adminIllegal mine shafts threaten Kwekwe central business district
Kamangeni Phiri Midlands Bureau— GOVERNMENT yesterday dispatched a team of engineers and senior officials led by Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Cde Fred Moyo to Kwekwe to assess…
Workers demand above PDL salaries
Factmore Dzobo and Oliver Kazunga Senior Reporters— ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) affiliates aligned to the faction led by Lovemore Matombo, converged at St Patrick’s Primary School in Makokoba…
Loan shark’s wife in court for assault, theft
Victoria Falls Reporter THE wife of a Victoria Falls loan shark has been arraigned before the courts for assaulting a woman who owed her husband money at a church meeting.Sharon…
Gweru council war: mayor fights potential coup
Midlands Bureau Gweru Mayor, Councillor Hamutendi Kombayi, is fighting a potential coup to unseat him following a fallout with a set of councillors that helped him win the mayorship in…
Rapist uncle to serve 12 years
Auxilia Katongomara Court Reporter Efforts by parents of a 23-year-old Nkayi man to save him from being incarcerated have hit a brick wall after he was slapped with a 12-year…
Editorial Comment: ZCTU must refocus on workers’ welfare
Workers’ Day passed in Zimbabwe yesterday largely unnoticed. This is in sharp contrast to the May Day celebrations of old that were characterised by high-level participation and excitement among ordinary…
Beverly lines up Mat’land tour
Bongani Ndlovu Showbiz Correspondent BEVERLY Sibanda, head of Sexy Angels is headed for Bulawayo to “preach” her “gospel” to the multitude of her dirty dance fans in the city, with…
Chigubu takes aim at Jah Prayzah
From Melissa Mpofu in Harare BULAWAYO-BASED comedian, Clive Chigubu got people rolling on the floor laughing when he took on Jah Prayzah, saying he was making a living from being…
How have the ‘new farmers’ fared?…An update on Masvingo
Ian Scoones IT is now over four years since we finished our book, Zimbabwe’s Land Reform: Myths and Realities. Since then we have not been idle. We have continued research…
Rwanda: 20 years of ‘peace’ enforced by a dictatorship
Henry Makori RWANDA has made remarkable progress to rebuild after the genocide. But the country is in the grip of a ruthless Tutsi oligarchy that has silenced everyone who doesn’t…