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A GAS explosion has killed as many as 25 people in a gold mine in eastern Guinea, a resident and a police source said yesterday. The accident took place on…
UK cops arrest two ‘slave owners’
LONDON — British police yesterday said they had arrested two people who allegedly held three women as slaves in their London home for more than 30 years.
Import duty, tariffs to be reviewed
Harare Bureau Import duty and tariffs on selected items will go up soon, with the Government already working on measures to protect the local industry from competition from cheap products.
Doctors, specialists hike fees
Harare Bureau DOCTORS have increased medical consultation fees by more than 100 percent from $20 to up to $50, while specialists are now charging up to $120 from $60, threatening…
Cattle rustlers plead for clemency
Senior Court Reporter TWO cattle rustlers who are brothers from Umguza District yesterday pleaded with the magistrate not to send them to jail for trapping their neighbour’s beast, saying they…
Black Umfolosi hails diaspora’s support
Auxilia Katongomara Entertainment Correspondent RENOWNED imbube exponents, Black Umfolosi have hailed Zimbabweans in the diaspora for finally appreciating their music and supporting them following a successful tour of the United…
Paralysed granny rape: Accused trial further postponed
Senior Court Reporter BULAWAYO regional magistrate Mr Mark Dzira yesterday further postponed to 28 November the trial of a Makokoba man who allegedly raped a paralysed shebeen queen.
Mat region youths shortchanged
Pamela Shumba in Banket MATABELELAND North and South Provinces do not have sustainable industrial opportunities, a development that has seen youths in the provinces failing to benefit from the Governmment’s…
Man assaults wife for attending ex-hubby’s sister funeral
Gwanda Correspondent A GWANDA man assaulted his pregnant wife in a bid to induce a miscarriage after she attended the funeral of her ex-husband’s sister. Ms Sibekezele Mlotshwa (38) told…
Exam leak: Head granted bail
Midlands Correspondent THE headmistress of Njeremoto Secondary School in Zhombe, Vimbai Manaka (39), who is facing a charge of criminal abuse of office for allegedly leaking two Ordinary Level examination…