision of contraceptives to girls as young as 10 years and does not intend to have such a policy in…
Masvingo man jailed for causing child’s death during fight with wife
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A 23-year-old Masvingo man has been sentenced to an effective four years in jail for causing the death of his one-year-old child during a fight with…
Work on Batoka Gorge access road complete
Victoria Falls Reporter THE $2,5 million access road linking Bulawayo-Victoria highway to the point where the proposed 1 600MW Batoka Gorge will be developed along the Zambezi River, has been…
Traditional healer accused of raping friend’s girlfriend
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent A 37-year-old man believed to be a traditional healer has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting and raping his friend’s girlfriend. Dumisani Ndlovu of Phoenix area…
Legislators urged to work with schools
Prosper Ndlovu Senior Reporter THE Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Matabeleland North Cde Cain Mathema has challenged Members of the National Assembly and Senators to work closely with…
Govt urged to prioritise oral health
Thandeka Moyo Chronicle Correspondent ZIMBABWE is facing a shortage of professional dentists and dental centres and that has resulted in the increase in oral infections, an official said yesterday. Speaking…
Kenyan rescuers scour mall for siege victims
Nairobi — Kenyan troops and rescue workers scoured the wreckage of a Nairobi shopping mall yesterday for bodies and booby-trapped explosives after a four-day siege by Islamist gunmen left 67…
Pakistan scrambles to reach quake victims
Rescuers in Pakistan are striving to reach victims of a massive earthquake that struck the country’s south-west, killing more than 270 people and flattening thousands of mud-built homes. The 7,7…
Israel boycott of Iran UN speech criticised
Jerusalem — A senior Israeli minister yesterday criticised the prime minister’s instruction to Israel’s UN delegation to boycott the Iranian president’s speech at the General Assembly, saying it created the…