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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A Beitbridge magistrate has issued warrants of arrest for two men who are part of a gang of cigarette smugglers that fatally assaulted a 25-year-old man…
Use US$75m wisely, residents tell council
Zvifadzo Lubombo Herald Reporter Residents have urged Harare City Council to effectively use the US$75 million grant from India to revamp the city’s ageing water and sewer reticulation system. Scores…
City secures US$600 000 loan
Municipal Reporter Harare City Council’s business committee has approved a request to borrow US$600 000 as seed capital to commence commercialisation of its farms under the Sunshine Meats Project. Chamber…
Chitungwiza Town Council buys prepaid water meters
Herald Reporter Chitungwiza Town Council has paid US$265 000 to a Chinese company for the supply of 3 000 prepaid water meters, a senior official has said. In a recent…
Police launch manhunt for Ngundu robber
Crime Reporter POLICE have intensified investigations into the case in which a foreign currency dealer was shot dead and three others injured when two armed robbers pounced on them at…
School fights for survival
Senior Court Reporter The owner of Matilda David Primary School, which faces demolition in Whitecliff, Harare, has filed an urgent chamber application at the Supreme Court seeking to stop Eddie’s…
69 killed on roads
Crime Reporter The death toll from road traffic accidents during the festive season has risen to 69 following the death of five other people between Thursday afternoon and yesterday morning.…
6 cops held over suspect’s escape
Senior Reporter At least six cops have been arrested in connection with the escape of a suspected burglar from Harare Central Police Station holding cells on Sunday night. Police sources…
2013: When ‘big fish’ faced the music
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter This year, the Harare Magistrates’ Courts were jammed with cases involving high-profile personalities who allegedly committed crimes such as murder, rape, fraud and assault. Below…
S Sudan neighbours behind Kiir
NAIROBI. — South Sudan’s neighbours threw their weight behind President Salva Kiir yesterday in an ethnic-based conflict ravaging the world’s newest country, saying they would not accept any bid to…