adminEditorial Comment: Take parliamentary business seriously
THE Secretary for Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Mr Ringson Chitsiko who on Tuesday performed dismally before a parliamentary portfolio committee may help us understand some of the causes of…
Kereke case deferred to March 3
Chief Court Reporter THE case in which the guardian of an 11-year-old rape complainant is seeking to compel the police and National Prosecuting Authority to charge Bikita West National Assembly…
Zim thrash UAE in U-19 World Cup
Jeffrey Murimbechi Sports Correspondent LUKE Jongwe’s brilliant half century helped Zimbabwe post 205 runs and gallop to an 84-run victory over the United Arab Emirates in the ICC Under-19 World…
Tobacco earnings hit US$9,7m mark
Business Reporter TOBACCO farmers have so far earned US$9,7 million after the sale of 3,6 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since the season began last week. The tobacco was sold…
No backing down on errant kombi drivers: Police
Crime Reporter POLICE yesterday said they were aware that some touts were driving commuter omnibuses without driver’s licences. Chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said the force was…
Gumbura a flight risk: State
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Jailed RMG Independent End Time Message church leader Robert Martin Gumbura is likely to escape if granted bail pending his appeal against conviction and sentence,…
P-Square ventures into animation
Multiple award-winning music duo of Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as P-Square, have shown that they are no pushovers. They have remained relevant in the highly competitive Nigerian entertainment…
Gold steadies off four-month high
LONDON. – Gold prices steadied yesterday off the previous day’s four-month high, under pressure from a firmer dollar, while buyers of coins, bars and jewellery in Asian markets held off…
Ukraine: Crimea proposes referendum
KIEV. — The parliament of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea has proposed a referendum to determine the region’s future amid the turmoil in the country. According to reports by Itar-Tass,…
Keep your aid, Uganda tells West
KAMPALA. — Uganda shrugged off yesterday foreign aid cuts and international criticism of its tough new anti-gay law, saying it could do without Western aid. “The West can keep their…