adminMichelle Obama opts to forgo headscarf
RIYADH. — US first lady’s decision not to cover her head as she and President Obama met King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has caused a stir on social media.
Zimra surpasses gross revenue target
Walter Muchinguri Assistant Business Editor The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority surpassed its gross revenue target by a marginal one percent after collecting $3,84 billion against a target of $3,82 billion. Net…
Slomo aims high with Kwazvose
Sydney Kawadza Senior Writer Francis Dhaka, who is popularly known as Franco Slomo, in musical circles made his name as a dancer and his decision to start writing songs and…
‘Give pupils condoms’
Bulawayo Bureau Schoolchildren should be given contraceptives, the Government body charged with family planning said yesterday, in a move likely to torch a storm.
Royal Bank creditors likely to suffer losses
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter CREDITORS of closed Royal Bank could suffer substantial losses to their investments after it emerged that liabilities of the bank at $12,5 million far outweigh…
Mourinho cries foul
LONDON. — Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho once again alleged that his team were the victims of a “campaign” after they edged Liverpool 1-0 in an ill-tempered League Cup semi-final second…
Killing pregnant lover earns man jail term
Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent A 30-year-old man from Kwekwe, who brutally murdered his 22-year-old girlfriend whom he had impregnated by crushing her head with a stone, has been slapped with…
Shoplifting doctor fined
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A HARARE medical doctor who stole groceries from OK Supermarket was yesterday fined $200. Paul Kadungure (32) told magistrate Mr Nomsa Sabarauta, that he was sorry…
Al-Shabaab leader quits terror group
MOGADISHU. — A leader of Somalia’s Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab with a $3m bounty on his head announced on Tuesday he has quit the insurgency and renounced violence perpetrated by…
Gender balance in politics and decision making unfinished business in SADC
Virginia Muwanigwa Correspondent This is the third in a series of articles analysing regional progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The January 22 statement by the SADC Electoral Observer…