adminWoman dumps baby in blair toilet
Herald Reporter An Epworth woman gave birth in a blair toilet before dumping the infant inside the pit on Monday; the child was recovered alive but died on the way…
Man produces used condoms in court
Farai Kuvirimirwa Court Reporter A Harare man yesterday left the court shocked after he produced used condoms as exhibit which he claimed were proof to show his wife was a…
Headman fined for bribery
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau A BANKET headman, who tried to bribe Minister of State for Provincial Affairs (Mashonaland West) Cde Faber Chidarikire with about US$5 000 to influence the provincial…
Entrepreneur accused of drug peddling
Court Reporter An entrepreneur in Chitungwiza who put up barricades to stop police officers arresting him and 10 others on drug offences was arrested with the aid of sniffer dogs.
Bashed for dating married man
Court Reporter A 28-year-old Chitungwiza woman was severely assaulted and bitten on her thumb by her neighbour after being accused of having an illicit affair with her husband.
Renamo rejects peace talks
MAPUTO. — Mozambique’s revived rebel movement Renamo yesterday spurned the government’s invite for high-level face-to-face talks to end destabilising military skirmishes.
Mining firms in Zambia warned
LUSAKA. — Zambian President Michael Sata has warned mining firms against blackmailing his administration and has since threatened one of the firms that it risks losing its license if it…
China calls for positive response to Africa’s pleas
UNITED NATIONS. — China’s top UN envoy on Monday urged the Security Council to respond “actively and positively” to the pleas of African countries with respect to the trials of…
Maduro moves to humanise country’s penitentiary system
CARACAS. — Venezuela has transformed its penitentiary system based on a new model of respecting human rights and disarming prisoners, Minister of Penitentiary Affairs Iris Varela said Monday.
Indian Mars mission blasts off successfully
NEW DELHI. – India’s first mission to Mars blasted off successfully yesterday, completing the first stage of an 11-month journey that could see New Delhi’s low-cost programme win Asia’s race…