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Caroline Magenga Sports Reporter AUSTRALIA’S deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe Joel McGregor says his nation shares a strong emotional attachment with this country which is being highlighted by the high-profile tour…
Africa in 2050: Young and optimistic … with a caveat
Leila Gharagozloo-Pakkala and Manuel Fontaine Africa, already the world’s second most populous continent with more than 1 billion people, is experiencing a demographic shift unprecedented in its scale and swiftness,…
Non-performing loans rise 18,5pc
Business Reporter NON-performing loans in the local banking sector had risen to 18,5 percent by June 30 2014, having jumped from an average of just under 15 percent last year,…
Editorial Comment: It’s not all gloomy for Bulawayo industry
AFTER years of hopelessness in the wake of company closures and loss of jobs, a ray of hope seems to be shining on Bulawayo again, ushering prospects of a revived…
Court to make determination on Ndiweni chieftainship wrangle
Nduduzo Tshuma Senior Political Reporter GOVERNMENT will stand guided by the outcome of the court case regarding a dispute over the Ndiweni chieftainship, an official has said. The late Chief…
CID boss Machinga seeks discharge
Mashudu Netsianda Senior Court Reporter BULAWAYO’S CID Fraud squad boss, George Machinga, accused of soliciting a $300 bribe from a fraud suspect, applied for discharge yesterday at the close of…
Invaders, farmers clash
Nduduzo Tshuma Senior Political Reporter THE invasion of farms surrounding Bulawayo is spreading with a group that occupied a municipality property moving onto another farm in a development that has…
Man sodomised for 19 years, contracts HIV
Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Reporter A MAN from Victoria Falls has claimed a former touring company boat captain sodomised him for 19 years and infected him with HIV. Bruce Kazembe,…
Cancer patients appeal for cheaper treatment
Lethokuhle Moyo Chronicle Reporter CANCER patients have pleaded with the government to help them access cheaper treatment saying their medical costs can be as high as $12,000 which most of them…
Pangolin seller jailed 9 years
Fungai Lupande Harare Bureau A-33-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man was yesterday jailed for nine years for attempting to sell a pangolin he had captured. A pangolin is a protected animal in Zimbabwe.