Soldier runs amok
Mercy Ngwebvu RESIDENTS of Mutare’s Sakubva high-density suburb were left awestruck last week after a soldier doused his wife with petrol before setting her on fire, in a horror incident…
Dangamvura ‘whiz-kid’ unmasked
Mercy Ngwebvu THE desire to have ill-gotten fame crumbled like a deck of cards for a Dangamvura high-density schoolgirl after she was unmasked as a shameful and hopeless liar. Yelly Kaminyu…
Dracular makes way in music circles
Fungai Munyoro HE has taken the local urban groove circles hostage with his deep voice and energetic performance. Dracular, real name Tevin Witness Matanda, made his way into the music circles…
Editorial Comment: Provide adequate, clean and safe water
THE provision of clean and safe drinking water is a basic human right as enshrined in our new Constitution. What it means is that local authorities, by virtue of collecting rates…
Kaindu’s 2014 wish list
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Sports Reporter HIGHLANDERS Football Club failed to get the signatures of seven players that former head coach Kelvin Kaindu had recommended for the 2014 season. In a record…
Crime does not pay: Ex-convict
Senior Weekender Reporter A PENHALONGA man who was sentenced to nine years behind bars and served time at Mutare Farm Prison after he was found in possession of 75kg of…
Econet launches vehicle tracking system in Mutare
Ngoni Dapira Business Correspondent THE country’s leading mobile phone services providers, Econet Wireless, last Thursday launched its vehicle tracking system in Mutare. The launch is aimed at expanding the company’s massive…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Make loans accessible to companies
The major thrust in turning around the Zimbabwean economy is to revive the ailing industries in our cities and towns. Most industries are operating way below capacity while in some…
Will JJ have Munya’s nine lives?
Ngoni Dapira AS the plot thickens in Big Brother Africa Hotshots, with Zimbabwean housemate JJ up for eviction every week, the question now is whether he has Munyaradzi Chidzonga’s luck…
BCC proposes $158m budget
Nduduzo Tshuma Senior Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council has proposed a budget of $158 million for 2015 which will see tariffs increasing by four percent. The proposed budget is only $2…




