adminFarmer acquitted of stocktheft
Timoth Makohliso Midlands Reporter A LOWER Gweru farmer accused of stealing 69 head of cattle from local cattle ranchers was found not guilty and acquitted of stocktheft charges. Casper Tobaiwa, of plot…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Auctioning residents’ property not a solution
BULAWAYO City Council is now owed $90 million by residents and this debt accumulated in just one year. The council following a directive from government in 2013 wrote off $50…
Palestinian-Israel conflict initiated by sheer human greed
Opinion Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu THE French and the Belgian governments have deployed military forces to beef up their civilian security personnel following the massacre of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine’s staff…
Polishing up Zimbabwe’s societal gem
Perspective Stephen Mpofu VERY often when children and other young people get caught up in delinquent acts, adults including parents wag angry fingers at the children instead of at themselves…
The case of child custody after divorce
Vaidah Mashangwa DUE to the overwhelming response to the last column on Who gets what after divorce, there is need to highlight one important issue of child custody. According to…
Rape is the highest disrespect of another
Cuthbert Mavheko OUR society has lost its cultural moorings and many terrible things are happening in the country which were unheard of in the past. The trend is so frightening…
Storm destroys seven schools
Timoth Makohliso Midlands Reporter HEAVY rains accompanied by strong winds destroyed five primary and two secondary schools in Gokwe North District forcing hundreds of pupils to attend lessons under trees. A number…
Rapist dad jailed 20 years
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A MASVINGO magistrate has described a man who raped his 14-year-old daughter as “sick” before sentencing him to an effective 20 years in prison. The 35-year-old man who…
Apple thief turns violent, bites cop
Thubelihle Mabhena Court Reporter A 24-YEAR-OLD man who was arrested for stealing a box of apples turned violent and bit the arresting officer while in hadcuffs. Martin Mativenga of Hillcrest was yesterday…
Council slashes salaries
Marvelous Moyo Gwanda Correspondent GWANDA Town Council has reduced its wage bill after reviewing downwards top managers’ salaries. The highest paid manager now takes home a salary of about $3,000, according to…