Bus crushes python, woman demands it from crew
Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Correspondent— PASSENGERS aboard a Gweru-bound Downliner Bus were given a jolt and delayed for nearly three hours in Shurugwi after a woman went beserk as she mourned…
Africa calls off Europe summit
Hebert Zharare/Zvamaida Murwira Harare Bureau… THE African Union’s Peace and Security Council has said the bloc should not attend next week’s EU-Africa summit to protest against Europe holding the continent…
President condemns child abuse
Farirai Machivenyika Harare Bureau… President Mugabe has called for a nationwide campaign against abuse of women and children, saying imposition of stiffer penalties on perpetrators alone is insufficient to curb…
Plumtree council clarifies Luthe’s salary
Pamela Shumba Senior Reporter PLUMTREE Town Council has clarified the salary of its secretary Davies Dumezweni Luthe. There has been an outcry in the border town following revelations by government…
15 Heads of State to attend Sadc summit
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter FIFTEEN Heads of State, five former presidents and about 700 delegates are expected to attend this year’s Sadc Summit slated for Victoria Falls in August,…
I was forced to drive truck, says Ald Mpofu killer
Senior Reporter AN unlicensed truck driver who knocked down and killed former Bulawayo deputy mayor Alderman Charles Mpofu yesterday told a court he was compelled to drive the vehicle by…
‘Armed robbers’ flee in handcuffs, re-arrested
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent TWO suspected armed robbers escaped from police cells while in handcuffs before they were re-arrested following a failed attempt to rob Bikita’s Nan-Jiang Diamond Mine. The…
Gwanda prophet kidnapped, killed at shrine
Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Correspondent A GWANDA prophet and member of an apostolic sect was allegedly kidnapped and killed during a national church conference in Mount Darwin, police confirmed yesterday. His…
Bulawayo man quits job to avoid maintenance
Hlabile Dube Court Reporter A BULAWAYO man has resigned from work four times in a bid to avoid paying maintenance for his three year old daughter. His girlfiend Abigail Gashu…
Don’t send him to prison: victim pleads
Patrick Chitumba Court Reporter A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Umguza begged for court leniency on his assailant after he was attacked with an iron bar on the forehead saying he has…








