adminHarare delays demolitions of illegal structures
Harare Bureau THE Harare City Council has delayed by two months the demolition of illegal structures which was due to begin today. Council recently said it would demolish all the…
Zesa electrician electrocuted
Senior Reporter A 27-year-old Zesa Holdings electrician was electrocuted while attending to a faulty electricity cable in Colleen Bawn as he sat precariously on a transformer cage. Matabeleland South provincial…
Inyanga spared jail over enema death
Leonard Ncube Court Reporter A MAN died after a botched enema treatment by a traditional healer, a court heard yesterday. Everest Zulu, who had a history of mental illness, died…
Over 7 000 contract STIs in Midland
Midlands Correspondent OVER 7 000 sexually transmitted infection cases were reported in the Midlands province between July and September this year. Statistics released by the National Aids Council last week…
Change waste disposal ‘tendencies’: Mayor
Chronicle Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council has launched a clean-up campaign which will see the distribution of hundreds of litter bins across the city. Bulawayo Mayor Clr Martin Moyo says…
Woman stabbed three times for ‘gossip’
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter A WOMAN was stabbed three times in a frenzied knife attack by her neighbour – for allegedly calling her a habitual flirt. Evidence Nyathi was…
Council adopts budget
Prosper Ndlovu Senior Reporter BULAWAYO city councillors yesterday adopted the proposed $156 million budget for 2014 that is anchored on domestic financing aimed at consolidating improved service delivery and attracting…
Mat North knife crime out of hand: Judge
Leonard Ncube in Hwange A BULAWAYO judge yesterday said he was “alarmed” by knife crime in Matabeleland North as he opened the Hwange High Court Circuit. Justice Martin Makonese…
Zim, China sign power deal
Harare Bureau ZIMBABWE and the China Export and Import Bank yesterday signed a $320 million deal for the expansion of Kariba South hydro power expansion project. Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa…
Set minimum standards for artistes, says Prof Moyo
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter Government has ordered the broadcasting industry to set minimum standards for local artistes to improve the quality of their productions. Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister…