admin2 held over piglets in Ugandan parly
Kampala. — Two men have been detained for smuggling piglets into the Ugandan parliament in an anti-corruption protest, police said yesterday. The men managed to infiltrate the heavily guarded parliamentary…
Mexico officials exhume 28 bodies from mass grave
MEXICO CITY. — Mexican authorities have exhumed 28 bodies discovered in a clandestine grave in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, a local prosecutor said Wednesday. In a statement, assistant…
Corruption, all in a day’s work
Lloyd Gumbo Mr Speaker Sir Let’s stop institutionalising corruption if we are serious about developing this country. Zimbabweans are sick and tired of being told how their money is being…
Methanol poisoning lands 13 Cubans in prison
HAVANA. — The People’s Provincial Court of Havana on Wednesday convicted and sentenced 13 people to up to 30 years in jail for stealing and selling methanol as liquor, causing…
Spain’s King Felipe VI sworn in
Madrid. — Spain’s new King Felipe VI swore to serve the crisis-stricken nation as he launched his reign yesterday, sparking celebrations by flag-waving revellers in the streets.
Rape examination machine for Pari
Ruth Butaumocho Gender Editor Zimbabwe will soon have a Colposcopy machine, used for examinations of victims of rape and sexual violence to ease congestion at medical centres as the country…
Govt calls for partnership to boost education
Herald Reporter Government has reiterated its commitment to working closely with civil society organisations to ensure children have access to quality education. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora…
Curtain comes down on 2014 tobacco selling season
Agriculture Reporter The 2014 flue-cured tobacco selling season at the three auction floors will close next week, earlier than the previous seasons, with deliveries expected to surpass 200 million kilogrammes.
Dogs stray into President’s property, neighbour charged
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter President Mugabe’s 55-year-old neighbour appeared in court yesterday on allegations of setting his dogs to hunt buck at the President’s private residence in Borrowdale.
Editorial Comment: Proposed ZIMCODE Bill progressive
Parliament and Government clearly need to take action over how parastatals, State enterprises and local authorities are run after finding recently that a clutch of chief executives were being grossly…